My City - Dallas
Mar 13, 2019 13:32:49 #
kenievans
Loc: Dallas
I found a great place to shoot downtown Dallas but it has been so overcast and gloomy this winter I haven't been able to get it in the light that I wanted. These were taken in what should have been the golden hour but there was nothing but grey skies. I loved the colors of the buildings in this light so I replaced the sky. I did try blurring the background and a couple of other effects but I kept coming back to this version. Your thoughts and comments would be appreciated.
Mar 13, 2019 13:57:11 #
Mar 13, 2019 14:23:11 #
I love them, Keni! The substantial visual weight of the buildings is such a striking contrast against the fanciful, light-as-air bubbles. Terrific colors and energy. I believe only #3 has a few of the circles covering the tops of the buildings. My personal preference is to to have the skyline remain clearly defined.
Mar 13, 2019 18:46:51 #
kenievans
Loc: Dallas
artBob wrote:
These are very vivid, very dynamic.
Even though you don't see any people in the shots it's that time of the day when everyone is leaving work. They are headed home or to dinner. Elevators are going up down filled with people, sidewalks are busy and buses are full. There is life scurrying all around just out of site. That is how it speaks to me.
Mar 13, 2019 18:51:45 #
kenievans
Loc: Dallas
Linda From Maine wrote:
I love them, Keni! The substantial visual weight of the buildings is such a striking contrast against the fanciful, light-as-air bubbles. Terrific colors and energy. I believe only #3 has a few of the circles covering the tops of the buildings. My personal preference is to to have the skyline remain clearly defined.
Thank you Linda. I really wanted that energy to come through. I think of all the sounds that I heard around me but there was no movement in the buildings themselves. Wouldn't it be cool to display these with the sounds of a big city playing in the background?
I did miss the circles on buildings in #3.
Mar 14, 2019 10:00:36 #
Dallas is a city like no other. Modern areas and old areas and then some mixed, construction everywhere. I take turns with my son, 49 with cancer, taking him at least once a month to Baylor hospital. Each time new construction at a new locations. I enjoy your pictures Keni. I keep thinking I will stop and take a picture of the big white arched bridge coming into town, it is so striking against the city backdrop.
Someday we'll have to get together, maybe at Fort Worth Botanical garden for some photo fun.
Someday we'll have to get together, maybe at Fort Worth Botanical garden for some photo fun.
Mar 14, 2019 10:23:24 #
kenievans
Loc: Dallas
Jim-Pops wrote:
Dallas is a city like no other. Modern areas and o... (show quote)
I am glad you like them Jim. I don't get to Ft Worth much and would love go to the Botanical garden. Just holler at me. It would be great to visit with another photographer. I would be happy to show you around Deep Ellum here i Dallas as well.
Mar 14, 2019 12:11:28 #
kenievans wrote:
I found a great place to shoot downtown Dallas but it has been so overcast and gloomy this winter I haven't been able to get it in the light that I wanted. These were taken in what should have been the golden hour but there was nothing but grey skies. I loved the colors of the buildings in this light so I replaced the sky. I did try blurring the background and a couple of other effects but I kept coming back to this version. Your thoughts and comments would be appreciated.
I really like those! The 3rd one in particular.
For reasons I can't explain they evoke memories of photos from the 30's-40's.
Mar 14, 2019 17:32:56 #
Mar 14, 2019 19:48:40 #
The first thing that came to my mind when I viewed these shots, homemade bokeh 
. That is certainly one way of replacing a dull sky. Very creative.
. That is certainly one way of replacing a dull sky. Very creative.Mar 19, 2019 13:14:21 #
kenievans wrote:
I found a great place to shoot downtown Dallas but it has been so overcast and gloomy this winter I haven't been able to get it in the light that I wanted. These were taken in what should have been the golden hour but there was nothing but grey skies. I loved the colors of the buildings in this light so I replaced the sky. I did try blurring the background and a couple of other effects but I kept coming back to this version. Your thoughts and comments would be appreciated.
You did well with these. I think I prefer the first one the most. Changing the sky with something that is not a sky at all is really a very creative idea. I don't think I would have come up with it. I'm really enjoying your photography. Very creative.
Erich
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