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Victoria BC Parliament Building built 1897

Victoria BC Parliament Building built 1897

This astounding and iconic building takes my breath away every time I see it.

This astounding and iconic building takes my breath away every time I see it.
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Canon EOS REBEL T2i

settings

Aperture f/0 ISO 100 Shutter 1/125 sec. Focal Length 55.0 mm

upload_date

Jan, 2016

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191

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Awards

Zenith Award

Creative Winter Award

Curator's Selection

Legendary Award

Great Shot

Outstanding Creativity

+19

Top Choice

+18

Superb Composition

+12

Absolute Masterpiece

All Star

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Behind The Lens

Location

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The province's Capitol city.

Time

Actually mid afternoon this was taken around 4pm I think

Lighting

This was challenging because I took the image on a very bright but overcast day while the front of the building was in the shade and made some changes to the lighting later.

Equipment

Canon t2i and Canon 55-250mm 5.6 lens no flash likely manual focus; handheld.

Inspiration

I'm in love with this building I take photos of it every time I get a chance, this is the only really good one I've ever shoto and a lot went into it. The Victoria Parliament Building was designed and put to action by a man my age (25) in the early 1800's and this building both serves to remind me what is possible with perseverance but it's also incredibly beautiful.

Editing

I removed some people from the stairs, added a carefully planned sky overlay of my own, a photo I took several months earlier, changed the lighting according to the sky and placed the overlay where I imagined it should be when I took the shot on the harbour that same day I knew what sky I needed. I adjusted some shadows and cloned out a few small distractions on the grass.

In my camera bag

Canon t2i Canon rebel xs Lensbaby compoaer edge 50 and double glass optic Vintage Nikkor 24mm 2.8 Vintage Tamron adaptall 90mm macro 2.8 Canon nifty 50mm 1.8 Vintage Nikkor 135mm 2.8 Extension tubes A prism A copper tube A polarizing filter, + uv filter Extra cards, extra battery, Cliff bar, Water And sometimes other things but those come everywhere.

Feedback

Just enjoy your art! It's not all about perfect in camera shots you don't always have to wait for the sky to be perfect overlays are amazing to add character to an already great shot. Don't be afraid to try new things and be wierd!

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Victoria BC Parliament Building built 1897

This astounding and iconic building takes my breath away every time I see it.

Behind The Lens

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