No tricks here. A sculptor created a huge concave (or convex) mirror – I don't remember which is which – at Rockefeller Center (a few years ago).
And yes – I can be seen on the street taking the shot. You might even find some other photographers you know here. As I remember it, Joel Meyerowitz was there with his view camera – standing over on the right… I'll have to see if he shows up in any of the images.
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With the good old Chrysler Buildling (right side is reflection in store window)
High Res Files / Prints at http://www.beckermanphoto.com/42nd-street-reflection.html
camera: Canon Powershot A640.
#streetsaturday
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I just focused on droplets on glass of a bus stop. Of course, there was the waiting, and then the noticing the reflections in the glass as well.
Camera: The ultra expensive (yeah right) Canon Powershot A620
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HDR with two completely different shots. Yes – it's true. You don't even need to combine the same shot with HDR programs (photomatix) if you don't feel like it.
Here you've got one of the Bethesda Angel with the pigeons. And a second shot of Central Park lake. From there you go into NIK filter world and dream a bit. Close the eyes and imagine what colors you'd like and voila. Two pictures that alone are worthless – and when sandwiched together – are worth more than the sum of the parts (at least to me).
Oh – and if you are trying this with Photomatix – remember to tell Photomatix that you don't want it to try and line things up if you are mixing two different images.
#colorpaintingdlb #flowingwaterfriday
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#streetphotographydlb Oooh, they did something cool with the hashtags 
It shows me various possibilities as I type the hash tag! Yowee. I like that.
"Now that you're on our side, I'm sure we'll win." And they walk off into the sunset. Okay, not the sunset, but they walk off together. I got that warm and fuzzy feeling when I was typing the hash tag just now.
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This kid should have stuck with just straight shooting as he had trouble getting anywhere near the hoop. But the faces! Every one a drama.
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Workflow: Photomatix, NIK and the kitchen sink
Black and White conversion with Silver Effex
And all the glows and whatnot with NIK Color Effex
Three bracketed shots.
Given my background with b&w, I find it much easier when I'm tired to do HDR thing with b&w. Color processing takes a rested brain for me, which I don't have now.
Oh, and if you want the high res. file, or a print I've added it to my site:
http://www.beckermanphoto.com/plaza-hotel-nyc-vertical.html
Continue to have good response from people who have bought the $25 files. It's cheap, and a few friends have said it's too cheap, but I just do what works.
http://www.beckermanphoto.com/plaza-hotel-nyc-vertical.html
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from the guy that has photographed this spot in every possible way since he discovered it. green. black and white. infrared. maybe a touch of other colors. over and over again because it is the other vortex in central park where all sounds are cut off except for the sound of running water and silent dreams.
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Welcome to the big apple. The funny thing is that except for the weaponry, this could be the Roman Legions waiting to protect the emperor.
It feels as if some things just don't change very much.
As a side note, one of the reasons that I went "digital" in the first place was because of the Republican Convention. I knew I was going to shoot a lot and I just didn't want to be stuck developing the negatives. Especially since it was the type of shooting that I knew would never be sold for any reason. So this was when I really took the step over to what we then called the dark side. Now I can never go back.
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What we put up in NYC to bring attention to worker / management problems. Maybe it could become a symbol for other movements. The rats are pumped up with hot air from a pump.
And yes – I know – it's very HDR. Seemed to fit.
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