Monthly #138 - After Dark Competition

Morning All and Happy New Year.
An interesting collection of images for the competition. I feel as if I've pushed some of you outside your normal comfort zone, I thank you very much for taking the time to get out, capture and enter. Night time photography is so often a major challenge balancing extreme highlights with super dark shadows.
Interesting also that quite a few entries are with compact cameras, great for stealth captures.

Christmas After Dark by sueriley
Capturing a moment, timing your capture to include the figure wrapped in their thick clothing walking past the warm Christmas light arrangement. Real Christmas /winter vibe. A genre worthy of further investigation

Cabinet Meeting by johnriley
Well chosen title for the scene. Again capturing a moment as a group spew from a Taxi into the Cabinet meeting, well framed and captured.

After the Dark(room) by Yorkie
Here's something you don't see every day! Takes me back to when I had access to a darkroom at college. I'd guess 3 seconds is the longest exposure your WG can do. Anyhow, well framed and the grain adding to rather than detracting for this viewer. I like it.

Seattle on a foggy Christmas night by jrutle
A city scape provides great subject matter for night time photography. Whilst I enjoy your image, I think with practice and development of techniques you and your KP can create even better night city scapes. Keep on!

Halo of the Moon by Noelcmn
In a different Hemisphere but, we also have had some nights with a wonderful moon halo. A fascinating and beautiful occurrence. A challenge to photograph with the really bright moon against the dark sky.

After dark the market comes alive! by drofmit
A well judged exposure in another challenging situation, as night photography often is! You've struck a good balance between the highlights and the dark shadow for my eye.

You looking at me by Flan
Great image quality here combined with a well seen impression of an interaction between the viewer and the dummy in the display make for a winner.

1st Flan, You looking at me
2nd Yorkie, After the dark(room)
3rd johnriley, Cabinet Meeting

A big thank you to everyone else. Looking forward to January's competition
Best wishes
Nigel

Thank you for the win Nigelk, also well done to Yorkie and Johnriley for they're podiums and all who entered.
Thanks also for the thoughtful comments on each entry.

Thanks for the competition and quick judging Nigel.... and congrats to Flan, Yorkie and John.
The little WG6 handles light well... I underexposed by -1EV, masked out the lights in the middle and brought the rest back.
Happy Gnu Year and may we all focus sharply in 2024.
The French have a greeting for this time of year....
Bonne Année, Bonne Santé et Meilleurs Voeux à tous.... surtout Bonne Santé!!
Mlease Prink in Doderation.... hipps!

Congratulations Flan, thanks to Nigel and to everone who took part.

Love the quote drofmit.