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Alley mural in my home town.

Alley mural in my home town.
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Canon EOS 80D

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Aperture f/8 ISO 100 Shutter 1/30 Focal Length 10/1

location

Vassar, Michigan, US

upload_date

Jun, 2019

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Awards

Runner Up in Cityscape Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in Street View Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in My Town Photo Contest

9Teen Award

Contest Finalist in A Concrete Jungle Photo Contest

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Outstanding Creativity

+11

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in my hometown of Vassar, Michigan.

Time

I took this photo in mid-afternoon.

Lighting

At tis time of day, the sun was past its peak, and was shining from the left in the photo, as can be seen in the street in the background. The alley itself was in shadow, but I think that made the colors deeper.

Equipment

I used my Canon 80D (hand held), I believe with my 10-18mm lens, f/8, 1/30s and ISO100, using ambient light only.

Inspiration

The colors and the message sermed to bring the alley to life, and it just screamed to me to be captured!

Editing

Yes. Since I'd based my exposure on the artwork on the alley floor, the street in the background was a bit overexposed. I used masking and exposure adjustments in Luminar 3 to bring the background exposure back in line, so to speak.

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Camera and lenses, filters, batteries, flashlights, memory cards, etc.

Feedback

Most important is to shoot in RAW. Without that, I wouldn't have been able to do much as far as exposure correction in post processing. The rest is just keeping your eyes open to what's going on around you, and trust your instincts.

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