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20 December 2014 -- 354/365
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
When I was at Slater Mill last week, I noticed that the Blackstone River was running high, creating some excellent choppy movement below the dam. I decided to take advantage of that for today's photo. The sky was overcast, which worked out well for this type of composition. The position of the sun this time of day typically washes out the water coming over the dam. With the sun obscured by clouds, I was able to get a decent amount of contrast without blowing out the water. At some point, I'll return to this spot for an HDR version, but I'd like a bit of snow or ice on the ground to augment that.
Post processing started with a neutral filter in Topaz B&W FX. I adjusted color sensitivity sliders, adaptive exposure, regions, contrast, and boost black. A levels adjustment was added in PSE.
Day 295: This shot was inspired by a story ed told me, involving a toddler (not his), a sleepless night, falling asleep standing up and door knobs. Long story short, sometimes doors should be locked from the outside.
I really like mangoes. I grew up in the Philippines and one of my first memories are of eating mangoes. I remember eating the sweet flesh around the seed. Adults would give the seed to a child, it is like a right of passage for Filipino kids. Manila mangoes were really sweet and delicious. Anyways, I can not believe this is day 72. It has been a great beginning with this photo 365 project of light, life, and love.
Day 89 of 365.
We finally got the painting created by a friends mum given to us for our wedding framed. You can catch just a hint.
I've been meaning to take a Project 365 photo of the chimney near the roundabout on Creswick Road, so decided to take it as a night shot.
I never really knew much about it but I have found some Council PDFs on google about it. They say it is heritage listed and was once part of the kilns on the site of a pottery works.
A 2002 Courier article has a different take on it. www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/news/news-features/balla...
The Gnarr Creek vent.
Ever wondered about the history behind the large brick chimney-like structure outside Mitre 10 on the roundabout at the intersection of Creswick Road, Webster Street, Market Street and Doveton Street North?
Many people believe the chimney is the remains of an old foundry of some sort on the site, but they're wrong. The structure is in fact a huge vent built over Gnarr Creek, which runs underground from Lake Wendouree to Yarrowee Creek. The creek once flowed in the sunshine, but was covered over in the late 19th century as the City of Ballarat grew.
The vent was built to relieve the pressure of the creek flowing underneath the road after heavy rains, which swelled the waters of the creek.
``You can hear water gurgling up the vent after a big downpour,'' said Mr Bell.
There would be havoc in the area without the vent.
``A build-up of water pressure could lead to flooding and the possible collapse of the road and surrounding
buildings.''
Edit:
I've also found more council/heritage related PDFs on Google confirming this is a vent. (So I'm not sure why some documents talk about a chimney and others talk about the vent)
One of my twitter friends also mentioned that the height of the tower is level with the overflow outlet at the lake.
Domo gets some new friends to play with for Christmas. ~OK, they were actually for me. My wife made both Domo-nit and Loop the Android.
So, I ordered a photo bag from B&H so that I could fit all my gear into one bag for shoots, and be able to attach my tripod and lightstands to it. I could have sworn I ordered the one that said it was "carry-on" size.
At least now I also have enormous luggage for all those long trips. Oh, wait...
Explored #491
Camera: Canon 5D Mark 2
Lens: 50 mm 1.4 USM
Aperture: F16
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/100 Seconds
Fill: 430 EX2
Photoshop edit
Tonight's Project 365 photo is of Drury Lane that joins the Bridge Mall to Curtis Street.
It's nice to see a lane in town that doesn't have that many graffiti tags on it's walls.
I love the way the cobblestones have been worn down over the years and the way the pipes and conduits give some great lines.
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