Weekly Assignment #85: Street lights

[Nikolai]

On of the first things a traveler visiting a distant place usually notices is a difference in street lighting. Street lamps always played an important role in urban architecture, providing both lighting for the cityscape and being an essential part of it.
For this class we're going to capture these ubiquitous silent guys...
The simplest way would be to get a shot of one against a clear (or overcast:-) sky. But I think it would be more interesting if you manage to incorporate the rest of the environment into your frame, thus bringing the valuable content and essentially a justification for the primary subject existence. Remember, however, that your shot still gonna be about the street light itself, rather than, say, about the a cathedral it helps to illuminate.

One shot per entry, up to three entries per person, provided they are all of different lights and different manners of capture. Day or night, up to you. Fresh pictures, as always, moderate post processing.

Let's get some street lights!

[OffTopic]

Sometimes I'd swear you've been reading my mind with these assignments! We have beautiful street lights - they are mission bells - and I've been thinking for a while that I really should photograph them some day. Guess it's time to make it happen! :D

[DonRicklin]

My most recent of lots of these. Real gaslight street lantern:

http://DonRicklin.smugmug.com/photos/325197396_Dd8x8-L.jpg


More at Lamps & Lanterns (http://DonRicklin.smugmug.com/gallery/4396017_5uvQv).

Don

[Nikolai]

My most recent of lots of these. Real gaslight street lantern:

More at Lamps & Lanterns (http://DonRicklin.smugmug.com/gallery/4396017_5uvQv).

Don
Don, recent won't do. I posted this less than an hour ago, did you shoot it since then?:huh

[DonRicklin]

Okay, I'll re-shoot it tonight! This was on July 4th!

Don

[spb13]

I had to push this around a little in ARC. I am not sure how much RAW processing is allowed for "moderate". :D

http://spb13.smugmug.com/photos/333802229_URPZA-XL.jpg

ISO 100, 1/25 sec, f4.5, 70mm

[Nikolai]

I had to push this around a little in ARC. I am not sure how much RAW processing is allowed for "moderate". :D

ISO 100, 1/25 sec, f4.5, 70mm
Thanks Sean!
No context shot? :wink

[JAG]

...but for the moment...smugmug is down. Now we all gotta wait!:huh

[JAG]

http://JAGCreations.smugmug.com/photos/336050810_ESXTf-L-2.jpg

Dont know why I am having problems with trying to remove the large watermark. Have tried twice on this photo and it just wont go...even after waiting for a couple hours. But you can see the pic enough. This was taken in the evening but the low sun was the light.

http://JAGCreations.smugmug.com/photos/337027319_Einao-L-3.jpg

Edited version of the first. Yes Nikolai I was boring and dead center. Although the backlighting and siloette was intentional. It doesn't get dark here until after my bedtime so I had to come up with an alternitive light. My thought was using natural light as "the light" itself. However...I had taken your thought on your original post Quote... But I think it would be more interesting if you manage to incorporate the rest of the environment into your frame, thus bringing the valuable content and essentially a justification for the primary subject existence. Here in Alaska the existance during the summer is that there is no justification for having a lamp turned on...because its light almost 24 hours a day...or at the time of this shooting 16 hours a day.

So I goofed on dead center too much on the first one and to spice things up I cropped and I added a glow to give more of an interesting look. I might not be able to pass this assignment in the way you want. But I sure did give it a try.:dunno

[Nikolai]

Dont know why I am having problems with trying to remove the large watermark. Have tried twice on this photo and it just wont go...even after waiting for a couple hours. But you can see the pic enough. This was taken in the evening but the low sun was the light.

Thank you! :thumb
It's a street light alright, but... it's boring...:-(
Dead center, no context, primary subject barely visible due to a strong back lighting....:dunno
Wanna try again? :wink

[JAG]

Thank you! :thumb
It's a street light alright, but... it's boring...:-(
Dead center, no context, primary subject barely visible due to a strong back lighting....:dunno
Wanna try again? :wink

I added an edit on my original post.

[Nikolai]

I added an edit on my original post.
I like the MkII version much better!:thumb
And I understand that not all the street lights can be located in an intersting places, so I'm not gonna bug you for WA shot :wink

[spb13]

I got some context with this one, but the fact that it was pouring rain made getting the shot interesting.

http://spb13.smugmug.com/photos/337643003_nDAn9-XL.jpg

[Nikolai]

I got some context with this one, but the fact that it was pouring rain made getting the shot interesting.

Interesting indeed! :thumb

[CWSkopec]

Found this one while wandering around downtown San Diego, on... you guessed it, 3rd Ave! :D



http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3143/2705256425_d820e4f592_b.jpg

Captured a little bit of context with it!!! :rofl

[Nikolai]

Found this one while wandering around downtown San Diego, on... you guessed it, 3rd Ave! :D

Captured a little bit of context with it!!! :rofl

Great capture, Chris, exactly what I was hoping for! :thumb
And I *love* SD! :lust
Got anything from GLQ?;-) :wink

[CWSkopec]

Great capture, Chris, exactly what I was hoping for! :thumb
And I *love* SD! :lust
Got anything from GLQ?;-) :wink

Nothing postable!! :cry

I was down there with other thoughts in mind when I saw this streetlamp and just HAD to grab it for the assignment. Gas Lamp is on my ever growing list of places to shoot though, so don't be surprised to see some soon!! :D

[KevXman]

http://photosbykevin.smugmug.com/photos/340584816_Y8KW2-L-1.jpg

Actually Old Executive Office Building next door to the White House.

— Kevin

[Nikolai]

Actually Old Executive Office Building next door to the White House.
— Kevin
Thanks, Kevin! :thumb
Where is this, DC? :scratch

[KevXman]

Thanks, Kevin! :thumb
Where is this, DC? :scratch

Yep, Washington, DC. At this point of view the White House is just out of frame to the left.

[shatch]

Idaho Falls

Was waiting around for a group of people I needed to take of picture of. Saw this light and thought of the assignment. Hope it works!

http://tesseract.smugmug.com/photos/344002078_D36Q3-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

Idaho Falls

Was waiting around for a group of people I needed to take of picture of. Saw this light and thought of the assignment. Hope it works!


Thank you Steven! Nice use of the off camera light! :thumb

[Trevlan]

Street lights. Tried to get a nice context shot but people were complaining about being in the picture. New York I tell you. LoL.

http://trevlan.smugmug.com/photos/350637396_ce37q-L.jpg

[Nikolai]

Street lights. Tried to get a nice context shot but people were complaining about being in the picture. New York I tell you. LoL.

Good entry! :thumb
To avoid people problem use WA lens if you had one. Not too many will recognize the fact that you still would have the entire street in your frame even when you're pointing your camera at 45 degree angle skywards...:wink

[Trevlan]

Good entry! :thumb
To avoid people problem use WA lens if you had one. Not too many will recognize the fact that you still would have the entire street in your frame even when you're pointing your camera at 45 degree angle skywards...:wink

That'll be the next glass I purchase then. I just ordered the nifty fifty portrait lense 1.8f. Expect very nice detailed shots with lots of bokeh in my subsequent shots. I also obtained a load of filters (UV, Polarizer, Circular Porlarizer, and I'm in the process of acquiring an IR filter also.) I also purchased the remote sutter! Slowly but surely Nikolai! ;-)

[Token]

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l266/Shibbydiwhoopda/IMG_3745.jpg

[Nikolai]

welfare
Carlos, it's a very nice image of the car, but it's not what has been requested for this assighment. The street light should play the primary role in the image, not just be present in it.:deal

[Token]

Carlos, it's a very nice image of the car, but it's not what has been requested for this assighment. The street light should play the primary role in the image, not just be present in it.:deal

jsut thought i would throw it in there hehe

i'll have to see what else i have lying around

[douglas]

Gas Light District

http://photos.smugmug.com/photos/363169561_KV3Ps-XL.jpg

[Nikolai]

Gas Light District

Yay, finally, one of my favorite places! :clapThanks Douglas! :thumb
Now if only Virginia had added some of the fine Paris lightings, e.g. a morning capture of Le Pont d'Alexandre III :-) :wink

[DonRicklin]

Real Gaslight, taken today! 50mm, 1/50, ƒ8.0, !SO 100

http://donricklin.smugmug.com/photos/375958004_HwQ6B-L.jpg

Don

[Nikolai]

Real Gaslight, taken today! 50mm, 1/50, ƒ8.0, !SO 100
Don
Don, nice streetlight :thumb messy background :dunno Prolly shallower dof would help, or maybe different time of day/night :deal