No Flashing at Night - Robert Thivierge

My head exploded at the park

March 27, 2010August 6, 2024 by Robert Thivierge

So, if you saw a guy at Capital Hill Park, after sunset, tilting his head side-to-side for 30 seconds, this was to get the semi-invisibility effect. I used Photoshop to make the bars more vibrant, but my clothes less so. I guess I could have also done the "ghosting" effect in Photoshop, but somehow, longer exposures are more fun.

Vantage Pointe at Night

January 10, 2010August 6, 2024 by Robert Thivierge

Vantage Pointe is a 26 storey condo apartment building in the Beltline district of Calgary.

Three Colours of Night

January 10, 2010August 6, 2024 by Robert Thivierge

Getting the idea from here I took a picture of the rotating circles that stand outside the Telus World of Science. I took this just after sunset.

Waiting for the Train at Twilight

January 9, 2010August 6, 2024 by Robert Thivierge

An articulated bus (left) and car waits for a Light Rail Train to pass by

Calgary’s Rapid Transit

January 9, 2010August 6, 2024 by Robert Thivierge

This is one of a few time lapse photos I took at an LRT crossing downtown. This was taken just after sun set. So, there was enough light reflected from the sky to make the snow appear blue. So, "fixing" white balance to make the snow white, made the sky whiter, which I guess is ok.

More ghosts on swings

November 16, 2009August 6, 2024 by Robert Thivierge

This test didn't work as well as the others I posted. I tried to get my head to appear over each of four swings. But, things didn't line up right, so I cropped out half of the photo that didn't work. I used Sepia to hide some funny colors showing as much as for the "old fashioned" look. Anyways, it's still a neat effect, worth playing with.

Playing on the swings

November 15, 2009August 6, 2024 by Robert Thivierge

I thought I would push my self on a swing for fun.

A ghostly self-portrait

November 15, 2009August 6, 2024 by Robert Thivierge

This is me playing around with long exposures around midnight at a neighborhood park.

Metal Star (white balance auto)

November 3, 2009August 6, 2024 by Robert Thivierge

I took this is on a night time photo walk. I haven't figured out if I prefer it with the white balance "fixed" (see next photo) or with the shot setting. A third version, is with a flash, so the foreground is "correct" white, and the background has the redish look.

Metal Star (white balance corrected)

November 3, 2009August 6, 2024 by Robert Thivierge

I took this is on a night time (when night starts at 5:08pm) photo walk (take a guess where in Calgary). I haven't figured out if I prefer it with the white balance "fixed" or with the shot setting (see previous photo). A third version, is with a flash, so the foreground is "correct" white, and the background has the redish look.

Time passed it by

October 29, 2009August 6, 2024 by Robert Thivierge

This is a wagon that stands in the parking lot outside the new Log Barn 1912 store on 16 Avenue, near 14 Street NW. I wanted to show longer streaks of cars going by, but a wider shot would show parked cars.

Urban Stars

October 24, 2009August 6, 2024 by Robert Thivierge

A night shot of 14 Street from the 16 Avenue NW overpass, with the camera pointed North.

Night house

October 6, 2009August 6, 2024 by Robert Thivierge

My first experiment with night time photography (30 second shutter) wtih my new Rebel T1i was of this newly constructed house that's on the market. This is in the inner city, so it was far from pitch black, but my eyes couldn't see most of the detail seen here. Not very pretty, but I find it a little neat. So, now I totally have to go take pics in a park at night.