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11/16/2003 04:13:43 AM · #1 |
At about 2am, the North Parking Garage on the UCF campus is completely devoid of any living or mechanical being. It is utterly empty, yet surprisingly well lit thanks to hundreds of orange-ish overhead lights. So I waited until about 2 hours ago and headed on over with my tripod, 10D, and 28-105mm lens. I took 98 shots and lost most to horrid flares and bad judgement on settings. This one however, turned out wonderful. I really really like it personally. Anywho, I wanted to share and get your opinions and critiques.
Full Size View ( ~220KB @ 1200x800)
Model : Canon EOS 10D
ExposureTime : 3.00Sec
FNumber : F16.0
ISOSpeedRatings : 100
ExposureBiasValue : EV-0.5
MeteringMode : Division
Flash : Not fire
FocalLength : 40.00(mm)
ExposureProgram : Manual
Post Processing: USM, Contrast +4, Saturation -1
*on a side note, this is the first time I've ever seriously photographed myself; and of course it had to feature my lovely bum. :P
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11/16/2003 04:22:02 AM · #2 |
Lovely shot, even with your butt in it ;)
Nice work, certainly worth the effort you took to get it :)
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11/16/2003 04:25:09 AM · #3 |
The photo looks good to me but couldn't you get rid of that garbagge before? It does take away from the beauty of it. Also I think you wanted a sort of a mirror image. I would have cropped a bit more on a side so the windows will have the same size. Just a thought.
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11/16/2003 04:45:56 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by Natator:
Lovely shot, even with your butt in it ;)
Nice work, certainly worth the effort you took to get it :) |
lol... thanks!! :)
Originally posted by amazoneea:
The photo looks good to me but couldn't you get rid of that garbagge before? It does take away from the beauty of it. Also I think you wanted a sort of a mirror image. I would have cropped a bit more on a side so the windows will have the same size. Just a thought. |
The garbage sort of added to the feeling I was trying to present. A feeling of being left behind... or something of the sort. Basically the garbage was left in intentionally :) But I do see your point, I'll be heading back tomorrow night (I think) so I'll kick some of that junk off to the side next time.
Thanks guys for your comments!
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11/16/2003 05:20:59 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by audioaltima:
The garbage sort of added to the feeling I was trying to present. A feeling of being left behind... |
I agree; it looks sort of post-apocalyptic.. It's a fantastic shot, excellent work. |
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11/16/2003 05:52:53 AM · #6 |
Good idea. This would make for a good panorama photo by taking a shot to the left and to the right and stitching them together. It would emphasize the wideness and emptiness.
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11/16/2003 05:56:28 AM · #7 |
I hope he will find it empty tomorrow night again.
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11/16/2003 11:18:52 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by PaulMdx:
Originally posted by audioaltima:
The garbage sort of added to the feeling I was trying to present. A feeling of being left behind... |
I agree; it looks sort of post-apocalyptic.. It's a fantastic shot, excellent work. |
Thanks!! It felt almost that way being there that late. Come 10am Monday, there won't be a space left in that place to park! :)
Originally posted by kiwiness:
Good idea. This would make for a good panorama photo by taking a shot to the left and to the right and stitching them together. It would emphasize the wideness and emptiness. |
Oh!! An excellent idea! Granted I've never stitched before, but I have software that says it can do it. Thanks!
Originally posted by amazoneea:
I hope he will find it empty tomorrow night again. |
lol... me too. It should be on the weekends. It's on the dark side of campus away from the main areas and dorms. Plus there are 4 ramps like this in the garage so I should be able to find at least one empty one :) I think, lol
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11/16/2003 11:23:27 AM · #9 |
| I like this shot. I think the garbage adds to the shot, makes a statement about the world. |
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11/16/2003 11:40:20 AM · #10 |
| You need a girlfriend ! :-) |
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11/16/2003 11:40:45 AM · #11 |
its a great shot. i love the lines and the space of it.
while i hear your point about the garbage, i think the stronger asthetic would be to get rid of it. let us revel in the complete emptiness of the space - the you will really look lost.
also, keep an eye out for getting your camera right on that line painted on the ground and make sure it is aimed straight down in. it looks like this shot is coming at it from a smidge of an angle, and where it is such a long line this really throws off the symetricality of the image, and symetricality seems to be one of the strongest apsects of this comp.
great work. keep it up! |
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11/16/2003 11:43:02 AM · #12 |
also i should note, when i look at this image i hear the nirvana song "something in the way" playing in my head...
that means its working. |
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11/16/2003 12:30:13 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by OneSweetSin:
I like this shot. I think the garbage adds to the shot, makes a statement about the world. |
Exactly... one man's trash is another man's treasure. Odd that the saying turned out so literal here, lol. Thanks for your compliment :)
Originally posted by pitsaman:
You need a girlfriend ! :-) |
Nah, I'm taking a break from girls and sticking with the camera. The 10D doesn't confuse me to the point where I want to ram my head into concrete, lol :)
Originally posted by darcy:
its a great shot. i love the lines and the space of it.
while i hear your point about the garbage, i think the stronger asthetic would be to get rid of it. let us revel in the complete emptiness of the space - the you will really look lost.
also, keep an eye out for getting your camera right on that line painted on the ground and make sure it is aimed straight down in. it looks like this shot is coming at it from a smidge of an angle, and where it is such a long line this really throws off the symetricality of the image, and symetricality seems to be one of the strongest apsects of this comp.
great work. keep it up! |
I completely see where you are coming from, and understand how it would improve the image. Thus I shall take more time lining things up next session. I'm all for symmetry, hehe! Thanks! :)
Originally posted by darcy:
also i should note, when i look at this image i hear the nirvana song "something in the way" playing in my head...
that means its working. |
lol... that has got to be the best compliment I've gotten on any of my work yet!! THANK YOU!! :):)
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11/16/2003 02:24:39 PM · #14 |
I like the picture a even with the trash it! (little dark however)
Try photshopping it and play with the gamma affects.
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11/16/2003 04:32:19 PM · #15 |
i'd try it in black and white ..
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11/16/2003 05:49:21 PM · #16 |
B&W was my thought too - lots of fine structure in the ceiling, lines and stuff. Though mainly I just find the yellowy bad white balance look unpleasant
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11/16/2003 06:42:19 PM · #17 |
drive to the top and take some of the city scenery
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11/17/2003 04:26:19 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by tolovemoon:
I like the picture a even with the trash it! (little dark however)
Try photshopping it and play with the gamma affects. |
Thanks! The dark feel was also intentional as far as the feeling I was trying to convey. It looks only mildly dark on my screens, but I shall see what I can do in PS :)
Originally posted by magnetic9999:
i'd try it in black and white .. |
I have tried a slight blue tone that looked rather interesting, but I just like the punch of the original color :)
Originally posted by Gordon:
B&W was my thought too - lots of fine structure in the ceiling, lines and stuff. Though mainly I just find the yellowy bad white balance look unpleasant |
I toned down the yellow (it's updated above in the first post). While it was techically the incorrect white balance, I wanted more to get how it actually looked while being there. But that's just my personal preference and on my return trip next weekend I will do shots in the correct balance :)
Originally posted by David Ey:
drive to the top and take some of the city scenery |
lol... no city scenery from up top. Just the ugly side of UCF's campus, some pine trees, and about 500 street and walk way lights that make not getting lens flares impossible :(
One of the south side garages might have better views... I'll check them out next time too :)
Message edited by author 2003-11-17 16:29:09.
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11/17/2003 06:59:00 PM · #19 |
Nice shot, enjoyed your website too. I know the white balance is off on purpose :) but i think just a touch less warmer would be best, IMHO.
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11/17/2003 07:13:58 PM · #20 |
i also like parking garage shots. |
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11/17/2003 07:33:27 PM · #21 |
I like them too:
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11/17/2003 08:29:52 PM · #22 |
That looks a ton better! Love it! You did good!
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