Experiments

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

Taken during the 2009 World Wide Photo Walk. When I took this picture I was...

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:50:09 GMT

Taken during the 2009 World Wide Photo Walk. When I took this picture I was most interested in the texture/pattern produced by the escalator steps, the reflections in the side panels, and the way the reflections almost hid the column. Converted to B&W and then toned as I felt the original color was distracting. It wasn't until later that it occurred to me that the toning makes this look like a cold, perhaps winter picture rather than taken in the high heat of July.

Photo by Alopex_Deserti

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