Ari Takes Pictures » sculpture http://www.aribrownest.com Photography and Chatter - I record, you are bored? Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:34:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 You Best Protect Your Neck http://www.aribrownest.com/photos/firefighter-helmet-sculpture/ http://www.aribrownest.com/photos/firefighter-helmet-sculpture/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:36:37 +0000 kap0w http://www.aribrownest.com/?p=2001 You Best Protect Your Neck is a post from: Ari Takes Pictures

]]> A ways back, I posted a picture of the Fire Fighter Memorial sculpture in Occidental Park.  I just found another one I liked too, so here you go.

Seattle Fire Fighter Memorial Sculpture

Camera & Lens   Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT (Canon) & 50.0 mm     Shutter:   1/500 s
Creation Date:   2009:06:01 12:05:02     Aperture:   f/6.3
Artist:   Ari Brown     ISO:   1600
Exposure Mode:   Normal program     Focal Length:   50 mm

One thing this shares with the earlier one from the same series is they both have that creamy smooth bokeh going on, thanks to the 50mm lens.  It might be the cheapest lens I have but it’s also the only one that lets you blur the background just so.  I’m not sure this one has the punch that the other does, but I like the highlights around the SFD helmet and how when things are sharp, they’re sharp.

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]]> As you know, I went out to find the P.I. Globe before it ground to a halt.  Doing so means a little hike, but it wasn’t all for naught.  I got the picture I wanted and I also got a little something else:

The Eagle (sculpture) and Space Needle at night

Camera & Lens   Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT (Canon) & 24.0-105.0 mm     Shutter:   13 s
Creation Date:   2009:03:13 18:44:04     Aperture:   f/6.3
Artist:   Ari Brown     ISO:   100
Exposure Mode:   Shutter priority     Focal Length:   70 mm

At first it seemed like everything was still.  I can’t say quiet, as you might notice the blur of a freight train through the bottom of the frame.  With a wide field of view, this also happens to cross the approach path for Seatac Airport.  I love the morse-code of dots and dashes the planes make through my frame and set the exposure up to 13 seconds to record it.  The foreground sculpture is called Eagle and was created by Alexander Calder in 1971.  It is the most recognizable piece of the Olympic Sculpture Park (or “the sculpture garden”, as most people would call it) and I was really happy to capture this shot of it with the most recognizable Seattle landmark in the background.

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