A tighter crop of the image at...

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:30:09 GMT

A tighter crop of the image at http://www.23hq.com/Alopex_Deserti/photo/4924769

littletank suggested a crop focusing on the parking sign, which is a good idea as the original image lacks a real subject of focus. This crop I think still doesn't quite draw you to a specific subject, although the steak of light from the passing car and flaring street lights draw you close to the middle where the word "Public" has an easier time grabbing attention. I also tried to dim the sign on the building in the background so it wouldn't seize as much attention. My first attempt was rather blatantly obvious so I think that's something I will want to practice.

Photo by Alopex_Deserti

I had the chance to attend this year's WesterCon (FiestaCon in Tempe Arizona)...

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 05:04:34 GMT

I had the chance to attend this year's WesterCon (FiestaCon in Tempe Arizona) where I decided to make my first tries at night photography. This was on the street in front of the convention hotel. This was an 18 second exposure at f29 and 200 ISO. You might notice that the parking sign is not the 'standard' color scheme. This isn't an exposure problem, Tempe decided to change the colors after realizing that the standard parking sign colors were similar to the team colors of their rival U of A in Tucson.

Photo by Alopex_Deserti

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A tighter crop of the image at...

I had the chance to attend this year's WesterCon (FiestaCon in Tempe Arizona)...