After the Kemah sunrise photo, I headed to downtown Houston. I wanted to take a few photos of the Houston skyline and/or some of the individual buildings. Since it was still relatively early in the morning, most of the city had a nice natural glow to the light reflecting-off the buildings. I shot several buildings and then noticed how the light made the sandstone of the church turn a nice soft orange. I wanted the photograph to be totally about the light and the complementary colors of the blue sky and the orange light on the church.
Enjoy.
Camera settings: Nikon D3, Nikon 28-70mm f/2.8 at 42mm with a polarizing filter attached, shot at ISO 200, f/11 and 1/180th of a second on a tripod.
Post Processing:
Lightroom—Set white and black points, added mid-tone contrast.
Photoshop—sharpened church using the highpass filter method in soft light mode and increased saturation of blues and orange in an adjustment layer.
Nice early morning light. The complementary colors work very well together. I think that the trees at the bottom really add to the photo.
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Peaceful photo. I cannot believe this church is in downtown Houston because there are no large buildings in the background. I like the angle you chose for the photo because it makes the overall image very simple.
ReplyDeleteDebbie
Not much to this one. It looks more like a snapshot. I wish the sky had more appeal.
ReplyDeleteCharles M
Great idea for a series - pick a random day and go out and shoot the town where you live ... sort of a "day in the life" of Houston. Looking forward to the rest of the week.
ReplyDeleteGreat colors and as Debbie said a peaceful photo. I like all the details in the church and the stark blue sky that sets it off.
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