Friday, February 22, 2008

Day 54 Old Downtown Buildings

These are two old downtown buildings. The first one is a firehall converted into a community theatre building. I used the Ez Actions Acid Wash on this.


This firehall theatre was shot in manual mode and manually focused with my 35 mm 2.0 lens at f/11; exp 1/5; ISO 400; wb: shade.

The settings for the City Hall building were the same, except exp 1/8, and I used the EZ Action Contra Pop Soft on it. See the guy smoking in front of the building? Just after I started shooting, he went into the building, and I got a little paranoid that maybe I wasn't allowed to shoot photos of municipal buildings, and he was heading into the building to contact security. . . to come throw me in jail with bread and water, and confiscate my Nikon D40. So I jumped in my car and sped recklessly away, NOT EVEN STOPPING TO PUT MY CAMERA LENS CAP ON! (so now you know how I spend MY exciting friday nights!)
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17 comments:

  1. For Over 29 Years...February 22, 2008 at 8:08 PM

    You crack me up! I love the little dog on the firehouse. Great job with PP.

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  2. KristiFebruary 22, 2008 at 8:08 PM

    How cool!!! I just LOVE that first one!!!

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2008 at 8:11 PM

    Love that first one!!! I love your story too..you are living danerously!
    Cari

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  4. AmyFebruary 22, 2008 at 8:30 PM

    You're so funny! What beautiful buildings you have in your town! Great captures!

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  5. pakostaFebruary 22, 2008 at 8:59 PM

    that first one is rockin'!!!! love it!
    tara

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  6. Bob CheneyFebruary 22, 2008 at 9:25 PM

    I bet that guy thinks you are a detective checking to see how much time he's outside smoking.

    Bob

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  7. BeckyFebruary 22, 2008 at 10:06 PM

    Ha ha ha. My brother-in-law saved me from getting arrested in D.C. :-) I didn't even know that photographing government buildings was suspicious until he told me.

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  8. periwinkle eye imagesFebruary 22, 2008 at 11:33 PM

    Lots of nice shapes incorporated into these buildings. And you have a great "capture" story! I'm glad you made it to your get-away car. I really like these photos a lot. ML

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  9. UnknownFebruary 23, 2008 at 8:12 AM

    I REALLY like that first building and how neat would it be to get some people shots there.. tfs. toni

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  10. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2008 at 8:23 AM

    I really love the dog outside the fire house. HOW CUTE IS THAT! Someone has a good sense of humor for sure. I love the colors on the first one. Awesome.

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  11. JeanneFebruary 23, 2008 at 8:48 AM

    You sure do know how to spend an exciting evening! LOL I am sitting here giggling at your story. The pictures are fabulous, but I think I like your commentary best! :o)

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  12. BobbiFebruary 23, 2008 at 9:34 AM

    Those are awesome pictures! I can really see some great shots in front of the red of that firehouse.

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  13. jewelsFebruary 23, 2008 at 10:11 AM

    That red just stands out vibrantly against the subued background! WOW, what a neat capture!

    Cheers,
    jewels

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  14. ShawnaFebruary 23, 2008 at 10:26 AM

    Haha the photo bandit!! I love the first one with the acid wash action!

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  15. patFebruary 23, 2008 at 2:25 PM

    Whoo hoo!! Running on the shady side of the street! These are really fun--neat buildings.

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  16. UnknownFebruary 23, 2008 at 5:46 PM

    Very nice. I really like your shot of the firehall.

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  17. AnnFebruary 23, 2008 at 6:50 PM

    I like those actions. I must give some thought to getting some.

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--Wonderful! I was hoping you'd comment!