Went in to work today, a week early, to start setting up my room. Of course I had to take some pictures first, and wanted to continue the theme I started yesterday, this time in color from around my school.
I was inspired by (some might say ripped off) Robert Caplin's Urban Sunshine, which Gerry recommended and I really like that style, at least in small doses. Anyway, he didn't invent the idea, but he puts it to good use - it's another set of lighting conditions that presents some nice opportunities to photograph interesting things.
I'm not crazy about the greenery in that first picture, but the only way I could get a decent angle on the banner was to step back and include the tree.
I love the second image, the blue sky and the under exposed buildings and how the flag is neatly in the middle. Well done Mike ...
ReplyDeleteI think the second shot has more impact, although the first shot has that Urban sunshine idea of partial sunlighting and shadowing. I think you should do more of these. I imagine NYC provides a good backdrop for these images.
ReplyDeleteI think you should warm up the sunlight too. Give it a bit more orange light. Either shoot with a cloudy white balance, or add it post process. Low sun colours will make buildings warm and sunny.
Thanks guys, and good point Bill - I didn't even notice that the top picture is actually on the cool/blue side (most noticeable in the shadows), this is morning light, which tends to be more blue, so I should probably come out earlier and accentuate the blue, or take it in the late afternoon for warmth. I really took that one to post on facebook as a reminder to my students that the time is near :-)
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