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Umbrella Awning



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25 Comments | Report
SFalagario_photos
 
SFalagario_photos July 25, 2013
Awesome colours! This is super cool. Thank you for sharing this with my project "umbrellas" =)
Etna PRO+
 
Etna July 25, 2013
Beautiful shot
sarahthomas
 
sarahthomas July 27, 2013
Love the colors!
emileabbott
 
emileabbott July 27, 2013
Unique, interesting and excellent eye to see this capture. Good on you.
remustoderici
 
remustoderici August 04, 2013
great colors
Wayne_Sr PRO+
 
Wayne_Sr August 04, 2013
Very Cool! Love the colors!
marinabari
 
marinabari August 09, 2013
Original shot!
sjgrand
 
sjgrand August 15, 2013
Love this, beautiful capture!
mountainman70
 
mountainman70 August 16, 2013
very well done - great rhythm in this image - the rows of colors add emphasis to the rhythmic tone - great work
dalystock
 
dalystock August 16, 2013
great capture... love the creativity in this:)
janoogee
 
janoogee August 16, 2013
fantastic colors
anneschlueter PRO+
 
anneschlueter August 21, 2013
love the colors!
carlotaandrade
 
carlotaandrade August 22, 2013
Really cool concept! Awesome ;)
PhotozFR
 
PhotozFR August 23, 2013
Excellent Composition !!!
Chilly_fingers
 
Chilly_fingers August 26, 2013
Love this shot :)
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hotpixel August 30, 2013
How cool !!
murphey Ultimate
 
murphey October 10, 2013
Super !
lulla
 
lulla November 06, 2013
like this x
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Marjoriesmithphotography December 20, 2013
So original...
kiraballerina
 
kiraballerina February 19, 2014
EXCEPTIONAL STILL LIFE!!!...MASTERFUL COMPOSITION SHOWS FANTASTIC COLOR CONTRASTS!!!...BRAVO, BRAVO, BRAVO :) :)
pennywade
 
pennywade March 07, 2014
I just love this, May I ask where it was taken?
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 April 25, 2014
sooo cool :)
byrondylanhart
 
byrondylanhart May 09, 2014
great shot, the contrast in colours and the way they flow through the image is amazing! great capture
AlanC
 
AlanC February 19, 2016
Congratulations! You have won the People's Choice in Luminous Coloured Object Photo Challenge. Keep it coming. Have a great and pleasant weekend! :-)
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots February 19, 2016
Beautiful shot! Congrats.
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Behind The Lens

Location

This shot was taken at Calamigos Ranch in Malibu, California.

Time

I took this shot in late afternoon after eating at a nearby cafe. The light was hitting the umbrellas just right and so I snapped off a pic as quick as I could.

Lighting

I'm always a fan of natural light but obviously you have to get the shot at exactly the right time for it to be great. In this case, I was fortunate enough to have seen the umbrellas at just the right time.

Equipment

"Umbrella Awning" was actually photographed using my cell phone, not my SLR. It tends to annoy photographers who invest a lot of time and money into their cameras and gear, but the reality is that cell phone cameras have come a long way and can take pretty great shots these days. Since we always have them on hand and don't always have our traditional camera with us, sometimes we get the best shots with them, simply by necessity. That was the case here.

Inspiration

I rarely overthink my photography choices. If something is interesting or beautiful or ugly or in any way grabs my attention, I snap it up.

Editing

I did not do any post-processing on this picture. In this case, the colors were bold enough in reality so there was nothing a filter or post effect was going to do to make it any more magical.

In my camera bag

I usually go pretty bare bones, with my Nikon camera, a 50mm lens, and a zoom, which is all I need. Of course, I often don't have it with me when I see something worth photographing, which is why cell phone cameras are so great to have around.

Feedback

My advice for capturing something like this is to just keep your eyes open. This picture isn't the result of great effort in terms of gear or composition or lighting. It was the result of keeping my eyes open and spotting something worth capturing.

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