This gallery is a complete chronicle of my 40th year, starting on my birthday in 2008. I posted one photo each day for a year. The photo-a-day project continues in this gallery here.
April 20, 2009; Day 353.
The Old New.
I was in Portsmouth this evening and had only minimal free time for photography. I spotted this building last year and kept it in my mind for a possible daily when the light was right. Sadly, the light is not right, not yet. I’m not even sure about this angle. But I liked that although there is only one customer inside, his load of laundry completely steamed the windows. I’ll do this again when the outside light is bluer. I’ll also try a few more angles. It would be nice to capture some action inside too.
I appreciate Kashaaf’s comment on yesterday’s photo. My first thought when I saw the photo was “That should have been vertical.” My second thought was, “Too bad we can’t see the pug’s face too.” The vertical would have shown more of the pug, although getting its face would have required a different angle. I personally liked the soft railing and city but a shot like that doesn’t require a sense of place, at least not the way a Hawaiian sunset really benefits from a palm tree in there somewhere.
Raw: Color Temperature: 5200K; Tint: 0
Raw: Recovery: 35
Raw: Blacks: 3
Raw: Brightness: 48; Contrast: 51
Raw: Saturation: 8
PS: Curves: Linear Contrast preset
PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
The Old New.
I was in Portsmouth this evening and had only minimal free time for photography. I spotted this building last year and kept it in my mind for a possible daily when the light was right. Sadly, the light is not right, not yet. I’m not even sure about this angle. But I liked that although there is only one customer inside, his load of laundry completely steamed the windows. I’ll do this again when the outside light is bluer. I’ll also try a few more angles. It would be nice to capture some action inside too.
I appreciate Kashaaf’s comment on yesterday’s photo. My first thought when I saw the photo was “That should have been vertical.” My second thought was, “Too bad we can’t see the pug’s face too.” The vertical would have shown more of the pug, although getting its face would have required a different angle. I personally liked the soft railing and city but a shot like that doesn’t require a sense of place, at least not the way a Hawaiian sunset really benefits from a palm tree in there somewhere.
Raw: Color Temperature: 5200K; Tint: 0
Raw: Recovery: 35
Raw: Blacks: 3
Raw: Brightness: 48; Contrast: 51
Raw: Saturation: 8
PS: Curves: Linear Contrast preset
PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
April 20, 2009; Day 353.
The Old New.
I was in Portsmouth this evening and had only minimal free time for photography. I spotted this building last year and kept it in my mind for a possible daily when the light was right. Sadly, the light is not right, not yet. I’m not even sure about this angle. But I liked that although there is only one customer inside, his load of laundry completely steamed the windows. I’ll do this again when the outside light is bluer. I’ll also try a few more angles. It would be nice to capture some action inside too.
I appreciate Kashaaf’s comment on yesterday’s photo. My first thought when I saw the photo was “That should have been vertical.” My second thought was, “Too bad we can’t see the pug’s face too.” The vertical would have shown more of the pug, although getting its face would have required a different angle. I personally liked the soft railing and city but a shot like that doesn’t require a sense of place, at least not the way a Hawaiian sunset really benefits from a palm tree in there somewhere.
Raw: Color Temperature: 5200K; Tint: 0
Raw: Recovery: 35
Raw: Blacks: 3
Raw: Brightness: 48; Contrast: 51
Raw: Saturation: 8
PS: Curves: Linear Contrast preset
PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur
The Old New.
I was in Portsmouth this evening and had only minimal free time for photography. I spotted this building last year and kept it in my mind for a possible daily when the light was right. Sadly, the light is not right, not yet. I’m not even sure about this angle. But I liked that although there is only one customer inside, his load of laundry completely steamed the windows. I’ll do this again when the outside light is bluer. I’ll also try a few more angles. It would be nice to capture some action inside too.
I appreciate Kashaaf’s comment on yesterday’s photo. My first thought when I saw the photo was “That should have been vertical.” My second thought was, “Too bad we can’t see the pug’s face too.” The vertical would have shown more of the pug, although getting its face would have required a different angle. I personally liked the soft railing and city but a shot like that doesn’t require a sense of place, at least not the way a Hawaiian sunset really benefits from a palm tree in there somewhere.
Raw: Color Temperature: 5200K; Tint: 0
Raw: Recovery: 35
Raw: Blacks: 3
Raw: Brightness: 48; Contrast: 51
Raw: Saturation: 8
PS: Curves: Linear Contrast preset
PS: Smart Sharpening: 180-1-Lens Blur