Tag Archives: Denver
Low Angle, High Art
Photography: Treble
A big First Friday on Santa Fe Drive
It was a special night at First Friday tonight. I sold my first photograph ever. Then my second. Then my third. Read more
Dancing in the Snow
Here are three takes on a shot I took the other day at the Denver Art Museum. Some comments at the bottom.
It’s always fascinating to post multiple takes of a shot. Before I started doing it, I always imagined that if you asked a bunch of talented shooters what they thought of a particular image, the answer would be more or less the same. Consensus, at least. I’m not finding that to be true. I’ve gotten to where I expect significant disagreement, and here’s another example.
I posted these shots to 5280 Lens Mafia, a cool little photoblog community where many of my talented shutterbug buddies hang out. As the comments make clear, there is a lot to argue about, especially when you add in what Mike Pecaut (another mafioso) added on Facebook (he liked the second one).
I honestly don’t know which I like best (which is why I posted all three). In the third one, I have dramatically desaturated the building (that walkway is considerably greener in real life). I desaturated everything except the sculpture in the first one, going for a very contrasty, harsh winter look. In the second I wanted the same harshness, although with a softer finish, hoping for something of an old photo effect. I like all three, but for different reasons.
That there’s disagreement among my trusted colleagues is, in a way, gratifying. It isn’t terribly helpful, of course, but in the end the decisions have to be mine, anyway, which means I put it out there, hear what people say, and act accordingly.
Grand Central
Illumination
Mr. Man
Treble
The Persistence of Time: Daniels & Fisher Tower
Escher, redux
A few months ago I posted a shot I took in the stairwell at the Tattered Cover Bookstore in lower downtown Denver. I loved the concept, but wasn’t happy with how I framed it (or, for that matter, the color balance). So last week I went back to see if I could get it right. Much better this time.
Nightlight
I got off the trail just a little for this shot at the Denver Botanic Gardens. Not part of the show, but mesmerizing nonetheless….
New Year’s Resolution: Take More Pictures
I went back to the DaVinci Machines exhibition one more time before it packs up and leaves town. This was taken inside the Chamber of Mirrors.