I was hungry, irritable, but I had to take action! Maybe it was the lighting, maybe it was the mood I was in, but this fountain looked different, and it was beaming with potential.
I didn't want to take out my tripod - seeing as it is all aluminum and freezes my hands- I figured it would only take a few minutes to get a good shot.
I now shoot with a Fuji XT1 mirrorless. Before that, I used DSLRs, but my mentality has always been film. I compose and calculate each shot. That's how I started way back in the day, and its shaped me into the artist I am today.
The above pic is of a very modern sconce light. It has a purple hue to it that I embellished in photoshop. There is a tiny bit of light leak on the left side of the box, but I decided to leave that since that's the way the original came out.
The fountain pic - I had about 5 good ones from the 20 I shot. Took me about an hour to get all of these, and there were a few where the depth of field was just too much. I cropped a little of the bottom portion because there was a rusted pump that was a visual distraction.
This pic I love. I did try taking 7 shots of this type of this angle, but it wasn't working. There was a hot light above it, so I had to bring the exposure down some in PS. It was very important to have the composition and focus just right before going to the computer however. I rarely crop too much - what you see is what I shot.
When inspiration hits - its a wonderful feeling. Cheers to many more moments like these!
More shots on the way, thanks for reading!
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