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From the photoblog on 11/10/2010.
Editor's note: I am continuing my short series from Ben and Angela's engagement session. The introductory post is here, and the other posts are here, here, and here.
Winding down this small series from Ben and Angela's engagement session in Piedmont Park, I captured this image near the end of our session. The sun was setting, and Midtown Atlanta sparkled.
Pro tip for Piedmont Park: the best views of the city aren't at the top of this hill, but rather somewhere in the middle. We climbed to the top, but the trees seen in the left of this frame blocked most of the skyline. I asked Ben and Angela to proceed forward while I switched my lenses (from the Canon 35mm f/1.4L to the Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS), and moments later, captured this image. Post-processing involved a contrast boost in Lightroom, but the majority of the work was in Photoshop, where I used two separate curves (one for the foreground and one for the skyline) to further bring out overall contrast. Can you recognize some of the buildings in this photo compared to this one I posted a few weeks ago? Symphony Tower should stand out...
Of the five images I posted from this engagement session, which one did you like the most?
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Notes:
1) See my entire wedding and engagement gallery. I recently combined engagement and weddings photos together in one gallery because very few people actually checked the engagement gallery.
2) If you're interested in hiring me for engagement and/or wedding photography in the metro Atlanta area, please see this page. The prices you see listed on the page are for the 2010 season, but I'll be raising my rates for the 2011 season effective November 15, 2010...
The Visitor Center at Piedmont Park was originally constructed in 1911 as a "ladies comfort station." You can get a glimpse of Lake Clara Meer behind it, to the right.
SOOC - Piedmont Park Shots with Atlanta Street Photographers Group on Flickr www.flickr.com/groups/atlanta-street-photography/
The largest park in the center of Atlanta, Piedmont Park was created in 1887 from the prestigious Piedmont Driving Club for exposition space for the 1887 Piedmont Exposition. The exposition was a success, visited by President Grover Cleveland and with many claiming that it represented a resurrected South. It was purchased by Atlanta in 1904 and redesigned by the Olmstead Firm.
Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia
The Piedmont in the north of Italy is world famous for it wine regions including Barbaresco and Barolo
Piedmont Park near downtown Atlanta has a long history of horse racing. Dr. Benjamin Walker sold his land to the Gentlemen's Driving Club (later known as the Piedmont Driving Club) in 1887, and the land thus became home to an exclusive club and horse track. The Piedmont Exposition took place here in late 1887. In 1895, the Cotton States and International Exposition opened here, with the track oval being converted for the expo. An ad for the 1902 Interstate Fair indicates that 6 horse running races were held here. Fairs were held here until 1905, but a newspaper ad indicates that Bobby Walthour once again raced on foot against a trotting horse here in 1911. Motorcycle races were held on the horse track oval in 1912. The Piedmont Driving Club lives on today, although without the racetrack, whose footprint can still be traced as a jogging path within Piedmont Park.
Saying goodbye to the parents of my friend in Piedmont (who hosted me very friendly), a few moments before I left for Florence, 7 April 2019.