[Capture Challenge] Charge your battery and take some photos

@lphilpot

It probably would!

The sun comes up from behind the camera and I’ve seen the golden-hour beautifully reflected in this building a few times. That blue to golden hour period would indeed be a nice transition to capture.

I don’t have any experience doing time-lapse photography, though. And I know from experience that the golden-hour and that particular glass and steel high-rise creates some interesting problems all of its own…

I love it! What a great image. Had to look about half a minute until I understood what I’m looking at!

edit: to clarify, at first sight it looks like some bluish version of excel in the background. Hard to unsee.

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Another day, another exposure…

If I can be indulged, here’s what I consider to be a much better shot. I went back out again today and shot it at a more appropriate aperture (f/8, not f/5.6) and from a lower viewpoint on a tripod. The light was less direct, it was blustery (although not cold) and the rougher water had a steely grey color. But somehow that seems to fit better with this old relic. The background also works better for me in this one.

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Never thought spiders could be cute but this one’s so small and seemingly full of attitude that he (?) qualifies. :slight_smile:

This evokes Edward Hopper’s “Nighthawks” to my mind.

It’s very period-looking at first glance, but the LCD monitor menus betray it’s modernity. :slight_smile:

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Yes, surprisingly innocent looking too :sweat_smile:

I thought of Hopper and his night images while thinking about this shot. This is the best one of my tries to get

  • a fast food shop
  • around the blue hour
  • distinct difference in the light inside and outside
  • people inside
  • and people outside who just walk by.

I have here three others, which are clearly work in progress. I’ll get rid of the orthogonal viewpoint and get a Night Hawk perspective.
The “Romeo” has to be in there, because I want to name the series “Internationale Küche” (International Cuisine), which has quite a different meaning on the sign of greasy spoon. It needs to be done a bit earlier in the day, But there is a construction site in front just now.

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This is a very interesting project. In the third image, the bright red “S” logo sign provides a dynamic element giving visual movement to the (otherwise static) image.

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Nice! Do you mind saying what it was processed with?

Thanks, and not at all! Just my usual darktable 4.2.
It’s another image from the evening where I took a recent Play Raw image
Here’s the xmp if you’re interested:
DSC01708.ARW.xmp (23.9 KB)

Feather on a frozen log. Could have done with having my tripod.

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Could have done with having my tripod.

I always have this thing with me.

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I keep the camera in hand, but I can wedge it against anything to remove the shake. Takes very little space in the bag or on the camera.

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Hot dogs and crepes… In Brittany, the staple street food is a hot sausage rolled in a buckwheat crêpe (a.k.a. “galette-saucisse”). Talk about a missed opportunity…

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“Martin Kiefert”. Nice to see photos from my birthplace :grinning:.

The one in the Liebfrauenkirche had to close, but Stockhinger is still next door. :wink:

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I use Sirui T-025x Carbon Fiber Tripod with C-10 Ball Head
It is an old model but very light. Swiss arca that works with peak design accessories. like this Clutch Camera Hand Strap | Peak Design Official Site

Very handy.

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Trying to learn the sweet-spot of my newly acquired semi-antique, manual lens.


X-T4, Hexanon 50mm/f1.7, RT 5.9, The Gimp

Have fun!
Claes in Lund, Sweden

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One from last month (500 mm/F9.0).

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