Beacon in the Night

Beacon in the Night, originally uploaded by IvanoMak.

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One more night shot of the Oakland Temple. As I mentioned before, the size of the building and how it is lit makes it hard not to notice anywhere in the Bay on a clear night.

This image is dedicated to my Flick friend DanielKHC and his superb digital blending work, which works excellently for night exposures. I've used that technique for this image by blending differently exposed parts from three images to produce single better-balanced exposure, though Daniel got so good at it he now uses 14 exposures! I have a lot to learn, but I like this technique for the ability to make realistic-looking but nicely exposed images.

The Oakland Temple

The Oakland Temple, originally uploaded by IvanoMak.

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If you ever landed in Oakland Airport at night, you most likely would have seen this large well-lit LDS temple standing on the East hills of Oakland. It's a good site both during the day and at night.