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Steiglitz
18th of January 2007 (Thu), 18:30
Dragged the shutter to get background, 5D, 35L, F2.5, 1/25s, ISO 1600, Milan, Italy, summer 2006,...C&C please...
betacam
19th of January 2007 (Fri), 00:10
Great shot. Great looking couple.
timbernet
19th of January 2007 (Fri), 01:50
Was the lighting all pre-existing or did you use a flash?

Nice photo!
bobscape
19th of January 2007 (Fri), 23:53
nicely composed and I like the way the background adds atmoshere to the shot without competing with the subject. Well done
Steiglitz
20th of January 2007 (Sat), 01:34
I used a flash, dragging the shutter method. No tripod used. The camera took care of the backgrou, and the flash took care of the couple.
calicokat
20th of January 2007 (Sat), 01:39
Great looking shot, the woman is beautiful :)
Steiglitz
20th of January 2007 (Sat), 01:43
She is...they're strangers I just came across while taking a night stroll. Very friendly people those Italians.
momof2boys
22nd of January 2007 (Mon), 17:48
very intimate photo. Reminds me of the movie scenes where the world around is still going but when together it seems it has stopped.
lhoney2
23rd of January 2007 (Tue), 13:34
What does "dragging the shutter" mean?
Eyelikedurt
23rd of January 2007 (Tue), 15:41
how do you expose the background AND the couple so well when you're using flash?
Mint_Sauce
24th of January 2007 (Wed), 09:17
I think the technique is to get the couple to stand as still as possible, then set a slow shutter speed to capture the background light, then the flash fires at the end just before the shutter closes exposing the couple. That means both the background and foreground are both exposed nicely as the flash would never illuminate the background on its own. Correct me if i'm wrong!
Titus213
25th of January 2007 (Thu), 18:48
I have been back to look at this shot many times. I really like it. I think you've got a nice balance of ambient and fill. If anything I would have upped the shutter speed to reduce the ambient just a bit. Nice work.
Eyelikedurt
28th of January 2007 (Sun), 09:13
Cheers Mint Sauce - i'll have a bash at that then :D
Hellashot
28th of January 2007 (Sun), 11:22
1/25 may have been too long as your lights in the background are numerous and very over exposed. 1/40 or 1/50 may have done better.
AntonioCorreia
16th of February 2007 (Fri), 05:46
Dragged the shutter to get background, 5D, 35L, F2.5, 1/25s, ISO 1600, Milan, Italy, summer 2006,...C&C please...
Flash bounced or/and away from the camera, Lightsphere ?

Who was holding the flash ? :)

Your wife as assistant ?
:):)
Beau Hudspeth
16th of February 2007 (Fri), 17:03
Nice shot ... I like it a lot!