urban grit and enlightenment

Robert_T · #1 17-08-2008, 07:53 AM

Hi All,

A recent business trip to melbourne gave me the opportunity to prowl the pre-dawn streets in search of photo opportunities... it was too damn cold so I only got a few hundred yards from the hotel

Anyway, here's a couple from the meagre bag taken.

The first a bit of back alley decay, the second a more uplifting shot of St Michaels ... the green tint is real, comes from the green tinted spotlights firing up into the tree behind.

cheers,

Rob

RB (Andrew) · #2 17-08-2008, 12:42 PM

Love the textures and the green tint.
Looks great against the background sky.

AlexN · #3 17-08-2008, 07:20 PM

first shot - great. love the feel to it.. hard to explain but im sure you know what i mean, its got a sense of "being there"

Second shot - better! love the framing of the tower between the trees. Looks like a HDR almost?

iceman (Mike) · #4 17-08-2008, 08:14 PM

fantastic shots, Robert. I love the first one!

Robert_T · #5 18-08-2008, 06:03 AM

Thanks Guys

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlexN

Second shot - better! love the framing of the tower between the trees. Looks like a HDR almost?

Yeh, I was surpised at this one, the framing was intentional but I hadn't expected the lighting feel. Not HDR, though it would have made a great subject for that. It was just that time of day, before sunrise, but with the sky lightening and the spotlight helped. I shot in raw and tweaked a little with recovery and fill. This was around a 10s exposure.

cheers,

Rob