Springfield Symphony Hall

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Walked around Springfield Mass. the other night about 8PM on the coldest evening so far this winter (7 degrees F. and no gloves). Two days later it was 62 degrees!!! So much for timing :scratch

Panther

Howdy Jack,

Beautiful shot, I really like all the details and the wonderful colors of the Banners.

Well shot, and thanks for braving the cold to get this for us!!

My Freezer doesn't get that Cold, I don't think

black mamba

Hi Jack,

Teriffic photo. Somehow the banners seem to desecrate the sanctity of such a stately building, but the contrast in perception is one reason it's such a good picture. Very well done.

Take care.

Tom

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Panther wrote:

Howdy Jack,

Beautiful shot, I really like all the details and the wonderful colors of the Banners.

Well shot, and thanks for braving the cold to get this for us!!

My Freezer doesn't get that Cold, I don't think<g>

Thanks Craig
This is one of my first attempts at night shots. Several other beautiful buildings didn't come out well. They required HDR and my fingers were so cold I could hardly press the shoot button let alone fussing with multiple exposures. I intend to go back if we get a slightly warmer evening soon.
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jeffmeyers

Great shot. You fixed the sky. It was blue. Now it's black. I think it was too blue before. This is better!

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black mamba wrote:

Hi Jack,

Teriffic photo. Somehow the banners seem to desecrate the sanctity of such a stately building, but the contrast in perception is one reason it's such a good picture. Very well done.

Take care.

Tom

Thanks Tom. Interestingly this is one of two identical buildings separated by a plaza. The twin is Springfield City Hall and is typically unadorned.

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jeffmeyers wrote:

Great shot. You fixed the sky. It was blue. Now it's black. I think it was too blue before. This is better!

Thanks for having a second look Jeff. I had been playing with replacing backgrounds with "blend if" instead of the usual mask process. I too prefer the black.

davidryan

Very nice, indeed.

But don't you find, that at such... well... unreasonable temperatures, there is one nuisance that is automatically taken out of your photo...that being what I call "people pollution" -- the fact that people will always somehow get in your photos unless you are taking a photo of something extreme, early in the morning, late at night or in the worst weather conditions?

With that said, I'd be willing to bet your shot wouldn't be as good as the one you might have taken on a 60 degree night. Cold acts as a wonderful "human filter." :-)

Travis

Looks awesome Jack. That building just looks powerful and the colors explode off the screen. Have you tried a version correcting the perspective distortion? Just curious...

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davidryan wrote:

Very nice, indeed.

But don't you find, that at such... well... unreasonable temperatures, there is one nuisance that is automatically taken out of your photo...that being what I call "people pollution" -- the fact that people will always somehow get in your photos unless you are taking a photo of something extreme, early in the morning, late at night or in the worst weather conditions?

With that said, I'd be willing to bet your shot wouldn't be as good as the one you might have taken on a 60 degree night. Cold acts as a wonderful "human filter." :-)

Thanks David.
you are right about the "human filter". There was however one other fool out there with camera and tripod.

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Travis wrote:

Looks awesome Jack. That building just looks powerful and the colors explode off the screen. Have you tried a version correcting the perspective distortion? Just curious...

Thanks Travis. I did partially correct the distortion before I posted the shot above but couldn't go further without chopping off the peak of the roof. Your post caused me to have another look and I realized I could extend the canvas height (black) to get the room I needed. Not perfect but a bit better I think. Here is the result (didn't bother to clone out the building on lower right but it's the same original).

Travis

The correction looks more natural to my eyes. Wonder what others think?

Dooginfif20

I like the shot! The first one made me feel it needed to be straigtend. The second shot looks awesome.