Broken Wheel
Jul, 2016Views
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Location
This photo was taken at the Distillery District in Toronto downtown (Ontario, Canada). This is one of the tourist attractions, for locals as well, in Toronto. Art galleries, cafes, restaurants and shops - all you can find in this place. You can easily spend a day with your friends in this place.Time
It was late spring; and this picture was taken around noon time - the sun was not "too bring and hot", and light was not hard - perfect. People just started coming into this place and all shops were fully ready for business.Lighting
All natural lighting - the soft light of that day is so nice and felt so comfortable. The exposure was just right. The sun was not directly shining on the object and the natural light from around perfectly blended with the whole environment. The characteristics of this wheel were clearly shown under this setting.Equipment
I was only using my Nikon D7000 and a 35mm f1.8 prime lens . I remembered that I bought this prime lens earlier in that week and I wanted to take this lens for a test run.Inspiration
When I first looked at this object, my attention was captured by its rustic look - the rusty nails around the wheel; the old, decayed wood. The barrels at the back as the backdrop and the old fashion brick floor made this a perfect picture.Editing
I only use simple photo software to do some basic touchup for this photo. For example, I only adjusted the contrast and sharpened this image in order to make the old/rustic look of the wheel stand out.In my camera bag
I believe, most important of all, that "cleaning tools" is the first thing I bring with me in my bag all the times - luckily, I don't usually get to use this set in the scene. My 35mm f1.8 prime lens and the 55-200mm VR zoom lens are the main ones that I use all the time - depending on where I am and the surrounding areas. I keep my tripod in my car and use it when I have to. I like just carrying my camera bag with me without any other heavy equipment - this makes my movement and get around easier. I also bring a medium size plastic bag (folded) and store it in my camera bag (as my photography instructor always reminded us) because you cannot tell or know when it is going to rain and bad weather sometimes happens while you are taking photos; when it happens, take out the plastic bag and put your expensive equipments into the bag to avoid water damage.Feedback
I always look at "where is the direction of the sunlight pointing towards"? Is the sunlight too hard to take the shot? Try looking at object at different views or sides or angles - take some shots and compare the outcomes.
