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11-JUN-2014 Traveller

The Dread Secret Was Hidden Upstairs

Canon EOS 6D
1/8s f/5.6 at 20.0mm iso1000 hide exif
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Date/Time11-Jun-2014 23:56:59
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 6D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length20 mm
Exposure Time1/8 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent1000
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Focus Distance9999.000 m

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Canon Image Challenge15-Jun-2015 02:23
A couple of answers....I was walking down an unfamiliar street just outside of Hollywood proper leaving a movie and saw what should have been a lovely, though seemingly abandoned house that still obviously was occupied.

The idea for a black and white version of this view was natural and immediate. The camera and my 20mm prime lens, which I am finding I need damn near all the time was in the trunk of my car and so I went back, got it and shot the house.

As I wrote to a friend today that last night went out on a paid for star shooting trip:

"But I am glad that you and your wife got to see this together....something like this...is, or can be....just mind bending. I have seen a lot of shooting stars but never have ever been able to photograph one. Nor, try as I might, have I ever gotten to be able to photograph the milky way as you have. Give me lessons!

And here is where cameras really come in handy....they force us to do things we would not normally do....or could easily put off until it is never experienced. The actual pictures are kind of a secondary to the experience they forced us into having.

I had a great night at Disney Concert Hall...sorry I couldn't attend with you"

^^^^
How do I think of these shots....I just have the camera with me, that's all.

As to Paul's question, there is a touch of Voyeurism in everything we do...Personally, I often wonder what people are doing inside of this house or that....and so Paul has hit upon a potential concern. Truly.

Traveller
Canon Image Challenge14-Jun-2015 13:00
No doubt about being outside but the next question is were you arrested for being a peeping tom? Paul
Canon Image Challenge13-Jun-2015 21:42
Interesting dark detail on the right hand side. I think you are outside looking in.
How do you think of these shots?

Jim
Canon Image Challenge13-Jun-2015 20:46
To see this at its best, clean your screen.

Jim
Canon Image Challenge13-Jun-2015 17:04
Spooky! I like this a lot. The hints of detail in some of the shadow areas keep drawing the eye.
Alastair