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Sometimes, you have to know when to break the rules. I'm not talking about
the graffiti. I'm talking about the treatment of the photo. I wanted
the graffiti to stand-out as the focal point of this shot. But I there is
simply too much extra imagery; all competing for attention. So with some
tinkering, I discovered that I could force the view's attention to the graffiti
by over-exposing the pavement. In terms of the changes I made, I am a
little conflicted -- is this a form of artistic license, or is it just a hacked
compromise for failing to take a good shot?
I created this shot by doing a curves adjustment in Photoshop. I forced
nearly the entire right half of the image to be over-exposed. In doing
this, I increased the amount of reflection on the building windows. I
suppose that the shot might be a little better had I blocked-off that portion,
but I don't think it would have made a big difference. I think there's a
point where you just have to realize that there are "diminishing returns" on the
amount of time invested.
This shot was taken along Chicago's lakefront over the weekend. With respect to the
graffiti, I'd be very surprised if the Chicago Park District hadn't removed it
by now. While I don't support people's desire to scrawl graffiti on public
property, I do think a case like this is pretty benign -- a decent message to
communicate, and on a neglected location. If you ask me, this site could
use a little sandblasting. |
Camera: Canon 10D
Lens: 28-135mm, USM EF IS
Mode: Manual
Metering: n/a
Shutter Speed: 1/125 sec
Aperture: f6.7
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 28mm (45mm effective)
Firmware: 1.0.0
Contrast and Sharpness were set to +1.
Filter: Hoya SHMC Circular Polarizer
Original File Size: 3072 x 2048, 2,758K
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