wendygoerl

Old Business

For many decades, this was the tallest building in town. It was the original home of Twig's Beverages (the only remaining GLASS bottler of Sun Drop in the ...
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For many decades, this was the tallest building in town. It was the original home of Twig's Beverages (the only remaining GLASS bottler of Sun Drop in the country), and they've recently purchased the building.
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Apr, 2016

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Behind The Lens

Location

South Main Street, Shawano, Wiscconsin

Time

Afternoon, I think. that's when I'm usually on and about.

Lighting

Nope. Just the sun.

Equipment

Nikon D60 with a Sigma 28-70 aspherical lens.

Inspiration

I knew Twig's Beverages had just purchased the building and planned to renovate it. I wanted to record the old weathered condition it had developed during the decades of relative disuse before they fixed it up.

Editing

This is a three-frame panorama stitched in Hugin. I played around with the color balance, pushing the shadows red and the highlights blue before dumping the color data.

In my camera bag

I carry a Nikon D60 as my primary camera. It usually has either a 28-70mm Sigma or a Nikkor 70-210mm (I used to use a Quaternary until the focus ring jammed) on it. Sometimes I'll add a Vivtar 2x teleconverter or an Elicar 90mm macro. I often carry a Fujifilm Finepix Z70 for "taking notes"

Feedback

Don't go crazy trying to fit everything in one frame when the subject will remain completely the same for minutes/hours. Panoramic stitching software isn't that hard to use, especially on scenes like this where there's a lot of stitch points for it to work with.

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Old Business

For many decades, this was the tallest building in town. It was the original home of Twig's Beverages (the only remaining GLASS bottler of Sun Drop in the ... Read more

Behind The Lens

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