Janion Building
A back view of the most dilapidated building on Wharf St.
The Janion is now being converted into micro condos that will share incredible harbour views wit...
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A back view of the most dilapidated building on Wharf St.
The Janion is now being converted into micro condos that will share incredible harbour views with noisey taffic.
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The Janion is now being converted into micro condos that will share incredible harbour views with noisey taffic.
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Location
This image was taken from the lower part of the Upper Harbour looking at the back of the Janion Building, before it was extended and turned into condos. Several other great pictures of mine came from that same photo-walk.Time
The Janion had stood derelict and vacant for decades, when I spotted it during a solo photo-walk about 11am on a Sunday morning.Lighting
It was a dull sky with a wet ground, and wet brick on the building. Its amazing what wonders reflective light from wet pavement can do, this it why film locations employ it a lot.Equipment
This was shot with my old Canon 400D. On it I had a 28-200mm set at 50mm for this shot. I'm not sure I was carrying anything else that day.Inspiration
I turned the corner from the path along the water and saw that old brickwork and thought, that will look great in HDR. I had just shot a statue in bracketed shooting, so I was all set up for it. I took a few set of shots and wrapped up my photo-walk for the day.Editing
This was a three bracketed HDR processed with Photoshop CS3 I think. These days I would use Nik HDR Efex Pro.In my camera bag
For an adventure like this I would travel light, just the camera in my hand and a UV filter on the lens to protect it from scratches and dirt. The UV is cheaper to replace than the lens.Feedback
For this shot I looked to capture as much of the building as possible, so I had to get myself to a point where I could see both the back and the side of the building. In an HDR its the brick and the concrete that are going to matter in a build, in this shot I managed to get both. Don't worry about the image software while shooting, you'll get to play with the image in there. Worry about your clutter in the shot. Cars, people, birds, telephone wires, they can all be distracting. Before you even pull your camera up to take the shot, know what the camera is going to see, then shot it.
