I was back in San Diego last week. Especially downtown and along the waterfront, so much has changed since I lived there. I blame Petco Park, but mostly I think it was just the real estate boom.
For all the new, there is still some old. Down in Seaport Village, the Marriott Hotel is still going strong. As much as those new buildings might look nice, this is the only one I wanted to take pictures of.
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Canon EOS REBEL T1i (Canon) & EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM |
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1/200 s |
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2009:10:10 17:11:04 |
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f/9.0 |
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Photographer: Ari Brown |
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200 |
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Normal program |
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24 mm |
Since it’s all geometry and lines and shapes, I think it turned out pretty well in black & white. Color isn’t bad either, but this got my vote.
Tags: B&W, geometry, hotel, marriott, sandiego, seaportvillage
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Pigeons on a telephone wire – classic picture, right?
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Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT (Canon) & 24.0-105.0 mm |
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1/4000 s |
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2009:04:04 14:58:38 |
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f/4.0 |
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Ari Brown |
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100 |
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Aperture priority |
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75 mm |
Even so, finding the right shot can be hard. I wanted the simple lines and symmetry in the wires. Sun should be up but not right overhead. You need some pigeons in there, right? Well I was out shooting radio towers and I just saw this out of the corner of my eye. Want more? Hit the jump for the rest of the post.
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Tags: animals, B&W, bird, geometry, lines, pigeon, sepia, telephonewire
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Here’s another one from a snowy night at Volunteer Park. Generally I’m a fan of regular objects – one of my favorite pictures I’ve ever taken is of a fire hydrant. For some reason the city saw fit to endow this particular part with extra nice fittings and fixtures, perhaps to match the great Deco look of the
Seattle Asian Art Museum. I love the octagonal rim, standing silently at attention, waiting at the ready. I love the glow of the ambient yellow street light (way better than
what happens if you use a flash), and I love the bokeh from the f/1.8 lens.
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ApertureValue: f/1.8
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DateTimeOriginal: 2008:12:13 22:03:31
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ExposureTime: 1/4 sec
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Flash: No Flash
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FocalLength: 50 mm
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ISOSpeedRatings: 800
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Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Tags: bokeh, geometry, snow
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