65/365 by mathilde22cat

65/365

Rainy day fog was incredible this morning on the way back from dropping off my niece at school.

I knew what I wanted to capture, but unfortunately didn't get the right exposure. I was also lacking in rain gear and / or a telephoto lens. I did some processing in Photoshop to increase the contrast of the guy with the umbrella (it was reeeeeeallly low contrast), but unfortunately had to blow out the sky a bit.

Oh well. That's okay. I'll try again next rainy foggy day. Shouldn't be too long since I am here in coastal Vancouver British Columbia Canada for another week! Hahaha

This continues my personal monthly challenge: frame all my shots vertically. My goal is to develop an eye for balance when framing in portrait orientation. I welcome your feedback about whether you feel the shot is balanced / works.

And if you want to see the "before" shot (unprocessed), I've posted it here:
http://365project.org/mathilde22cat/365/2013-03-06

I love umbrellas and I love rain. I took a series of umbrella shots when I was in Tokyo last September and posted them on my Instagram page. A few examples (To see the entire series, click on my profile and scroll back in time.)
http://instagram.com/p/eCZ2s5Iprl/
http://instagram.com/p/eCY5b8opql/
http://instagram.com/p/eCVNAVopnZ/
absolutely love the artistic-ness.
March 7th, 2014  
@blueberry1222 Thank you, Krista! I appreciate your comment! I was feeling uncertain about the processing since it is is so dramatically different than what I had in mind for this shot. But I'm glad to hear that you like it anyways. :)
March 7th, 2014  
awesome shot, reminds me of some of Saul Leiter's street shots
March 7th, 2014  
@kali66 Oh cool! I was not familiar with his photos, just looked him/them up - super images!
March 7th, 2014  
I did an artist challenge a few months ago about him so spent a couple of weeks getting acquainted with his work, a wealth of fine shots for sure
March 7th, 2014  
@kali66 When was that? I'd love to see your take on it!
March 7th, 2014  
search tag ac-leiter are you being tagged for new artist challenges? I can put you on the list if not
March 7th, 2014  
@kali66 Nope, not on the list yet. Still figuring my way around this place! Want to hook up with the get pushed folks too, but I haven't shored up the courage yet. :)
March 7th, 2014  
go for it :) here is the latest one, even if you just take a look and learn about the artists its worth it , I'll add your tag for next time :)
March 7th, 2014  
This is fantastic. So moody and the composition is terrific! I like the processing you did here.
March 7th, 2014  
@ksmale Thanks Karen!
March 7th, 2014  
Great processing, atmospheric!
March 8th, 2014  
@overalvandaan Thanks! The mist was incredible, I must say!
March 10th, 2014  
Saw this on the fav page...awesome shot...you did really well to catch it and process it! Fav for me! :)
March 10th, 2014  
@nanderson Thanks very much, Nancy! What's the fave page, by the way?
March 11th, 2014  
@mathilde22cat favorite picture from your project. :). I think it is awesome and important that you post on the threads ...it gives other people a chance to see your art who might not...:)
March 11th, 2014  
@nanderson Oh yah! That page! I am just starting to get involved in the discussions and challenges. I enjoy feeling part of this community and am getting inspired by everyone's work, including yours! (I just followed you, btw. :) )
March 11th, 2014  
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