I hope everyone had a great weekend. This week I will be continuing my ‘Anatomy of Photo-Walk’ series from last week. After I made the previous two images in Civic Center Park, I headed across the street to the Denver Art Museum. I had been wanting to make images here for quite a while. The structure itself is fascinating. You could park a wide angle lens across the street, release the shutter, and have a pretty interesting image. However, I wanted a bit more of a challenge. I walked around the building for 10 minutes or so as I brought the viewfinder to my eye. Nothing really moved me. I actually gave up and decided to abandon the location. As I walked away, I looked up and saw this aerate jettisoning itself into the sky. I knew I had found my image . Dang it! If I had only brought a neutral density filter with me so I could catch some cloud motion. I didn’t so I was stuck with static clouds. As it stands right now, I have an ethical dilemma using Photoshop to manipulate compositional elements. It is easy to do, but I just can’t bring myself to do it. Maybe after I forget my ND filter a couple more times I will break down and add some motion blur. Until then, assume my cloud motion is achieved by letting the clouds to their own thing. I will let you know when I change my mind.
Photography Note: For those out there wondering what a Neutral Density filter is, it is basically sunglasses for your camera. It is a very dark piece of glass that you put in front of your lens. Why would you want to do that? By letting less light through the lens, you have to leave your shutter open longer. With really dark neutral density filters, you can take exposures that are 1-2 minutes in length. When you take images that are that long, moving clouds and water becomes a dreamy blur. Here is a link to the best neutral density filter on the market, Singh-Ray Vari ND.
