Selangor State Mosque at sunrise - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

[shadowblade]

First light at Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz mosque, the state mosque of Selangor, in greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

A7r3 with 12-24/4 G at 24mm, f/10, ISO 100.

Taken as a large number of 1-, 4- and 15-second exposures, combined by weighted average to allow detail in both the illuminated dome of the mosque and the dimly-lit foliage on the left, lit only by ambient light (greater than 22 stops difference between the two). This also allowed the clouds to be left discrete rather than motion-blurred to oblivion, and for versions with and without vehicle trails to be produced.

Which version - with or without headlight trails?

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

... Which version - with or without headlight trails?

Both versions without the lower half.

P.S. Compliments on the amount of effort, though

[Jeremy Roussak]

I rather like the lead-in from the road, but not when it's empty.

Jeremy

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

I rather like the lead-in from the road, but not when it's empty.

Jeremy

I'm with Jeremy.

[shadowblade]

I preferred the version with the light trails myself, but thought it worth producing both versions for comparison.

Definitely prefer the leading lines in the lower half of the photo, but it also works in a square format.

Looking at it on my phone now, I think I should also lift the shadows a bit - they look blocked up on 'typical' displays.

[32BT]

Definitely with the light trails. Try a dark blue graduated color filter at the bottom. Possibly dodge the palmtree somewhat. That way the subject stands out better imo, ymmv, c.e., etc...

[Paulo Bizarro]

#2 to me. Great shot.

[Slobodan Blagojevic]

Definitely with the light trails. Try a dark blue graduated color filter at the bottom. Possibly dodge the palmtree somewhat. That way the subject stands out better imo, ymmv, c.e., etc...

The crop I suggested does both: dodges the palm tree and keeps the trail lights. Otherwise, the road and the palm dominate the image, making the mosque a background decoration, instead of main subject.

Also, the lights on the mosque appear unusually cool. A little bit of warmth would add some life to it.