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20-MAR-2004 Garrett Lau

Red Fountain*

Stanford University


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Garrett Lau29-Mar-2004 19:37
Thanks for all your comments. I've always admired this fountain, but I never attempted to photograph it at night until now. --Garrett
alexeig29-Mar-2004 00:02
Absolutely fantastic. The water looks frozen and reflections complete the image
ctfchallenge27-Mar-2004 11:31
Excellent shot Garett. I thought of something similar, but you got it first, and briliantly! One of the most interesting fountain shot's I've seen.

Jordan
Paul Sumi24-Mar-2004 05:33
The long exposure effect works very well here, softening the look of the water and giving good DOF.
Nugar24-Mar-2004 00:00
I also like that silky look that the water has
Guest 22-Mar-2004 20:37
Garrett:

This is a beautiful image. I love the color and the way the lights play on the water.

Gil
Garrett Lau22-Mar-2004 08:13
Thanks for your comments and suggestion, Don. That Layers trick creates an interesting effect, but I think I'll leave the photo as is. I just noticed that several of the lights under the fountain are burnt out, so this fits the challenge theme better than I originally thought. --Garrett
Don Ellis22-Mar-2004 04:50
Lovely photo, Garrett. After checking your daylight photo, I see this fountain pours into water... which looks like stone here. I was rather hoping people could walk into the fountain and experience it from the inside... oh, well, it's still beautiful. As for light intensity, here's an easy thought for you... if you're using Photoshop, duplicate the layer (Ctrl-J) and set Mode to Multiply and leave it at 100% Opacity. Voila... lower lights. Cheers, Don.
Garrett Lau22-Mar-2004 04:18
Since you asked, I uploaded a daytime photo of this fountain at
http://www.pbase.com/image/27168519

I'm beginning to wonder whether this image has too many lights for a challenge called "Lights Out." What does everybody else think? --Garrett
Guest 22-Mar-2004 01:57
The long exposure changes the character of the water. I think it's perfect. I'd love to see another picture of this fountain in the daylight just to see how different the water looks.