General Practitioner

Well, I have mixed feelings about this shot, and maybe one day I will go and re-shoot it. Why am I conflicted? The main reason is the red car in the scene. Without the car I know the scene will look more empty, but on the other hand this partial car give some action and life to the shot.

Oh well, enjoy what I have for now. This truly is a very interesting and full of character building.

Canon 600D, Tamron 18-270mm f3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD. Focal length 18mm, Exposure 1/320sec at f8 +-2EV bracketed, ISO 400, Focus auto, VC on, Flash none, Filter none.

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Old character

This old building on the corner of Willis St and Ghuznee in Wellington (and incidentally where the doorway of my last post was taken), is really full of character. I just love the textures, architecture and age of the building. The images below were all taken on the same day. Slight HDR processing was used to turn otherwise hard midday sun photos into something optically more interesting. Oh, before I forgot all photos were taken as three shot +-2 stops sets (exposure bracketing), and the Tamron set to F8 since I know that is where the lens gives its best sharpness.

Canon 600D, Tamron 18-270mm f3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD. Focal length 76mm, Exposure 1/800sec at f8 +-2EV bracketed, ISO 400, Focus auto, VC on, Flash none, Filter none.

Canon 600D, Tamron 18-270mm f3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD. Focal length 270mm, Exposure 1/400sec at f8 +-2EV bracketed, ISO 400, Focus auto, VC on, Flash none, Filter none.

Canon 600D, Tamron 18-270mm f3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD. Focal length 270mm, Exposure 1/200sec at f8 +-2EV bracketed, ISO 400, Focus auto, VC on, Flash none, Filter none.

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Doorway

Beautiful doorway from a building on the corner of Willis St and Ghuznee in Wellington. This shot would not be possible or have the depth if it was not for a bit of HDR from 3 shots all 2 stops apart. I am very glad I took the time to stop and take a couple of shots of the doorway. Initially I walked past it. Whoops, almost a missed opportunity.

One tip I can leave you with is that HDR works best with natural earthy colors, such as browns, golds, yellows and greens. Blue and red can easily become over saturated during your HDR processing. Keep that in mind when you shoot subjects.

Canon 600D, Tamron 18-270mm f3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD. Focal length 18mm, Exposure 1/200sec at f8, ISO 400, Focus auto, VC on, Flash popup, Filter none.

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Antrim House

Antrim house in Boulcott Street in Wellington. Now a heritage building. I had to get permission to shoot this as non professional/no profit. Keep in mind if you shoot property, you may need to get permission to do so for your own use.

The first image is a 4 shot panorama. It took quite a bit of Photoshop effort to get this photo straightened out since I shot up close at 18mm.

Canon 600D, Tamron 18-270mm f3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD. Focal length 18mm, Exposure 1/125sec at f8, ISO 400, Focus auto, VC on, Flash popup, Filter none.

Canon 600D, Tamron 18-270mm f3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD. Focal length 18mm, Exposure 1/100sec at f8, ISO 400, Focus auto, VC on, Flash popup, Filter none.

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