Do we have any photo-graffy enthuses out there beyond the monitor glass? Or how about some Photoshoppe wizards? If so, then here is a challenge. Above are two photos of Belvedere Castle in Central Park. Each was taken with the camera resting on the handrail of the pier on the Turtle Pond (there are real turtles!) I bracketed the shot two f-stops up and down and above are the results. My challenge to you: How do you get a photo on a sunny day where the both the ground and the sky are properly exposed? That's right, I want the heaven and the earth. Please put your ideas in the comments.
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If you are not interested in this topic, well, tough. Everyday I am subjected to a myriad of things that I don't care for either. Such as:
- – Celebrity News – Did you know that Jewish actor Brad Garrett thinks Mel Gibson should be forgiven and said, "In the days when I used to drink, I would get drunk and yell out awful things about Lethal Weapon 3?" This is funny, but it is not news.
- – Shake Shack – Every freaking New York blog is continuously going on about how the Shake Shack is SOOOOOO good. Ugh. Now they are talking about the recent health violations of the place. Shut it people! It's just a shack in a park that is in the middle of nowhere.
- – Baseball
- – Laptop Battery Explosions – If you have a laptop, do a web search on the model to see if your battery is likely to explode. But, please, no more photos of exploded laptops on tech sites.
- – My job
Of course it's obvious that I have been online too much. Time to set the homepage back to this.
UPDATE: After some great suggestions in the comments, I made an attempt using a HDR program called Photomix. The results are so-so. It feels somewhat flat and fake for some reason. It's a good first effort, though.
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