Windows of Photography: Architectural Photography

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Shades of Gray

The above photograph was taken at the corner of Chartres Street and St. Peter Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans. When I composed this image through the viewfinder I used the top of the building and the tapering distance of St. Peter Street to create a downward slope from top left to right bottom. I knew that the slopping angle and the various building heights would add interest for the viewer. I also did this because there were cars parked on the left-side of St. Peter Street. I found that the automobiles were distracting and would have negatively impacted my desired photograph. For me, my photographic art technic starts before I press the shutter release on my camera.

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Technical Data: Nikon D3 with a Nikon NIKKOR AF-S 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G lens, Exposer: 1/50s at f/6.3, IOS: 100, Focal Length: 90mm, Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority, Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV, Metering Mode: Pattern, Filter: Ultra Violet, Subject Distance: Infinity, Lighting: Natural Daylight, Date: 01/16/2012 at 8:50 am, Post Processing: Adobe Photoshop CS5 & Nik Software - Silver Efex Pro 2

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Heaven Up Above

The above photograph shows the effects that a good Circular Polarizer filter can produce on sky and clouds. Notice the rich blue of the sky and the nice contrast of the clouds. The way to use a Circular Polarizer filter effectively is to turn the filter slowly until the sky appears as dark as possible through the viewfinder. The darker the sky appears through the viewfinder, the bluer the sky will be in post processing. Circular Polarizer filters can also be useful in reducing reflections on photographic subjects as well.

For a detailed description about The Science of Polarizing Filters visit the Camera Technica web-site.

As a personal note, the clock was one hour behind the actual time that I took this photograph. I hate to change my clocks also because of daylight savings time.

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Technical Data: Nikon D3 with a Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G lens, Exposer: 1/2000s at f/3.5, ISO: 200, Focal Length: 24m, Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority, Exposure Bias: 1.00 EV, Metering Mode: Pattern, Filter: Circular Polarizer, Subject Distance: Unknown, Lighting: Natural Daylight, Date: 08/03/2009 at 12:11pm, Post Processing: ACDSee Photo Editor 2008