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This is the Union City bus stop. I did make an HDR image to try to hold some of the highlight detail. The starburst effects is very unexpected and I guess a side-effect of my fisheye lens. This one is my least favorite of the mood series. However, I find the nite photography idea intriguing.
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This is another in my "Mysterious/Surreal" assignment. I went out last nite and took this from our neighborhood. I dragged Chip along who was extremely reluctant. Chip refused to get out of the car and missed out on my little light painting show.
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This is a light painting for "Mood". I used a borrowed flashlight to add the eerie feeling. I do not know why these hands were spray painted on the highway sound wall.
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Like yesterday’s image, this is another of my "Mysterious or Surreal" assignment.
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Another from my Color class’ field trip to the Embarcadero.
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This is taken from a rooftop plaza where we exited the parking garage. Since I work in this area, I see these reflected dappled light patterns a lot. This is the first time that I have photographed the effect. I did exposure bracketig and combined the images into a high-dynamic range image to control the contrast.
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Rather than continuing my color class assignment photos, I am switching to photos from our Embarcadero field trip. Embarcardero street runs along the waterfront and is a pedestrian walkway. We were near the Ferry building which is recently renovated and hosts a world-class farmer’s market. Across the street is a wonderful art fair. It is a great area for a weekend morning or afternoon.
This shot was taken when returning to the parking garage.
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This one was taken for my color class assignment. We needed to make interesting compositions with color showing repetition. The repetition should have variation. I think my recent drive-by work has affected me because I saw this loading dock door and drove up. Took the image from my car. Hmmm… I need to do a few landscapes again to reset myself.
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This is one of the drive-by series taken last weekend. I have been out a few more times with Chip driving. I like this one but so far it does not fit in the portfolio. I still have not really understood the process of sequencing but am working on it. Eventually, I will post a link to the full portfolio.
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This is another from the middle of Mirror Lake during our Halloween. No one was around but there were two really large ravens strutting around outin the middle of the creek bed. Mirror Lake is a shadow of its former self and is a widening in Tenaya creek.
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