Procrastinating
Everyone is a self-proclaimed procrastinator and sometimes, we try our best to out-procrastinate someone else. "Oh you wrote your essay 2 days before the due date? That's cute, I wrote the whole thing last night". Although I'm not particularly privy to those sorts of competitions, I can say that I am skilled at putting things off for later. For example, instead of sleeping or studying, I will go out and drive around and take photos.
Hey it's that bridge I've taken a picture of 100 times! This time though, the A7RII pulls through with great sharpness and a workable RAW image (unlike my D3100 which can't even focus in low light)
Shot in the Jubillee Carpark. The lights are white instead of that ugly yellow in Education
Biggest lesson from going out that night: Bring some lights. If you're shooting specific subjects at night you may not get adequate or appropriate light coverage, resulting in subjects that are underexposed (and potentially, overexposed backgrounds/foregrounds). One day I'll buy a light and test out some long exposures.
This shot looks pretty cool with the bridge and trees but if i had illumated the actual subject (my car) I think the photo would be better
This photo can be improved by using a light on the body of the car. I tried to salvage some color from it but there's not much you can do when it was pitch black to being with. Secondly, I need to get a HID retrofit so that there's less stray light from the headlights.
And that's a wrap! Got lots of improvement but the process is part of the experience. Until next time, which will probably be some shots from San Francisco.
Cheers,
Gary