Update: At PhilB's suggestion, I've entered this one in this week's Photo Friday challenge, Depth of Field.
John and I went for a stroll round some of Blackpool's back streets this lunchtime and I came back with about 100 shots, but the only one I'm happy with is this one. There are probably a few more I'll be able to work on (or, more accurately, will have to work on), but this is the only one that really worked out as I intended. I guess that some days are just not photography days.
captured camera lens aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO flash image quality RAW converter cropped?
11.54am on 18/12/05
Canon 20D
EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
f/2.8
1/250
aperture priority
-1/3
evaluative
100
no
RAW
C1 Pro
no
comment byps at 10:37 PM (GMT) on 18 December, 2005
yes i know that pain :| so many occasion, so many great moment and only few shots that you are really happy off.
comment byPaul Woolrich at 10:41 PM (GMT) on 18 December, 2005
Dave, I like what you have done with the selective DOF.
comment byPhilB at 10:54 PM (GMT) on 18 December, 2005
Like the DOF in this shot - something for Photo Friday maybe? ;-)
By the way - capture time says 11:54pm, I assume this should be am?
comment bydjn1 at 11:28 PM (GMT) on 18 December, 2005
Phil: thanks for spotting the typo, and thanks for the Photo Friday suggestion.
comment byMark at 11:29 PM (GMT) on 18 December, 2005
I love the fact you've not cropped it, yet another lesson to me - thanks Dave.
comment bynuno f at 11:52 PM (GMT) on 18 December, 2005
Every photographer have that photographic crisis. I took about 126 photos of a dam in Portugal and only 6 photos were good to work on. You can imagine my frustation when I arrived home and look to the shots. But this photo is amazing and a good choice for the PhotoFriday challenge, Depth of Field.
comment byAsh at 12:11 AM (GMT) on 19 December, 2005
I am not sure about how this photo sits with me. Knowing it was shot in Blackpool reminds me about the Mouse Trap and fairground rides in general. The Fair community would be a whole project in and of itself. However not knowing this??????? but thats the beauty of Photos, they bring different meaning to so many.
comment byTMCdaily at 12:31 AM (GMT) on 19 December, 2005
Your RSS feed is on my Google start page cuz I always know you'll give me something breathtaking to look at. This submission is definitely going to beat my own Photo Friday entry; it's beautiful. The color is not at all what one would expect from a picture of a lightbulb. I also love your use of line here as well as the d.o.f.
comment byJoe Lencioni at 01:25 AM (GMT) on 19 December, 2005
nice reddish tint, especially in the lightbulb
comment byJeremy at 01:59 AM (GMT) on 19 December, 2005
Lovely colours.
comment byNoushin at 02:53 AM (GMT) on 19 December, 2005
I like the colors and the look of aged wood.
comment by Rob at 04:35 AM (GMT) on 19 December, 2005
Like it. The DOF is terrific.
comment by stephanie at 11:03 AM (GMT) on 19 December, 2005
I love the color in this! Great shot! Congrats on being one of TIME's blogs of the year!!
comment bydan culberson at 01:04 PM (GMT) on 19 December, 2005
If I could get one shot that was Chromasia.com worth for every 100 I'd be light years ahead of where I am now photographically speaking. :)
This shot is vivid and I love the DOF and colors.
Cheers.
comment byDan at 03:34 PM (GMT) on 19 December, 2005
Great composition, that 50mm does a nice job with DoF blur, rich colours aswell. Nicely done.
comment byPatrick at 07:00 PM (GMT) on 19 December, 2005
Nice DOF - but i think i need a few more highlights...
comment bydjn1 at 08:22 PM (GMT) on 19 December, 2005
Thanks everyone.
comment by RustyJ at 09:07 PM (GMT) on 19 December, 2005
I really like this picture. From the peeling paint to the staples holding the wires, to the over painting on the wire and staple. I love it. I agree with Joe that the tint (for me it's more a dusty rose colour) in the light bulb is great too. This makes me think of the long exposure photo you took at the pier. Could this lightbulb be the light in the distance?? ;-)
I like these seedy Blackpool shots!
Thanks.
comment byKristyn at 10:45 PM (GMT) on 19 December, 2005
Yes, nice DOF indeed, and I love the subject and the hues. Who knew a light bulb could be so beautiful.
comment bySimon C at 09:15 AM (GMT) on 20 December, 2005
I like this one a lot. Great tone and use of DOF. The echoing of the near bulb with the background bulb gives the composition depth. Only minor niggle is that the angle seems a little steep. Perhaps even better if rotated just a little clockwise?
Update: At PhilB's suggestion, I've entered this one in this week's Photo Friday challenge, Depth of Field.
John and I went for a stroll round some of Blackpool's back streets this lunchtime and I came back with about 100 shots, but the only one I'm happy with is this one. There are probably a few more I'll be able to work on (or, more accurately, will have to work on), but this is the only one that really worked out as I intended. I guess that some days are just not photography days.
camera
lens
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
Canon 20D
EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
f/2.8
1/250
aperture priority
-1/3
evaluative
100
no
RAW
C1 Pro
no
yes i know that pain :| so many occasion, so many great moment and only few shots that you are really happy off.
Dave, I like what you have done with the selective DOF.
Like the DOF in this shot - something for Photo Friday maybe? ;-)
By the way - capture time says 11:54pm, I assume this should be am?
Phil: thanks for spotting the typo, and thanks for the Photo Friday suggestion.
I love the fact you've not cropped it, yet another lesson to me - thanks Dave.
Every photographer have that photographic crisis. I took about 126 photos of a dam in Portugal and only 6 photos were good to work on. You can imagine my frustation when I arrived home and look to the shots. But this photo is amazing and a good choice for the PhotoFriday challenge, Depth of Field.
Congrats on the Time Magazine Top 50 Websites!
Cool image too!
I am not sure about how this photo sits with me. Knowing it was shot in Blackpool reminds me about the Mouse Trap and fairground rides in general. The Fair community would be a whole project in and of itself. However not knowing this??????? but thats the beauty of Photos, they bring different meaning to so many.
Your RSS feed is on my Google start page cuz I always know you'll give me something breathtaking to look at. This submission is definitely going to beat my own Photo Friday entry; it's beautiful. The color is not at all what one would expect from a picture of a lightbulb. I also love your use of line here as well as the d.o.f.
nice reddish tint, especially in the lightbulb
Lovely colours.
I like the colors and the look of aged wood.
Like it. The DOF is terrific.
I love the color in this! Great shot! Congrats on being one of TIME's blogs of the year!!
If I could get one shot that was Chromasia.com worth for every 100 I'd be light years ahead of where I am now photographically speaking. :)
This shot is vivid and I love the DOF and colors.
Cheers.
Great composition, that 50mm does a nice job with DoF blur, rich colours aswell. Nicely done.
Nice DOF - but i think i need a few more highlights...
Thanks everyone.
I really like this picture. From the peeling paint to the staples holding the wires, to the over painting on the wire and staple. I love it. I agree with Joe that the tint (for me it's more a dusty rose colour) in the light bulb is great too. This makes me think of the long exposure photo you took at the pier. Could this lightbulb be the light in the distance?? ;-)
I like these seedy Blackpool shots!
Thanks.
Yes, nice DOF indeed, and I love the subject and the hues. Who knew a light bulb could be so beautiful.
I like this one a lot. Great tone and use of DOF. The echoing of the near bulb with the background bulb gives the composition depth. Only minor niggle is that the angle seems a little steep. Perhaps even better if rotated just a little clockwise?
Wow... 100 shots and you only liked one of them? A 1% photoblog/shooting ratio? Ouch, David. Ouch.