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I found a final Dec. Project picture. This was taken in Carmel after I shot all my sunset pictures. I came upon this house on the walk back through town on the way to our hotel.
--Warren
posted by Warren T. at 7:25 AM
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I really like this photo! The small spheres of bright colors and the lights on the roofline really set off the mostly black shapes in the rest of the photo.
I like the way that the colored spheres sort of repeats the shape of the light-spangled roofline and the lighted window below the top part of the roofline!
Thanks Steve.
You all might be interested in some more information about this shot. I saw the colorful spheres from about 3 blocks away while we were walking along the beach. They were bright enough to attract my attention from afar. I decided to make a mental note to go back to see them up close on the way back to the hotel. After the sunset, the ambient light was dimming fast as we walked up to the house. I only had a few minutes to work with as I wanted to get a shot with some blue sky. I took about a minute to line up this composition. I took a quick peek at the LCD to make sure that my exposure was reasonable. I took only one other shot with a little different framing, but this one was the better of the two. That's it, just two frames taken.
I might have taken more, but the light was fading, and a dog from the house was walking out to the gate, and I didn't want to cause a commotion.
Sometimes, there is no time to do very much analysis of the scene, and with a limited window of opportunity, you just have to shoot instinctively (or unconciously, as I call it). Do any of you feel this way too?
It's interesting and i've been thinking a lot about this recently, many of my successful pictures result from shooting in this sort of "unconcious" mindframe. I guess it's sort of a Zen thing. Can any of you relate to this? I think that a prerequisite for being able to shoot this way is a thorough knowledge of your chosen medium (the technique and technology). Would you agree?
--Warren
What a fascinating and eye-catching shot! It's a pity that the foreground was a bit "heavy", otherwise easily a poster photo.
Your say "...shoot instinctively..." is what I regard as photo-eye plus passion. Surely, it is vital that one has to know one's gears really well.
PAT
I see what you mean about the heavy foreground. If I was able to bring my camera position 2 feet higher, I could probably compress the composition into a more conventional format. But it's hard to say without trying it, because it may have then thrown off the positioning of the sky relative to the colored spheres. In my opinion, the current situation of the subject matter dictated a square format, resulting in the foreground appearance that you see to balance the shot.
--Warren
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