dance floor quietly waiting
Pentax K10D, SMC Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4, ISO 100, f/1.4, 1/125 sec, +/-0 EV, IS on
Shot this through the iron gate of a closed nightclub in downtown Auburn while I was on my way to lunch. I really like the way the skylights illuminate the dance floor in the background. The space heaters hanging from the ceiling seem almost alien. I opened the 50 f/1.4 all the way up, focused on the nearest table and let the lens do the rest (including the green halos).
Post processing in Lightroom required a little tweaking of the white balance (I used the eyedropper tool on the top of the table to get the best feel). I also backed all the way off of the black slider and then darkened the shadows back up by increasing the contrast. This revealed more shadow detail but still gives plenty of richness to the shot. I could have acheived the same effect with the Tone Curve tool but this worked well so I left it at that. Finally, I upped the Recovery a little to recover a little highlight detail in the rafters and bumped the Vibrance up a touch to make the image pop in a browser a bit more.
June 8th, 2009 at 8:38 am
What a great photo it really captures the vibe of a cafe.
June 10th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
I stuck the gum under that table last year :-)