The Alley of the Red Circle

© Alex T. Mizuno

The Alley of the Red Circle

Uploaded: May 10, 2009

Description


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

Comments

Kathy L. Clark May 10, 2009

Very cool image Alex. Great POV and light. #1126095

Lori Carlson May 10, 2009

Fantastic & mysterious image, Alex!! Love it in b/w!! Nice work!! :0) #7507161

Daniella Puente May 10, 2009

GREAT combination of night light and shadows in motion Alex, like this VERY MUCH!!! #7507361

Alex T. Mizuno May 11, 2009

Kathy, Lori and Daniella, thank you all for your kind comments!! #7507663

Gina Cormier May 11, 2009

WOW...this is splendid!! Love the intrigue!! Awesome work! #7508848

Kathleen Rinker May 11, 2009

Wonderful image Alex, love it!! #7509514

Hugo Luis Villalobos Canto May 12, 2009

This is very catching Alex,love the lines composition and the story telling #7514416

Renee Doyle May 14, 2009

Absolute winner in my book Alex!!!! #7518620

Lisa J. Boulden level-classic May 19, 2009

Very cool, Alex!
Love the mysterious mood!
~Lisa #7537509

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. #7542518

Alex T. Mizuno May 21, 2009

Gina, Kathy, Hugo, Renee, Lisa and Toni, thank you all for your kind words and support!!! #7546096

Luigi Di Serio level-classic August 05, 2009

All possible thumbs up! #7819839

Cindy Bendush level-classic 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! #8618737

Tess L. Yee June 21, 2010

Oh wow, Alex! This is a superb B&W image, and as others have said, spectacular use of motion. #8708863

Alex 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!
Holy, Black and White Batman!
Great Shot, Alex! #8718430

Alex T. Mizuno June 30, 2010

Thank you very much Wm!!! #8726735

Rod Partington January 01, 2011

Awesome,moody image Alex!
Love it!
Well done! #9136697

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