The SkyWheel

[Manfred M]

I'm continuing to test the capabilities of the GX7; this is a night shot of the cabins of the SkyWheel, which is located just across the street from the hotel we were staying in at Niagara Falls.

Shot at ISO 3200, the image does show a fair bit of noise (this was expected), but in this type of image (i.e. mechanical / technical structure), I think it works. When processing the image, I did apply noise reduction, but did not like it as much as the noisy version. I'm not adverse to using noise as a compositional element and will sometimes add some for effect.

[Shadowman]

Nicely done.

[Geoff F]

A tricky balance between highlights and deep shadows which have come together to produce a good composition.