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19 May 2009 • 338 views

Port Industries Barcelona

While flying to the airport of Barcelona I saw this incredible view of the port. Luckily the window was not too dirty to shoot a clear image. Mostly it's impossible to shoot a few descent pictures through such plastic frame full of scratches, fingers and sticking pieces of whatever you can imaging. That day it was very cloudy hence the whole place got lit in a nice and soft way. I was glad to be able to shoot a wide angle image from the plain. Enjoy the view!

TECH-INFO: metering the light was not difficult due to the cloudy weather. Just shot RAW to get a maximum of detail. Converted in ACR and enhanced in Photoshop. I used a bunch of masked adjustment layers, mainly the curves tool. Each part, like the wing, clouds, island and seas, is separately improved slightly. Finally some vignetting is added.

camera	NIKON D200
exposure mode
shutterspeed
aperture	f/6.3
sensitivity	ISO100
focal length	14.0mm
resolution	3872x2592 pixels

Port Industries Barcelona

comments (15)

Delia Badulescu

Romania

19 May 2009, 08:51

Very nice view. I am also a fan of shots from the plane. I complain also about the dirtybwindow and the wing that sometimes gets in my way.

LightningPaul: Thanks for your comment! I like the wing but without the wing and a very clear window it would be fantastic

Chantal Huijbregts

Netherlands

19 May 2009, 11:28

nice overview

LightningPaul: Thank you Chantal.

Bill Phillips

England

19 May 2009, 13:35

Excellent result Paul

LightningPaul: Thanks Bill

tim hitchins

leeds,uk:)

19 May 2009, 19:35

best shot i have seen from the comfort of an airplane seat Paul

LightningPaul: Thank you Tim, it means a lot.

zed

Australia

19 May 2009, 21:01

Amazing shot through a window Paul

LightningPaul: Thanks Zed

Mark / One Way Photo

England

20 May 2009, 09:03

Yes these types of shots are notoriously difficult to get right, but this works works very well. The clouds are great, as is the composition, especially with the wing.

LightningPaul: Thanks Mark for your comment, I appreciate it.

rhys

Great Britain (UK)

20 May 2009, 12:14

great! I've taken lots of photos from plane windows before but generally without much luck, this is a good example though.

LightningPaul: Thanks Rhys!

WAK-Design

Germany

20 May 2009, 18:18

Great frame, thanks for sharing!

LightningPaul: You're welcome

Padraig

United Kingdom

20 May 2009, 21:29

great job...whod have thoght you could get a shot like that out of one of those windows!!

LightningPaul: Me too, I'm still a bit surprised to get something so clean. Thanks for commenting.

emillamola

Barcelona - Spain

20 May 2009, 22:18

Fantastica. Un gran paisaje.

LightningPaul: Thanks Enric!

Doum

Canada

25 May 2009, 13:34

F A B U L O U S ! Awesome job to improve awesome view. Bravo and thank to share your masterpiece. About the dirty windows, it is a necessary evil to obtain uncommon shot.

LightningPaul: T H A N K S

I wonder when I'll get an uncommon shot because of a dirty window.

Adedayo Ayodele

United Kingdom

29 May 2009, 03:50

Amazing. I like it. I have a couple of shots like this that i took on my last trip to Nigeria and might post if i could get around that

but my major problems everytime are the scratches, the dirt, the finger prints and all sorts that blots your view through those plastic window screens.

LightningPaul: Thanks for commenting. I agree, they should maintain the windows in airplanes a bit better so that we can make more great pictures.

wtfoto

Spain

1 Jun 2009, 20:55

This is an amazing shot! I've landed many times in BCN but never had a gorgeus sight like this one.

The technique and post-processing is perfect, I like the "feeling" the image transmits.

Bravo

LightningPaul: Many thanks for your comment and visit. I was the first time I was flying to Barcelona. I was lucky to get this rather unusual view for place like that.

elaine

France

4 Jun 2009, 22:01

HAD NEVER SEEN BARCELONA THIS WAY§ THIS IS VERY IMPRESSIVE/§

LightningPaul: It's totally worthwhile to visit this fantastic cultural city. We stayed for four days but that is even a bit too short. I posted already a few pictures of this city during the last months. Thanks for your comment.

Sakeeb

India

8 Jun 2009, 17:42

fantastic

LightningPaul: Thanks!

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