Left like a shadow on the step
I had plans for shooting this place at night: there would be clouds moving past that I could capture with a long exposure, or maybe the sky would be clear and I could get stars, and the buildings would be dark, lit by only by light accumulating gradually on the camera’s sensor.
Of course – I’m sure you are way ahead of me here – none of those things came to pass. Although it was cloudy through the day, by late afternoon, the clouds had moved on. The building had not one but two giant floodlights on it, which derailed the accumulated-slowly-over-time light inside the camera and made the stars unseeable.
But I had come all this way and had committed to staying the night alone inside the walls of the old fort, so I set up the tripod and camera and set to work.
Presidio la Bahía
Goliad, Texas
photographed 5.6.2019
Posted on May 20, 2019, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, architecture, black and white photography, church, Goliad, learning to see, Leica, melinda green harvey, monochrome, night, night photography, one day one image, photo a day, photography, postaday, Presidio la Bahía, road trip, take time to look, texas, thoughtful seeing, travel photography. Bookmark the permalink. 8 Comments.
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On the other hand, you got amazing texture. The thing we all learn, sooner or later, is that you get what you get. It pays to be flexible.
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That’s exactly right. I’m not one of those photographers who chart the sun- and moon-rises and all that stuff to make sure things are Just Right for the Perfect Shot. Anyway, shooting in less than optimal conditions and still getting strong images is an important skill to have.
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One could argue that it’s the most important skill to have.
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It is the most important skill for photographers like me, who shoot in whatever conditions are there when I am! Those photographers who plan carefully for The Exact Perfect Situation may not need this particular skill quite so much.
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I wholeheartedly agree.
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Don’t have rigid plans,..go with the flow, be adaptable (I think you are!)
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I sort of have to be adaptable – many of the places I go are ones where I probably won’t be back, so I’ve got to shoot whatever I find, in whatever condition I find. And of course, usually the times like this one, when I had specific things in mind, are the times when none of those imagined things come to pass. But still…I make the images!
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Never give up, eh?
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