Looking Up
Walking into the Milwaukee Art Museum you will see the Quadracci Pavilion.
Walking into the Milwaukee Art Museum you will see the Quadracci Pavilion.
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FreddyDavis
February 12, 2016
Great composition and range of tones! Love the diagonal lines and framing!
Forrest_Imagery
February 22, 2017
This is truly a compositional masterpiece, with excellent use of elegant curves, patterns and receding parallels and diagonals.
The lighting , contrast and tonality are exquisite, all of these elements combined, promote this beautiful architectural photograph to museum quality status.
The lighting , contrast and tonality are exquisite, all of these elements combined, promote this beautiful architectural photograph to museum quality status.
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Location
"Looking Up" was taken in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the Windhover Hall of the Milwaukee Art Museum. This specific shot was taken at the grande entrance to the hall.Time
Shortly after the museum opened, this image was captured as the sun was a quarter of the way up in the sky bringing in a good amount of contrast of light on the ceiling. I believe it was taken shortly after 10am on a January day.Lighting
With using natural light, sun position was key to create the contrast on the ceiling. The subject is looking east, so in order to get good amount of light to come in, and to create contrast, the sun couldn't be to high or two low at the horizon.Equipment
Equipment was minimal and was handshot with the Sony A7 with the FE 2870mm F3.55.6 OSS. No other equipment was used.Inspiration
Traditionally, I only shoot wildlife and landscapes. Looking Up was a result of a photo walk opportunity with Thomas Hawk who came to Milwaukee to photograph some of the architecture in the area. Mr. Hawk was photographing each and every angle of the building outside and inside, and one thing I didn't see him take to long to photograph was the ceiling. So I decided to put some extra time into the ceiling hoping to capture something he was unable to see himself.Editing
Just a few things were edited within this photograph. Basic black and white conversion using Lightroom, with additional fine tuning of black/white within the yellow and blue channels to help create additional contrast in the ceiling.In my camera bag
My bag is pretty light as I only have my Manfrotto MK290DUA3BHUS 290 tripod with a Manfrotto 494 RC2 head, the Sony FE 2870mm f/3.55.6 OSS Lens, Tamron 150600mm, few extra batteries, Sandisk memory cards, and the ColorMunki ColorChecker Passport.Feedback
This image was composed with trying to fit as many lines and patterns as possible in the frame, having a steady aim, and to take multiple angles in case moving just a few inches up or down can cause the light to dramatically change.
