Category: Architecture
11-10-13 Courthouse Triptych
So here’s the triptych I said I might make from the previous three photos.
11-09-13 The Final Details
I haven’t quite exhausted my small collection of exterior details of the Codington County Court House. But I think I’ll hold at three for now. Maybe I’ll make a triptych. . .
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11-08-13 More Details
I spent 10 minutes looking for worthy details surrounding the door of the Codington County Court House. They weren’t hard to find.
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11-07-13 Details
This is a photo of some of the excellent architectural detail work surrounding the south door of the Codington County Court House in Watertown, South Dakota. While our LATI photo students were photographing interior details, I stepped out to get these details, knowing that the strong, angular morning light would help dramatize them.
Canon 5DIII 1/4000s f/2.8 ISO200 140mm
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11-03-13 State House (HDR)
I won’t say much about this photo though I will suggest that this is an example of HDR (high dynamic range) photography doing what it is supposed to do: allow the camera to render the complete tonality of a scene that varies from very dark to very bright.
Like yesterday’s post, I have a colored version of this but I prefer the black and white version, in part because the other Utah capitol photo I have posted is black and white, too.
Canon 5DIII 1/400s f/6.3 ISO400 24mm
10-31-13 Utah State Capitol Building (HDR)
When I walked into the Utah State Capitol building at 8am a couple days ago, I didn’t know what to expect. It was, of course, architecturally impressive. But I was even more impressed by the fact that I had the place to myself. The dominant feature of the interior of the capitol is the white and gray marble that decorates it and though this photo started out in full color, I chose black and white to help you see this.
I’m not sure that perfectl symmetry results in “art” but my architectural interiors are often characterized by this. And I’ll have to admit that I worked pretty hard at getting the two halves perfectly balanced in this scene.
Shame on me, incidentally, for not bringing a tripod on this trip. Shooting HDR series in marginal light is made much more hit and miss. I know that any photographer worth his/her salt works with one. Shooting HDR series in marginal light is difficult. From now on, I will try not to leave home without one. . .
Canon 5DIII 1/13s f/8.0 ISO1250 24mm
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10-30-13 Salt Lake City Court House (HDR)
During our recent stay in Salt Lake City we had a room with a view. I took several photos of the courthouse as seen from our room but I liked this one best, largely because of the way the strong sunlight helps light up the building against the distant cloud covered landscape. I walked over to visit the court house but it is much less ornate in the interior public spaces.
Canon 5DIII f/8.0 ISO125 100mm
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09-20-13 Fortress
I would say that today’s photo stands in sharp contrast to yesterday’s and in even starker contrast to the Alaska photos I have posted lately. But I don’t mind juxtaposing from time to time.
I was driving on Highway 14 when I noticed these 4 grain storage units standing starkly on a distant hill. I was struck by how much they looked like parts of a castle from a distance. Of course, I was also struck by the stark setting of these structures, which is accentuated by the pure, blue South Dakota sky. Finally, the gentle serpentine horizon line, just barely colored in yellow, contrasts with the otherwise square and linear geometry of this capture.
Canon 5DIII 1/500s f/11.0 ISO250 75mm