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Photographer Jim Budrakey  Jim Budrakey {Karma:24393}
Project #33 Pictures of Famous Places Camera Model Canon EOS 40D
Categories Cityscape
Film Format Digital JPEG High
Portfolio Lens Tamron 18-250mm
Uploaded 6/28/2008 Film / Memory Type SanDisk Ultra II - 1 GB
    ISO / Film Speed 400
Views 3906 Shutter
Favorites Aperture f/8.0
Critiques 58 Rating
6.94
/ 19 Ratings
Location City -  Boston
State -  MA
Country - United States   United States
About I was on a photo workshop in Boston with Lou Jones a couple of weeks ago. After shooting a dusk shot the night before, I got to bed about 11:30 PM and then got up at 3:30 AM (yawn) so I could join Lou and some of the other workshop participants to shoot the Boston Skyline at dawn. I got several panoramas but this is my favorite. What do you think?

By the way, if you ever get a chance to do a workshop with Lou Jones, don't miss it. He is amazing to work with.

Actual Exposure (for each shot in the panorama) f/8 @ 1/3 Sec - ISO 400
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There are 58 Comments in 1 Pages
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justin ames   {K:1860} 4/7/2010
Jim:

where was this shot FROM? I live in bean-town, and might try this shot myself.

regards,
justin

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matteo vanello matteo vanello   {K:4045} 1/12/2010
simply wonderfull skyline...3.30 am rules:) congrats!

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SaMiHa Jawad   {K:1447} 9/11/2009
I liked all your business

Very nice

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Nilanjan Mitra Nilanjan Mitra   {K:12955} 8/13/2009
excellent shot.......

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John Loreaux John Loreaux   {K:86210} 7/11/2009
Beautiful capture Jim! The light is awesome! A very nice composition! Great work and a big congrats on the SC! Take Care jim!...................John
PS, thanks for Your comment to me on 'Sunrise shadows'

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Randy Libner   {K:4084} 7/8/2009
Wow, that's a showstopper. What great colors. I've never tried a panoramic. I don't even know where to start.

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MUKESH KAMAL   {K:162} 5/28/2009
WAO WAO WAO SO NICE PIC FEEL LIKE GOING THERE

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Aylin ATASAGUN Aylin ATASAGUN   {K:13273} 4/18/2009
Perfect!!!
Congrats ...
Aylin

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no longer a member no longer a member   {K:10557} 3/25/2009
This was definately worth getting up early for! Never has Boston looked so good! Terrific color saturation and excellent reflection on the water.

Congratulations on the award, very well deserved.

Best wishes.... Mike

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Steven Hackett   {K:1692} 3/21/2009
post card ready~

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Ayan Mukherjee Ayan Mukherjee   {K:119} 2/25/2009
Excellant One..Made panorama by 2 Shots?

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Le Bich Le Bich   {K:973} 2/23/2009
well done !

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nima ojani nima ojani   {K:128} 2/22/2009
G R E A T S H O T !

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Aylin ATASAGUN Aylin ATASAGUN   {K:13273} 1/15/2009
very nice work and nice colors
congratulations

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Mohamed Bakr Mohamed Bakr   {K:1934} 1/4/2009
perfect & nice moment ,,succes

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Roberto Baez Duarte Roberto Baez Duarte   {K:5317} 12/21/2008
great picture , good point of view, excelente focus and very nice reflection. color and composition very good

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Mahmoud Baha Sadri Mahmoud Baha Sadri   {K:19634} 10/15/2008
Early bird catches the worm:)))))))))))
Congratulations,Jim...
baha

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marco ds marco ds   {K:6335} 10/13/2008
Really a nice shot Jim, colours, compo and lightning are perfect here! Congrats,

Marco

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awad alshamlani   {K:1046} 10/10/2008
Great details, tones and reflections isGreat , Perfect composition

7+++++++++++++++++++

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bart soriano   {K:1660} 10/8/2008
Wow! This is awesome. Great details, tones and reflections. Perfect composition. A well-deserved SC award.

Thanks for your comment on my photo "Convergence".

Cheers!
Bart

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Hakan AKIRMAK Hakan AKIRMAK   {K:15913} 10/4/2008
What a quality!! I love these colors!
Congratulations Jim! 7+++

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Andre Denis Andre Denis   {K:66407} 10/1/2008
Congrats on this beautiful pano image Jim!
The results of your 3:30am workshop were well worth the inconvenience of getting up that early.
BTW, It always surprises me how some people go to the trouble of posting a Panoramic proportioned image without taking full advantage of the extra file size. I'm glad to see you took full advantage.
Andre

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Daniel Fournier Daniel Fournier   {K:220} 9/30/2008
An absolutely remarkable capture Jim. Brilliantly done, I love the warm colors here. It is definably worth the lack of consistent sleep to be at the right place at the right time...7/7!
~Dan

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Heloiza Averbuck Heloiza Averbuck   {K:2488} 9/25/2008
Wonderful !!!!

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Clifton Jones Clifton Jones   {K:10688} 9/25/2008
OUTSTANDING..............

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Nick Karagiaouroglou Nick Karagiaouroglou   {K:127263} 8/22/2008
What an image, Jim! Especially looking it in a big size is much like suddenly having a hyper-dynamics and super-resolution monitor! The details bind so well with the fantastic light balance, and the depth really feels like converting the flat monitor to a 3D-hologram. It conveys exactly that kind of atmosphere under which one thinks that it would take only some minues to swim to the buildings! It more than deserved the award!

Perhaps only a small deviation from perfect focus on the very very foreground, and thus my question about hyperfocal here. Would that bring someting?

Anyway, dascinating photography!

Cheers!

Nick

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don blasingame   {K:3492} 8/21/2008
excellent image, nice tones great light

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luis pereira luis pereira   {K:26013} 8/17/2008
Wonderful image. Very well done. Even though I live near by, yesterday was the first time I passed trough the Zakim bridge. Beautiful architecture

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Mark Miller Mark Miller   {K:370} 8/12/2008
Thank you for your kind comments. It's especially nice coming from such a talented photographer. Needless to say, this shot leaves me speechless. Honestly, your entire portfolio is majestic. You definitely have "The Eye".

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Elias Monges Elias Monges   {K:6238} 8/11/2008
this is ART...my best fo ryou

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Dave Arnold Dave Arnold   {K:55680} 8/9/2008
Excellent cityscape, Jim! Congratulations on the well-deserved staff choice award, this was worth getting up at 3:30 in the morning for... though I probably wouldn;t have thought so at the time LOL

Dave

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Mohsen Bayramnejad Mohsen Bayramnejad   {K:21377} 8/3/2008
Amazing, beautiful and creative!
well done!

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SRS SRS SRS SRS   {K:6731} 8/3/2008
Oh, & no wonder it got an award!

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SRS SRS SRS SRS   {K:6731} 8/3/2008
I would like to work with anyone, but I don't know anyone in my area who is into photography. However... Lou or no Lou, this picture is AMAZING!!

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Wolf Zorrito Wolf Zorrito   {K:78768} 8/1/2008
Well, thats a " goooood mooooorning America ! " for sure.
I see your rating is 7.03 hahahahaah
7/7 for you

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Lars Dahlin Lars Dahlin   {K:610} 7/27/2008
As usual you got really nice photos. I have a couple of friends living in Boston. A doubt they get up this early so I have to tell them about the beauty of it.

Regards!
/Lars

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bill smith bill smith   {K:5416} 7/25/2008
Well Jim I can see why the staff decided to give you this award. It is beautiful with stunning light. Congrats.
Oh, BTW, thanks so much for commenting on my Bambi shot,
Bill

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Nicole Besch Nicole Besch   {K:72664} 7/22/2008
WOOOOOOOW...what a fantastic reflection!Great colors,light and composition.It was really worth to get up so early:))!VERY well deserved award!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU!!!
Best regards,Nicole

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Del Metheny   {K:25617} 7/19/2008
Beautiful shot, the award is well deserved. Great reflections. Del.

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Rocco T Rocco T   {K:4130} 7/6/2008
Ecxellent colors and crop.
Regards.

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Eric Richard Eric Richard   {K:2987} 7/1/2008
beautiful photo! well done! 7+

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Naomi Weidner Naomi Weidner   {K:6636} 7/1/2008
Very impressive! Love the colors and textures.
Would you mind sharing how you handled the water movement in a panoramic? I've never been successful with it. -- Naomi

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George Q George Q   {K:-59} 7/1/2008
A beautiful shot! Did you use any filters?

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Peter De Rycke Peter De Rycke   {K:41212} 6/30/2008
A brilliant picture in every way Jim, clear, colourful, sharp ..

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jacques brisebois   {K:73883} 6/29/2008
real nice cityscape capture, great work.

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Billy Bloggs Billy Bloggs   {K:51043} 6/28/2008
I'm surprised you only needed 1/3 sec for this, but the exposure looks spot-on for what you were trying to achieve. It certainly was worth getting up for.
Regards, Gary

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Ken  Phenicie Jr.   {K:6273} 6/28/2008
Beautiful Cityscape, congrats on your well deserved award.

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Robin W Robin W   {K:16308} 6/28/2008
Color, contrast, light, reflections all excellent, and the pano view is quite impressive...congratulations Jim!

Take care...Robin

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Tony Smallman   {K:23858} 6/28/2008
Congrats on a truly excellent pano.What a beautiful skyline!

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Debjit Ghosh Debjit Ghosh   {K:3494} 6/28/2008
wow man...excellent panorama and beautiful contrast of the cityscape...i bet you had lot of fun at 3:30am :-)

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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor Shirley D. Cross-Taylor   {K:174022} 6/28/2008
Fantastic, Jim...definitely worth getting up for! Congratulations!:)

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sascha jonack   {K:19715} 6/28/2008
First of all congrats. Indeed a well earned award. Superb clearity and the reflections are just brilliant for this cityscape. It certaintly was worth standing up that early I would hang it on my wall if you would sell it.
Sascha

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Avi  Avi     {K:70138} 6/28/2008
Quite simply, one of the best panoramas that I have seen in Usefilm for some time !!.. Superb work Jim, and congrats on a VERY VERY well deserved SC award.

cheers, Avi

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Joseph  Donahue   {K:112} 6/28/2008
Terrific Cityscape!! The reflections are very nice. Great skyline shot.

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Paul de Beukelaar Paul de Beukelaar   {K:26449} 6/28/2008
Hi Jim,
thanks for telling the story and showing me some result of your dawn experience and lessons. It gives me so thinking what people motivates to get up early with probably afterward some difficult moments during the day. It tells me about result thinking, the pic as a trophy. I had not seen it like that before. At least would it not be some of the experience some of the result which counts ? Was it a fun time, did you learn something ?

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Mitra Nademi-Nassari Mitra Nademi-Nassari   {K:28234} 6/28/2008
Beautiful. Congratulations on your well deserved SC award Jim. I think getting up at 3:30 AM worth your while. Well done my friend.

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Dave Stacey Dave Stacey   {K:150877} 6/28/2008
A beautiful capture of the light and colour of the skyline, Jim! Worth getting up for!
Dave.

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Jim Loy Jim Loy   {K:31693} 6/28/2008
Nice... hope ya caught up on your sleep the next night. I have never been to Boston but it is VERY high on my list....

Hey! I was in your neck-of-the-woods last week.

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