Posts Tagged ‘HDR’

Dec

2011

Altgeld Hall at Night

Altgeld Hall – University of Illinois

I think buildings, particularly when properly lit up, are more appealing and mysterious at night.

You walk around a campus or city during the day, and everything is just kinda there.

Out in the open.

Plain and boring.

Come back at night, and it’s a different place, shrouded in secrecy and intrigue.

The imagination is more at liberty to envision conspiracy, hidden plots and subterfuge.

That’s how my mind wanders anyway.

I’ve heard there are tunnels connecting most of the buildings on the University of Illinois campus. I’ve dreamed of exploring them ever since I heard about these subterranean passages, so if anyone has the means of providing a tour, I would jump at the chance!

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Nov

2011

Double Sunset

Double Sunset

Photo of Opportunity

I look around for new shots whenever I go for a walk, visit a place or drive around.

I pulled off the interstate to explore an abandoned barn–more on that in a previous post–and ended up finding a great opportunity with the sunset over this farm pond.

I just need a mountain and I’d be set. I don’t think Illinois will oblige me though.

One of the basic formulas of photography goes like this:

Sunset + Water = Good Photo

Another formula, that builds on the above:

Sunset + Water + Mountain = Great Photo

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Nov

2011

God’s Paintbrush

God’s Paintbrush

A great subject for photographs

I greatly enjoy photographing beautiful sunsets. The photos almost take themselves.

Almost.

The Best time for Sunsets

This was taken 10-15 minutes after the sun dipped below the horizon. The best time to take sunset photos is after the sun has already set. Similarly, for sunrises, before the sun is above the horizon.

It’s also key to have intermittent clouds. Clouds provide structure to the sky and give the sunlight something off which to bounce.

Paintbrush

The clouds almost look like streaks of paint, and so I imagined this tree as an enormous paintbrush with which to paint the sky. I really like the colours.