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An ominous sign, given our current situation in the world...
An ominous sign, given our current situation in the world...
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Mar, 2020Views
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People's Choice in Weird Signs Photo Challenge
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jonb4016
February 18, 2021
Thank you for your thought provoking entry in #bacwardglance challenge, and congratulations! Maybe 2021 will see our direction change!
donbenderphotography
February 18, 2021
Thank you! Let's hope that 2021 brings better times, I agree!
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Vash01Photo
October 03, 2022
I am not looking for signs, words, or numbers. Just post a nice photo that has a title under it (not in it) that tells me what it is.
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Behind The Lens
Location
This photo was taken on the grounds of our local high school's property maintenance facilities, amongst a pile of old pipes, boards and other discarded debris, ready to be taken to the junkyard.Time
I had been walking around the athletic complex and nearby facilities maintenance buildings when I found a pile of discarded pipes, boards, and signs. I was just ready to walk back home when I saw this sign, and it immediately spoke to the circumstances we were just entering with the Covid-19 pandemic. The photo was taken on March 29, 2020 at approximately 12:00 noon.Lighting
The entire image was in shadow, which gave me some very soft, even lighting. No flash or reflectors were used.Equipment
I used my Canon 80D camera hand-held, with my 10-18mm wide angle zoom lens, set at 17mm. Camera settings were ISO200, f/5.6, and an exposure of 1/320s, and set in monochrome mode.Inspiration
As I said, this sign really spoke to me, and I remember chucking out loud at it's multiple meanings about where we could be headed with Covid-19, in both a physical and spiritual sense. I had been taking shots in monochrome mode that morning, and it just felt right.Editing
Yes, I used Luminar 4 to generate the black and white image from the RAW file, and increased the contrast to give the image a starker feel.In my camera bag
I typically carry my Canon 80D with five lenses (Canon 50mm f/1.8, 10-18mm wide angle zoom, 18-55mm zoom, and 55-250mm zoom, and Tokina atx-i 100mm f/2.8 macro lens). I also have my Haida M10 pro filter holder with a 10-stop ND and 3-stop GND filter. Of course, I always have my standard accessories like spare batteries, lens hoods, memory cards, etc. I also carry a Godox V860II-C flash, and carry MagMod's MagSphere and MagBeam modifiers.Feedback
My advice is always simple...soak up everything about where you are, and feel the story that starts to reveal itself about your subject and your surroundings. I'm always amazed that eventually a compelling story begins to emerge, and my job then becomes how best to capture that story. Sometimes that's easy to do, sometimes it's damn hard, and sometimes I'm not able to do it at all. It's those times that I just enjoy the story and the moment, and then later it drives me to get better at my craft so in the future I can perhaps succeed.
