haydnseek's canvas, etc.: 2006-06-11

bricks and ladders

This was taken after another encounter with a "what are you doing here?" person. I had my tripod set up and was adjusting the camera when I was approached by the guy in charge of the property I was knowingly tresspassing on.

He asked me what I was up to, and I explained that I'm just a photographer, taking pictures for a show, blah blah blah...he seemed pretty friendly. I offered to leave if he'd like me to; by this point I figured that he didn't mind me being there.

I was right.

I thanked him, and he went on his way.

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I tilted the lens towards the building to accentuate the focus, and I also fiddled around with both the red and the blue channels in curves after converting it to RGB mode.

some are straight, some are curved, and some go off into the woods

wood and bricks, all together

More from the vicinity of the Stockyard Inn.

In this shot I tilted the lens towards the building, which causes the focus to be isolated in the center of the image.This helps to accent the textures of the wood, which was what made me want to shoot the building in the first place.

what once was

dry

While I have had my share of encounters with not-so photography-friendly people, I came upon a pro-photography guy today. I was in the area of the old stockyards (behind the Stockyard Inn in Lancaster), and ventured into an area that was clearly marked "Private Property - No Tresspassing".

I'll call my pro-photography guy "Dude". I was just getting out of the car, and was opening the passenger door to get my gear.

Dude (somewhat aggressively): "Hey there - can I help you with something?"

me: "Hi there! I'm a photographer, and I just noticed this building here, and all the stuff around it. I've passed this place a million times, and never noticed it! I was just going to take a few pictures, if that's okay..."

Dude: "What are ya gonna do with 'em? I mean, why are you taking pictures?"

me: "Well, it's kind of like a hobby to me. I don't want to cause any trouble; I'm not going to touch anything - just pictures, if it's okay with you."

Dude: "Well....." (pauses, looks down, scratches the back of his head)

me: "I haven't seen anything like this area around here - it won't take long at all to just shoot a few frames." (Not exactly true, but he was on the fence and I wanted to give him a little nudge my way.)

Dude: (pauses, still scratching) "I guess I don't see any harm in that. Go ahead, no big deal."

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Most definitely a refreshing change of pace...I guess the country isn't completely saturated with paranoid terrorist-fearing Hitler Youth wannabees.