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Photo Trek: Downtown Winston-Salem, NC
Photo Trek: 02-23-2008, Downtown Winston-Salem, NC
Twisted Ladder
It has been a year...almost to the day since I last added anything to my Urban Room. I have been wanting to photograph the city in which I live, but have had a very hard time finding a vantage point from which to shoot the skyline. I thought I had a place all picked out based on a map of downtown. Looking at the sky in the late afternoon, I saw what looked to be promising conditions for what I wanted to photograph. At the last minute I packed up and headed to the location I had picked.
As in my other urban shots, I chose to use a tall parking deck to allow me to clear some of the ground clutter in the frame. However, the concept that I had previsualized was not going to turn out this evening. Nothing was in the places that I had wanted, and I was running out of light. I checked every corner of the top floor to look for a composition that made sense. I finally found one that put a street in the foreground, creating a strong diagonal. The sun was well off to the left and out of the picture. That was OK, because the clouds had about cleared so I wasn't going to get much color anyway. Once I was happy with my composition, I stayed there for the duration of the setting sun.
Winston Skyline
It is worth mentioning that this was my first use of the 4x6 split ND filters from Singh Ray. I used a 2 stop soft edge filter along with a polarizing filter to give the sky the nice blue tone, and still keep the exposure in the lower portions which were in the shadows. I continue to be pleased with my new rig and look forward to some more landscape shots with the beautiful green mountains and a perfect blue sky. Until the spring bloom, I will have to settle for this urban jungle that knows very few seasons.
The picture on display at the top of this entry is of a sculpture that resides in a small park nearby to the parking deck. It caught my eye as I pulled into the deck, and I thought I would be worth a few frames after dark. The lights put the emphasis on just the right parts.
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Greg, The twisted ladder I like but the urban jungle........hmmmmm But then I realized there are people that like city pictures to. They can't all love barns and rustic fences and mountains and country. I like any picture you take and how you explain about what you are doing with the camera.
Myke -
You keep me thinking, thanks
Nancy -
I really like both shots but I have to go with the Twisted Ladder as my fave! Being able to shoot like this seems soooooooo far away!!!
Lisa -
The twisted ladder is a terrific shot. ~Mary
2/26/08 7:24 PM
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