So it was a chilly day in December. I thought, why not take some photos? I love this view down the street I work on, but I want to try it with the sun a little lower in the sky. I did edit it a bit, just added some darker contrast. The sky was awesome.
Same street, but more sky, which is what initially grabbed my eye. I didn’t really do anything to this one except crop the street out just a little bit. Used a setting on the camera to darken the sky contrast.
What really motivated me to head out with the camera today were these fire hydrants they were running on the street today. I just thought, “wow, who would take a picture of that?” Well, you see the answer to that. All I did to this one was move the contrast just a tad to cut down the sun glare. I had to shoot fast because they were trying to turn the hydrant off! I first saw one gushing two blocks down and by the time I got my camera, they had turned that one off, but I saw water was still running so I drove up farther and they were just turning that one off, then I kept driving and found this one flowing freely. By the time I parked on the other side of the street, the workers had come to shut this one off, so I begged them to leave it on just a little longer. They acquiesced to my request. Thank you.
And this is perhaps my favorite hydrant shot. I did a lot of contrast on it and really took almost all of the color out by adjusting the contrast and brightness. I like it because of the shadow and the slight view of the guy’s hands as he was turning off the water flow! The workers were really nice and said they hoped I made a lot of money off my strange photography and gave me their names and numbers for their share of the money, since they technically made the shots happen!
I hope you have enjoyed this photo edition of facesintheclouds!
