January 16, 2010
“Fire Hydrant At Night”
Another take on a fire hydrant. I barely did any post processing on that one. The 5D has a tendency to make the colors look very warm at night but I didn’t feel the need to tweak the white balance here. I like it as is. It gives it an overall rusty look that I think fits the scene well. By the way, I didn’t add any vignette, the lighting really was like that.
September 15, 2009
“The Fire Hydrant”
The few times I went out to take my daily shot as midnight was closing in, I’ve always been attracted to the fire hydrant near our house. Not unlike the staple British phone booth, I find them very typical. However, due to poor lighting and immediate environment, I haven’t been able to get any result I was truly satisfied with. On our way back from a promenade with Jasmine, I found this other fire hydrant in a much better location. A nice paint job, too. The only difficulty here was not to get my shadow in the shot… I had to leave the sidewalk for that one. A note of caution: be aware of your surroundings at all time. I’ve read a few – true – stories about photographers being so involved in their shot that they ended up getting hit by cars!
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