[Leica] Nathan's PAD 05/10/2009: Brussels autumn weather

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Nathan Wajsman offered:
Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 05/10/2009: Brussels autumn weather
> Last night in Brussels, now back in Alicante.
> > This is what Place Stephanie looked like around 8 p.m. last night:
> > http://www.greatpix.eu/Other/Picture-A-Day/4253606_netUM#672042083_ATBGn-O-LB
 
Hi Nathan,
Beautiful! WHY?  
Well you can't beat the reflected secondary light use on wet streets! Any 
kind of situation where light is reflected off wet or shiny surfaces 
enhances the look of a scene. Even in this case, pouring rain, all those 
reflections create a feeling of "well it's not such a bad night after all!" 
:-)

If reflections weren't such an enhancing factor in photographs, why is it 
nearly every new car commercial when you see the car whizzing along a 
roadway with the sun shining the road is wet reflecting the car cruising 
along and little wheel spray from tire treads also enhance the look of 
movement?

Trust me, shining street surfaces or water in evening shots is about the 
best enhancement tool you can use to improve your photo look. Certainly as 
you've shown in this one.
Dr. ted