Follow The Light
This is just outside Cafe du Monde in New Orleans. I was finishing off my sunrise shoot and going in to grab a cup of coffee and beignet when I realized this was a perfect spot to take one last shot. After I took this, I zoomed in to get a tighter shot and just before I could fire the shutter the lights automatically turned off. The lights made all the difference.
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Lovely lines ans depth, and the lights are pretty cool, too!
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March 22, 2013 at 8:11 am
As always, timing is everything!
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March 22, 2013 at 8:12 am
Thanks Tina.
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March 22, 2013 at 11:32 am
Really really gorgeous, Edith! The stars make the photo pops!
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March 22, 2013 at 8:20 am
Thanks so much Anne.
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March 22, 2013 at 11:32 am
Very nice capture, Edith! The walkway leads the eye nicely through the depth of the image.
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March 22, 2013 at 8:28 am
Love it! Reminds me of St. Mark’s Square in Venice. Beautiful.
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March 22, 2013 at 8:41 am
Thanks Elisa 🙂 I see it…I love St. Mark’s
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March 22, 2013 at 11:33 am
Love the vanishing point and the light bursts Edith.
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March 22, 2013 at 9:19 am
Thank you Len.
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March 22, 2013 at 11:33 am
Love it. Nice, cold tones.
It’s similar to one of my photos http://cardinalguzman.wordpress.com/2013/01/09/archway-of-the-night/
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March 22, 2013 at 9:34 am
Thank you Cardinal. I see the similiarities…beautiful image.
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March 22, 2013 at 11:34 am
it’s really a great shot, so much depth. And the light makes all the difference
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March 22, 2013 at 9:52 am
Thank you so much.
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March 22, 2013 at 11:35 am
Beautiful image and you’re right, the lights do make all the difference!
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March 22, 2013 at 11:55 am
Thank you so much Anne. I really appreciate it.
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March 22, 2013 at 3:14 pm
As many have mentioned, the lights really do make this image. I also like the inclusion of the bicycle. It fits nicely. Beautiful shot.
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March 22, 2013 at 12:00 pm
Thanks so much Erin.
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March 22, 2013 at 3:14 pm
That looks excellent Edith!
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March 22, 2013 at 12:38 pm
Thanks Phil.
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March 22, 2013 at 3:16 pm
Hi, I stumbled on your blog, very nice. Some of your photos have a very illustrative quality to them, do you use a filter in Photoshop?
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March 22, 2013 at 1:48 pm
Thank you so much for visiting Eva. Some of my images are created from multiple bracketed exposures so in that case I would use Photomatix to process them first before bringing them into Photoshop. I also use a varity of plug-ins (primarily Topaz Labs plug-ins) such as Topaz Detail, Topaz Adjust, Topaz B&W Effects, etc. I also use OnOne software at times. Hope that helps. Let me know if you have any other questions.
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March 22, 2013 at 3:19 pm
Great shot Edith.
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March 22, 2013 at 2:13 pm
Thanks Mark.
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March 22, 2013 at 3:21 pm
It’s a beautiful architectural image. Yes, the lights makes the picture shine – excuse the pun. And of course by using HDR or similarly processing the shadows you have brought the light into these shadows too. Well seen, captured and processed.
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March 22, 2013 at 2:20 pm
Thank you so much Otto I really value your feedback.
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March 22, 2013 at 3:21 pm
Wonderful light, excellent captured… 🙂
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March 22, 2013 at 3:22 pm
Thanks Nils.
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March 23, 2013 at 12:10 pm
The sense of depth and the strong lines of perspective are helped by those lights – I can see how the image would lose out by those being switched off. The bicycle in the left foreground helps to prevent this being just a pattern picture. That’s a neat addition in my opinion. Nice one, Edith.
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March 22, 2013 at 3:49 pm
Thanks Andy. Yes the image that I took right afterwards, once the lights were turned off just didn’t do it for me.
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March 23, 2013 at 12:11 pm
Muy Buena Fotografía, Me Encantan lLos Tonos Y Las Luces… Un Saludo.
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March 22, 2013 at 5:31 pm
Muchas gracias Jose.
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March 23, 2013 at 12:12 pm
Wonderful! and your reward for getting up for the sunrise (of course that is a reward in itself!)
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March 23, 2013 at 9:17 am
Thanks LB.
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March 23, 2013 at 12:16 pm
The first lamp being crooked and not in line with the others adds a nice charm to this image. Great timing to catch this before the lights went out – this shot would not have worked any where near as well without the lights on.
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March 23, 2013 at 11:58 am
Thanks Mark. You’re absolutely right. The image I took right after the lights were turned off just didn’t make the cut.
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March 23, 2013 at 12:16 pm
Edith, beautiful image. The lights give off a nice dreamy feel to them. I can imagine being there in the early morning from looking at this shot! Well done.
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March 24, 2013 at 12:44 pm
Thanks Stacy.
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March 24, 2013 at 6:05 pm
Edith, this is really beautiful.
I love the colors and light.
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March 24, 2013 at 4:10 pm
Thanks so much Lisa.
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March 24, 2013 at 6:07 pm
Edith, I love those lights!!
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March 26, 2013 at 9:04 pm
Thank you Denise.
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March 27, 2013 at 7:09 am