Challenge #12 is 'The Street' I like these kinds of challenges because they force me to go outside of my normal 'comfort zone'. I probably wouldn't wander into the less-desirable part of my city's core at night to shoot a picture just for kicks. But I might for a challenge :)
This is my first published High Dynamic Range (or HDR) shot in the challenge series. It's not my first HDR shot - I've done a few of them now, but this scene definitely lent itself to the HDR process.
To me 'The Street' means something in the realm of tough, lonely, abandonment... I hope this image captures something in that range of emotion.
One of the coolest parts of this image is that my daughter decided to come with me on this shoot. I like that we share this interest. If you have a keen eye you can find evidence that we're both there.
Despite this picture having more of a 'dying small-town' kind of feel, it was actually shot near the core of a city of over one million people. While shooting this location we were questioned by members of the Calgary Police Service as to our motives. I mentioned the weekly challenge and that we were shooting the pair of shoes (have you spotted them yet?). They dismissed us as harmless and went about there patrol - and we about our shoot. After processing this shot I thought it would have been cool to convince the cops to pose in this shot some how - parking their car in the frame would have changed this shot entirely. Turning on their light bars would have had even more dramatic effect... damn! Opportunity lost, but lesson learned.
I haven't printed this yet. Now that I'm into the InkPress sample pack I wonder what paper would work best for this gritty sort of image. Hmmm.....
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