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Fanfare For One

Posted by
Bettina (Los Angeles, United States) on 28 January 2012 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.

Downtown passing by the Music Center fountain. The water makes a dramatic backdrop, and this woman was posing for her friends who were taking pictures. So I pretended to be one of them...

NIKON D3000 1/30 second F/5.0 ISO 800 52 mm (35mm equiv.)

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

One does not think of a fountain being a 'blaze' but this one sure hits the mark !

28 Jan 2012 5:07am

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

High drama indeed! I love this brilliant photo.

28 Jan 2012 6:20am

Becky from los angeles, United States

This really is fantastic! I just love it.

28 Jan 2012 6:22am

Eric C. from Ivry sur Seine, France

Great one !!

28 Jan 2012 6:25am

omid from mashhad, Iran

very nice & beauty!

28 Jan 2012 6:29am

PATRICK from miramas, France

splendid 5*****

28 Jan 2012 6:44am

DULCIE from Danville, CA, United States

A beautiful dramatic shot....lovely combo of water, light and silhouette.

28 Jan 2012 6:55am

Jypyä Pop from Turku, Finland

It is easy to say: fine.

28 Jan 2012 7:35am

Eric Laforgue from Ivry sur Seine, France

Une belle réussite, bravo.

28 Jan 2012 7:37am

Nazzareno from Rome, Italy

Magnificent...Your composition is fantastic for this effect!!

28 Jan 2012 7:57am

STEED from D, France

Lucky You !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Reach Idea to play the Intruder......A great rock and Roll Picture..I LOVE !!!!!

28 Jan 2012 8:05am

Manola from Bassens, France

you excel in this kind of shots ... Magic!

28 Jan 2012 8:07am

Enzo from Lausanne, Switzerland

Magnifique et magique !

28 Jan 2012 8:30am

CElliottUK from Reading, United Kingdom

Haven't you got any of your own friends? :-) I bet this shot was way better than all the other ones, it certainly does it for me

28 Jan 2012 8:43am

The Mouse from Glasgow, United Kingdom

Great shot, lovin her slightly squint legs pose, must put it on my "Things to do in LA" list.
Title is spot on.

28 Jan 2012 9:13am

@The Mouse: "Squint legs" is good. Attitude is everything here.

mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland

Great night shot! Excellent composition!

28 Jan 2012 9:24am

L'Angevine from Angers, France

trop bien cette élevation d'eau

28 Jan 2012 9:27am

Tamara from Aarschot, Belgium

What a wonderful night scene... The composition is great, especially with the silhouette at the foreground. 5***** Have a lovely weekend Bettina :)

28 Jan 2012 10:00am

Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France

excellent ! I love the wall of water, the light and tonality ! the silhouette posing in the foreground adds a lot to the atmosphere !

28 Jan 2012 11:01am

Stephane.D from In my head, France

un cliché éclatant, j aime la silhouette qui résonne et donne de la dimension à la scène, un jaillissement de lumière, tu mets le feu à nos écrans, superbe Betti, superbe ;)

28 Jan 2012 11:57am

Adela Fonts from Barcelona, Spain

A picture is lovely friend! I like the light and life and light that fills the picture! Superb editing! A hug, Adela

28 Jan 2012 11:58am

Christian Richer from Le Havre, France

Spectaculaire ! Il me rappelle ce cliché que j'avais pris à Barcelone...

28 Jan 2012 12:20pm

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

She is just perfect for that radiant water light

28 Jan 2012 12:26pm

flyingwind风飞扬 from China, China

Excellent compo and toning! It's not water but fireworks,instead!

28 Jan 2012 12:33pm

peter.K from blue mountains, Australia

very impressive indeed...

28 Jan 2012 12:56pm

Steve from Atlanta, United States

A very cool capture!

28 Jan 2012 1:10pm

Sam from Chennai, India

Amazing. A glorious fountain so well presented. Excellent composition and light. Love it, Bettina. :)

28 Jan 2012 1:43pm

Florence from Paris, France

Love how it glow. I feel like beeing near a fireplace. Definitely... warming !

28 Jan 2012 2:17pm

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

What a fantastic effect Bettina! The light is perfect! Well done! ;-)

28 Jan 2012 3:15pm

clodagh smith from Sacramento, United States

cool...almost like flames. I like to use that technique too ;)

28 Jan 2012 3:49pm

Willem from Noord-Scharwoude, Netherlands

Wonderful photography Bettina, compliments.

28 Jan 2012 4:12pm

hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong

What a drama!!! The light, tone and placement couldn't be more fabulous! So well spotted and brilliantly captured!

28 Jan 2012 4:43pm

Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France

Golden light, and this silhouette : a beautiful composition

28 Jan 2012 5:27pm

Tara from Los Angeles, United States

Fabulous find. Really great.

28 Jan 2012 5:46pm

Susan from Sausalito, United States

What you do at night always amazes me....this is wonderful...golden.

28 Jan 2012 6:01pm

Richard from Ellemford, United Kingdom

Simply fabulous, love it very much!

28 Jan 2012 6:08pm

Melocoton from Salamanca, Spain

beautiful moment
perfectly captured by your eyes betty, bravo *****

28 Jan 2012 6:39pm

Sien from Valkenswaard, Netherlands

Woww great shot!
Great atmosphere in this image, love the compo
Well done Bettina

28 Jan 2012 7:38pm

pascale from Brussels, Belgium

wooow awesome picture!!!!

28 Jan 2012 7:44pm

Bertrand Duhamel from Roxton Pond, Quebec, Canada

Probably my favorite picture today ! Superb work !

28 Jan 2012 8:01pm

@Bertrand Duhamel: Wow, thank you!

Christine from Ellemford, United Kingdom

Love it, great shot

28 Jan 2012 8:11pm

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

An incredible image, fantastic composition, you have captured the light superbly

28 Jan 2012 9:05pm

Sally from Glasgow, United Kingdom

looks like she has a tiny head

28 Jan 2012 9:28pm

RBL from Oxford, United States

Fantastic capture, this looks like this could be a music video!

28 Jan 2012 9:48pm

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

fabulous. superbly done

28 Jan 2012 11:51pm

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

Nice composition. That man plays an important role in this pic.

29 Jan 2012 12:16am

Ralph Jones from Detroit, United States

Outstanding!

29 Jan 2012 2:39am

Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada

That is a wonderful shot.

29 Jan 2012 5:13am

Nigel from Avening, United Kingdom

W O W !!

29 Jan 2012 8:10am

JCJ from Troyes, France

great shot!

29 Jan 2012 9:31am

Mhelene from Paris, France

Beautiful ! A superb composition and light .

29 Jan 2012 9:40am

ORBIT from Kerman, Iran

WOW! Stunning shot, *****
It deserve spotlight :)

29 Jan 2012 10:28am

L¨M from bras sur meuse, France

cette silhouette apporte toute une histoire à ta photo qui est remarquable!!

29 Jan 2012 10:33am

Tomix from landerneau, France

great capture, light is fantastic!

29 Jan 2012 11:18am

Marie from FRESNES, France

jolie composition.

29 Jan 2012 11:44am

tataray from france, France

Grande fontaine ..... Petite silhouette ....
Admirable effet)

29 Jan 2012 12:48pm

jpla from St Barthélémy d, France

magnifique ! Je te souhaite un agréable dimanche
JP

29 Jan 2012 1:10pm

Véronique from Here & Now, France

Un mur d'eau qui fait penser à un mur de flammes !
Trés joli cliché

29 Jan 2012 1:47pm

Slackwater Don from Spokane, United States

Stunning. Superbly done.

29 Jan 2012 3:29pm

Jyoti from India

wow! this looks beautiful..

29 Jan 2012 4:22pm

Roman from Thiersee, Austria

das sieht toll aus!

29 Jan 2012 5:00pm

alex centrella from California, United States

NOW THIS IS WHAT I CALL 5 STARS.

29 Jan 2012 5:19pm

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Fantastic composition, great job. 5 *. Bettina nice day.

29 Jan 2012 5:19pm

kiwisa from North Shore, New Zealand

It certainly does make a dramatic backdrop for the silhouette- beautifully composed.

29 Jan 2012 6:19pm

MissT from Chicagoland, United States

Great shot, perfectly composed!

30 Jan 2012 5:12am

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

Superb composition with the silhouette and fantastic blazing fountain!

30 Jan 2012 6:47am

BriGt from Sydney, Australia

woww gorgeous capture here !
love this !

30 Jan 2012 7:28am

Nigel from Avening, United Kingdom

Nice

30 Jan 2012 8:01am

gautam from new delhi, India

liked the eruption

30 Jan 2012 8:15am

PRASHANT from Mumbai, India

Wonderful....great color tone.

30 Jan 2012 8:46am

k@ from Paris, France

Great effective sensation with that high light jumping and the super silhouette !

30 Jan 2012 9:05am

Lougris from Toulouse, France

une fanfare de lumière !! superbes jets d'eau !!:)

30 Jan 2012 11:00am

Denny Jump Photo from Easton, PA, United States

This is just phenomenal, Bettina - This should have gotten Spotlight on the day you posted it - what's wrong with these idiots?!? I LOVE this...
SSNow melted 2 days after it fell...none since then,.,,it sucks...I want snow

30 Jan 2012 12:55pm

Klaudia J from Slovakia

beautiful shot, atmo ...

30 Jan 2012 1:46pm

Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India

Betty this is beyond beautiful....a brilliant image that leaves me at a loss for words!!! Awesome!

30 Jan 2012 2:42pm

pascal from bollene, France

wonderful !!!!! bravo......

30 Jan 2012 4:42pm

Avinash from Dharamshala, India

a stunning photograph....an amazing peice of art I must say... !!

31 Jan 2012 8:46am

Phil from Sausset les Pins, France

Fantastic graphism and scene ; The quality of your shot is amazing , Phil

31 Jan 2012 10:22am

franz from Baden, Austria

ganz hervorragend gemacht! der starke gegensatz und die silhouette sind große klasse!

31 Jan 2012 1:23pm

klausZ from Kufstein, Austria

licht bestimmt diese foto! sehr eindrucksvoll! gefällt mir richtig gut!

31 Jan 2012 6:27pm

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

A magical composition !

31 Jan 2012 10:28pm

Chris Pereira from San Francisco, California, United States

love the way the man breaks the symmetry! fantastic color and lighting

1 Feb 2012 6:27am

Philip from Reading, United Kingdom

Tah-Dah! nice.

1 Feb 2012 6:41am

Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Fantastic light and shadow composition!

1 Feb 2012 11:49am

d_Dub from Columbia, SC, United States

Perfect saturation!

2 Feb 2012 5:44am

bahman parandin from kermanshah, Iran

well done. great work.

2 Feb 2012 7:05pm

RORO from LE HAVRE, France

On dirait presque un mur de feu !

4 Feb 2012 12:33pm

trilliana from Zurich, Switzerland

its always good to be among a crowd of friends, dear. great night shot. simple and effective.

6 Feb 2012 1:32am

Jean-Luc from Bourg en Bresse, France

a wonderful composition , and what a light ! superb , Bettina

6 Feb 2012 1:10pm

Christian Richer from Le Havre, France

And hop, ninety! :))

7 Feb 2012 9:45am

Dana from Tarzana, CA,, United States

Very cool. I love the Music Center fountain, and you shot it beautifully.

7 Feb 2012 2:14pm

Lydia.Dd from de partout et de nulle part, France

Superb picture !!

8 Feb 2012 7:28pm

Céline from New York City, United States

Great composition!

12 Feb 2012 7:26am

domlortha from Roanne, France

A beautiful nightshot so well composed. Great eye!
Have a nice day.

16 Feb 2012 5:17pm

The Mouse from Glasgow, United Kingdom

Just checking in!
All ok with you peeps?

20 Feb 2012 5:43pm

@The Mouse: Thank you Mr. Mouse for throwing the life line! We peeps are hanging in there. But I'm coming back because you always know when it's time. :)

Philou04 from Manosque, France

Superbe capture, très lumineuse et puissante.

28 Feb 2012 12:44pm

Aubélia from Kortrijk, Belgium

Wonderful capture

9 May 2020 1:28pm

NIKON D3000
1/30 second
F/5.0
ISO 800
52 mm (35mm equiv.)