I stopped by the Austin Rodeo Fairgrounds with my friend Andy again this year. I can't resist carnival rides at night. It is great fun to catch the color, lights, and motion in the evening hours. The sun is starting to set in this shot and the brief blue hour is beginning. I chose to underexpose this shot with a silhouette of the circular ride in mind. This particular ride isn't all that interesting from a light standpoint but I really liked the idea of the cars in silhouette against the sky. I shot this with my Fuji X100, which made getting the composition I wanted a bit tough. I'd have preferred to have a wider angle to get closer for this one. Shooting with primes is all about compromise! Processing Info: - Raw conversion of single exposure with white balance and contrast adjustment in Lightroom. - HDR image generated from single raw with Nik HDR Efex and blended in lightly with the original on a separate layer in Photoshop. - Topaz Labs Detail Feature Enhancement used on original layer for a bit of extra pop. Hit 'L' to view it large! More about capturing images at carnivals: Light in Motion. Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Google Plus I welcome comments and I will be happy to reciprocate by checking out and commenting on your photostream. Group invites are welcome, but I do not participate in Post / Award groups. I reserve the right to delete gaudy, glittery, flashing group invite icons!
I took this shot while killing some time before meeting my friend Tony in Austin's warehouse district one evening recently. The shot is composed of 2 exposures. I noticed the guy sitting under the solar canopy and worked quickly to get the shot before he moved on. Shots like this are some of the most challenging for my color blind eyes. I'm aware that there is a mix of warm and cool light from the various sources you encounter in urban areas like this. I particularly like balancing warm street lights against the dark blue of early nighttime skies. It's a bit tough since my color perception isn't the greatest! Processing Info: - Raw conversion with white balance adjustment in Lightroom. - 2 exposures manually blended with layer masking in Photoshop. - HDR image generated from both exposures with Nik HDR Efex blended in lightly with a layer in Photoshop to accentuate texture in foreground and limestone walls. - Topaz Labs Detail Bold Detail blended in lightly. - Curve for contrast in Photoshop. Latest blog entry: Return of the X100. Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Google Plus I welcome comments and I will be happy to reciprocate by checking out and commenting on your photostream. Group invites are welcome, but I do not participate in Post / Award groups. I reserve the right to delete gaudy, glittery, flashing group invite icons!
I did some modeled t-shirt shots for Feeping Creatures last weekend. We thought it would be fun if Katie mimicked the t-shirt monsters on a few shots. Strobist info: Key: Alien Bee B800 into reflective umbrella camera right. Fill: Nikon SB-28 into reflective umbrella camera left. Background: 2x Nikon SB-28 bare flash, flagged with large Rogue Flashbenders. Trigger: Cactus V Please hit 'L' for large on black! Latest blog entry: Return of the X100. Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Google Plus I welcome comments and I will be happy to reciprocate by checking out and commenting on your photostream. Group invites are welcome, but I do not participate in Post / Award groups. I reserve the right to delete gaudy, glittery, flashing group invite icons!
