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From what one of my coworkers told me, it was built to advertise a business. It wasn't open for me to ask whether that was true.
Very storybook, no? It's just outside of town.
While I was taking this photo, a guy came to me and said "this is the best view in NY". How not to agree with him...
My keeper rate was very low during the helicopter flight, but it was higher with the Empire State Building for some reason.
Sony A7Rm2, FE 55mm, f2.5, 1/200, ISO 1000
A blog post and gallery of photos from my photo flight can be found here.
My goal was to combine my custom Green Goblin with some interesting New York architecture. Green Goblin and Kingpin both are trying to rule New York and rise to supreme power. Those men in the street are some of Kingpin’s henchmen.
This is a tribute to Frank Dillane.
You can find the HD pictures of this MOC here on flickr and you can find the extras and additional shots on MOCpages.
As anyone who has attended one of my courses or endured my presentation on the "Truth, Lies and Myths of Photography" (currently 2 hours, 350 slides) can confirm, I whole heartedly believe the real skill in outdoor photography lies within the darkroom.
The minute I bought my first camera and discovered the crippling limitations even when using it to its full potential, I fully understood the significance of obtaining quality darkroom skills.
Whilst there is no doubt, that turning up to the same location over and over again until conditions prove perfect, can be enjoyable and also occasionally produce beautiful images. It is however, a lottery of which you have absolutely no control. Your progress as a photographer is not in your hands.
I'm also not convinced a camera can ever really be a creative tool in the landscape, It is nothing more than a mechanical/digital device which allows you to capture an optimal amount of light.
Creativity comes from the darkroom. This is where we have the ability to create drama, alter mood, add atmosphere and eventually produce something individual and unique to ourselves. This is where good photographers of days gone by became masters. Ansel Adams was good with a camera but he was a master of the darkroom
Think of it like this –
-If you don’t post process your images - you are the guy who used to give his film to the chemist
-If you only do basic adjustments, you are still the guy who used to give his film to the chemist but might play around with different types of film
-If post processing is critical to you, you are the guy who had his own darkroom and doesn’t accept constraints or limitations. Your potential is far greater than any other type of photographer
I know which option I prefer and firmly believe that by accepting a raw file to be nothing more than the first few percent of the finished product; I am in no way constrained by weather or opportunity. Taking pictures regardless of conditions and creating beautiful, unique, distinctive images; for me, is not just “Photography”, it is "The Art of Photography".
Now By writing this blurb I am in no way stating that I am an artist, far from it. I am simply explaining that every time I pick up my camera or switch on my computer, that is the destination I am aiming for.
This was never meant to be a long winded explanation; I just wanted to say this image is a good example of the how post processing is the only tool that allows you to be truly creative and produce your own distinct interpretation of a scene. I have put the original into the comments for comparison. The raw file is “Photography”, the completed image is "The Art of Photography", big difference?
On a side note...
...for two years now I have presented my slideshow around various camera clubs and organisations all the way from Dundee right down to Liverpool.
Learning people the truth about photography through nothing more than simple facts is something I feel extremely passionate about. I am a firm believer that arming people with the truth allows them to then make up their own mind and follow their own path.
In fact I feel so strongly about this stuff I have never once requested a fee for my presentation. I simply find it very rewarding to see how enthused people become once they understand the truth as so many people have been given inaccurate information around this subject.
If you belong to any clubs or organisations interested in this type of information, just give me a shout. As long as I'm not out of pocket and we can arrange suitable dates, I don’t mind travelling anywhere to present it.
Walking at the plaza around Oculus. I like the spot-sometimes you can watch a gorgeous sunset there, it is full of life, but still reminds me of magical glass.
The First National Bank Building, also known as the Citizens and Peoples National Bank Building, is an historic two-story Classical Revival style building located at 213 South Palafox Street in Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida. Built in 1906-1908 by Charlie Hunter, it was designed by the New York architectural firm Mowbray and Uffinger. In 1989, the building was listed in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press.
In 1993 Barnett Bank acquired Citizens and Peoples National Bank and the building. Today the building is part of the Escambia County Government Center and is owned by Escambia County, which has renamed it the Matt Langley Bell III Building in memory of Matt Langley Bell III, longtime Escambia County Tax Collector who died in office on October 15, 2008. Today the Tax Collector's main office is in the building.
In 1892, Francis Celestino Brent purchased a controlling interest of the Sullivans' bank and merged it with his own bank, keeping the First National Bank name. As the bank's operations and assets grew, Brent planned a nine-story office tower that would house both the bank and other businesses. However, with the construction of the Brent and Blount Buildings after the Halloween Night Fire of 1905, the need for office space was greatly reduced and the tower plans were scrapped. At this time, due to the demands of his other interests, Brent retired as president of the bank, passing control to his longtime officer, William H. Knowles.
On February 1, 1914, the Liverpool-based firm Crow, Rudolf & Company, which managed much of Pensacola's timber exports and in which the First National Bank had invested nearly a half million dollars, announced it could not meet its debts. Soon thereafter a federal receiver named R. W. Goodhart was sent to audit the bank. Despite having more than $400,000 on-site in its vault, the First National Bank was ordered to close.
The First National Bank Building In 1906, Knowles arranged the construction of another building on South Palafox Street. The First National Bank Building, built in neo-Grecian style with rows of Ionic white marble columns, was completed on May 23, 1908. Knowles sold his interest in 1909, and William K. Hyer, Jr. became president. Control changed hands again two years later, with Brent and Knowles coming out of retirement to become president and vice-president, respectively. A report released on December 1, 1912 stated the bank's earnings since its establishment in 1880 at $1,114,671.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_National_Bank_Building_(Pensacola,_Florida)