Graffiti Alley – Ann Arbor, Michigan
by James Howe on Apr.29, 2009, under Michigan
(Olympus E-3, 7-14mm at 14mm (2x crop factor), ISO 100, exposure 1/8 sec @ f/5.6)
This shot was taken in an area of Ann Arbor known locally as ‘Graffiti Alley’. During the day time its a very pleasant place to wander around, it’s very bright and very colorful. The graffiti on the walls ranges from simple tags to more complex creations.
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Saleen S5S Raptor
by James Howe on Apr.27, 2009, under Automobiles, Michigan
(Olympus E-3, 14-54mm at 54mm (2x crop factor), ISO 100, exposure 1/160 sec @ f/8.0)
This shot of a Saleen S5S Raptor was taken at the 2008 Concours d’Elegance car show held at Meadowbrook Hall in Rochester Hills, Michigan. This show always has an excellent collection of both vintage and new automobiles. I’m looking forward to this year’s show.
The Saleen is one of the fastest production vehicles available today. With its 5.0 liter engine, it can do 0-60 in 3.2 seconds and a top speed of 200+ mph.
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Grand Central Terminal – 7am
by James Howe on Apr.24, 2009, under Architecture, New York
(Olympus E-500, 14-54mm at 14mm (2x crop factor), ISO 200, exposure 1/3 sec @ f/4.5)
This is a shot of Grand Central Terminal in midtown Manhattan. The image was taken at 7 am, just as the morning rush hour was getting started. I didn’t have a tripod with me (and the transit police probably would have hassled me anyway) so I just set my camera on the staircase railing. I wanted to use a relatively slow shutter speed to capture some movement, but I didn’t want everything to be blurred. I really like the fact that there is a mix of people who are blurred, and others who aren’t. This images is a toned black & white converted from a color image, but in reality the color image doesn’t look that much different.
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Ann Arbor Hands On Museum
by James Howe on Apr.21, 2009, under Architecture, Michigan
(Olympus E-3, 7-14mm at 7mm (2x crop factor), ISO 100, exposure 1/60 sec @ f/11)
We finally had a nice spring day in Ann Arbor this past weekend and I decided to take the opportunity to wander around town with my camera. I took several shots, most of them using my 7-14mm wide angle lens. This particular shot shows the Ann Arbor Hands On Museum from what used to be the front of the building. The museum opened in 1982 in what was originally a fire station.
This processing on this image was fairly minimal. I converted the image to black & white in Photoshop CS4 and used some transformation tools to correct some perspective distortions. I used a couple curves layers to increase the contrast in the image.
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809 Kingsley
by James Howe on Apr.17, 2009, under Architecture, Michigan
(Olympus E-3, 70-300mm at 141mm (2x crop factor), ISO 100, exposure 1/400 sec @ f/6)
This image is of a local apartment building located near the University of Michigan medical campus. This part of town has many rental units, but most are either converted houses or more mundane apartment buildings. This building was built in 1929 and is a great example of the Mediterranean Revival architectural style. I took the shot mid-morning when the sun was shining on it at a nice angle and I really liked the strong shadows created by the unique architectural elements. I wasn’t able to get the shot of the building straight on, there were people working on a house across the street which prevented me from getting a good angle. I ended up taking the picture from a slight angle and then relied on Photoshop to help with some perspective correction. I made a few other changes to bring out the detail of the building which I discuss on my Image Notebook blog. For a quick comparison, here is the image as it came out of the camera:
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