HDR Photo Assignment
The theme of my photography assignment is “HDR Neighborhood Sidewalks.”
The sidewalks in my Vancouver Sunrise neighborhood are well documented with a name and date stamped into the cement. Some of the sidewalks date all the way back to 1927, but they’re generally seen in between the 1929-1990 mark.
I went around in search for some of these stamps, and found it quite difficult actually. Where were all the stamps I usually see? Well for one thing, the fall leaves and snow don’t really help. Another thing was being in a hurry, battling it out with the setting sun.
Eventually, after little luck with finding date stamps, I started to notice all sorts of different personalities from one street to the next, and began photographing anything that appeared interesting. I would see things that were written into the wet concrete with a stick. Different leaves, nuts, and textures varying from one slab of concrete to the next.
In the end I will piece all the photos together, and make something nice to frame and hang up in the kitchen or living room.
Please check back as I’ll have to do all of the tone mapping and editing over the next few days.
Looking forward to sharing the result!
Steve
Tripod Setup
Found another Stamp!
The Setup in Action
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This is an interesting topic. While in Prague in 2007, I noticed the manhole covers in each district of the city carried the coat-of-arms for the district and each district’s design is different. Perhaps there is a similar practice in Vancouver?
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That’s interesting Lawrence, you gotta love the culture you experience in Europe. Here in Vancouver you have to settle with less ornate references. If you turn up your noticing skills while observing the sidewalks, you’ll notice all sorts of subtle things that give each block its own character. I’m not just talking about the obvious things like houses and stuff, I’m talking about a collage of textures on the ground, especially during the fall months when everything is…well…falling.
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