Suspicious Behavior
I was actually stopped taking this picture by a security guard at Union Station. I was here because my connecting subway was late and I missed my own train. In it's infinite wisdom, Union Station has no benches on its platforms, so it's nearly impossible to sit anywhere on the platform if you're waiting for a train.
So, I wandered around, looking for interesting picture opportunities. I had never taken a low-angle picture close to one of the trains. So, I picked a platform without much foot traffic, so I wouldn't be in anyone's way, and quickly set up my camera. This was going to be a 6-image exposure blend. After the second shot, however, I heard this voice demand, "What are you doing?"
"Taking a picture," I said.
The reply: "Do you know where you are?"
Yeah, I think I do.
It used to be the country where you could take a couple of snapshots anyplace that it isn't posted: "Photographs Not Allowed" -- like Union Station.
It used to be the country where "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," used to be cornerstones of the Declaration of Independence.
And it now appears to be the country where the terrorists have already won by tricking us into denying every citizen our mobility, freedom and trust.
BTW, I still managed to coax Photomatix into blending a -3 and +3 exposure shot to produce this final image. I could have had better midtones if I'd gotten all six exposures, but this isn't bad for two wildly opposing exposures.
Suspicious Behavior
I was actually stopped taking this picture by a security guard at Union Station. I was here because my connecting subway was late and I missed my own train. In it's infinite wisdom, Union Station has no benches on its platforms, so it's nearly impossible to sit anywhere on the platform if you're waiting for a train.
So, I wandered around, looking for interesting picture opportunities. I had never taken a low-angle picture close to one of the trains. So, I picked a platform without much foot traffic, so I wouldn't be in anyone's way, and quickly set up my camera. This was going to be a 6-image exposure blend. After the second shot, however, I heard this voice demand, "What are you doing?"
"Taking a picture," I said.
The reply: "Do you know where you are?"
Yeah, I think I do.
It used to be the country where you could take a couple of snapshots anyplace that it isn't posted: "Photographs Not Allowed" -- like Union Station.
It used to be the country where "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," used to be cornerstones of the Declaration of Independence.
And it now appears to be the country where the terrorists have already won by tricking us into denying every citizen our mobility, freedom and trust.
BTW, I still managed to coax Photomatix into blending a -3 and +3 exposure shot to produce this final image. I could have had better midtones if I'd gotten all six exposures, but this isn't bad for two wildly opposing exposures.