I have taken light trails at night before but it only last week when I really invested effort at it.
I along with three friends climbed up the Cahill Expressway and looked down the Rocks to shoot this. It is an amazing spot for pictures of the Rocks as well as Circular Quay.
The end of July presented me with this.
It made me happy.
It was presented in the most magnificent style as well. Previous days saw endless dark clouds and rain. It was cold. It was gloomy and I hated it.
In the morning of the day I shot the photograph, rain threatened to pour. The city looked dull. But the wind blew the menacing clouds away to reveal the sun and the blue sky above. Oh my, I felt my spirit being lifted up just like that.
If there is transient heaven, this is it. I do not need further imagination and believe in a place where the unicorns gallop freely. This is real and I will focus on this one.
I had an outing to Mrs. Macquaries Point with a friend earlier today. Mrs. Macquaries Point means photography.
Here is one of my favorite shots from the outing.
I typically like pictures that exude coolness to those which are warm. Bluish pictures provide the crispness that I like. It feels strong. It makes a statement. And I am always prepared to shout ‘Go Blue!’
Yeah, sue me.
I had that discussion with the friend about it and he thinks warmer pictures look better. Here is warmer version of the picture shot under different white balance.
I do like the hint of warmth in the clouds but the second picture is too redish to me.
Maybe it is purely a matter of opinion which one can never be wrong.
Or maybe, for some pictures, certain colors just fit in. This bothers me a lot. Achieving the ‘level of coolness’ through the camera is easy (trust me, no post-production manipulation here at all apart from resizing). Knowing which is better is more subjective and hence, harder.
Regardless, I have finally found a little clique to roam Sydney with. This is the beginning of an exciting and wider experiment in photography for me.
A wallaby is cuter than a kangaroo. Take it from me.