The Alley of the Red Circle
Uploaded: May 10, 2009
Selected for National Geographic's Your Shot Daily Dozen Contest for the 5th Week of March 2010.
Trying a high ISO shooting in a film-noirish style.
ISO:1600, f8, ss0.5", Exposure Compensation: -2/3
Location: Chinatown, San Francisco, CA
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 5/10 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 1600, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 12.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 40D
Kathy L. Clark May 10, 2009
Very cool image Alex. Great POV and light. #1126095Lori Carlson May 10, 2009
Fantastic & mysterious image, Alex!! Love it in b/w!! Nice work!! :0) #7507161Daniella Puente May 10, 2009
GREAT combination of night light and shadows in motion Alex, like this VERY MUCH!!! #7507361Alex T. Mizuno May 11, 2009
Kathy, Lori and Daniella, thank you all for your kind comments!! #7507663Gina Cormier May 11, 2009
WOW...this is splendid!! Love the intrigue!! Awesome work! #7508848Kathleen Rinker May 11, 2009
Wonderful image Alex, love it!! #7509514Hugo Luis Villalobos Canto May 12, 2009
This is very catching Alex,love the lines composition and the story telling #7514416Renee Doyle May 14, 2009
Absolute winner in my book Alex!!!! #7518620Lisa J. Boulden May 19, 2009
Very cool, Alex!Toni Riggs May 21, 2009
Cool image- great mood and angle. I love that the man is blurry too- it adds a lot motion and mystery. #7542518Alex T. Mizuno May 21, 2009
Gina, Kathy, Hugo, Renee, Lisa and Toni, thank you all for your kind words and support!!! #7546096Luigi Di Serio August 05, 2009
All possible thumbs up! #7819839Cindy Bendush May 18, 2010
Congrats on your Nat Geo win Alex! I can see why this compelling image caught the judge's eye: great POV, mood and presentation. Hope its a winner here as well! #8618737Tess L. Yee June 21, 2010
Oh wow, Alex! This is a superb B&W image, and as others have said, spectacular use of motion. #8708863Alex T. Mizuno June 22, 2010
Luigi, Cindy and Tess, thank you all for your great comments (I'm sorry Luigi for the overdue reply)!!#8709900
Wm Nosal June 26, 2010
Another WOW!Alex T. Mizuno June 30, 2010
Thank you very much Wm!!! #8726735Rod Partington January 01, 2011
Awesome,moody image Alex!Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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