Monday, June 25, 2007

Take The (Paint) Tube

Some Photographers Love The Rain

Photographs copyright: DAVID McMAHON


It's great taking photographs in rain, because the wet streets open up a whole range of reflection. This shot was taken late on a rainy September night in Quebec City. I had just walked past the Chateau Laurier hotel and the soft colours on the street corner caught my eye. The shot above was taken with a Pentax Optio, while below you can see a different rendering of the same frame. As I showed you in the recent post Easel Come, Easel Go, this is what it would look like as a virtual oil painting.

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12 comments:

  1. Shrink Wrapped Scream2:26 AM

    Ye Gods, man, WHERE do you find the time??? I love both renderings, it's a super bit of software, isn't it?

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  2. Rachelle3:51 AM

    Oooh! I love playing with programs like that! I have one that I love to work with my photos in the watercolor medium.
    Since I can't paint, I have to create somehow!
    I like your new header too, very pretty :))
    Slainte~
    Rachelle
    Ps... how do you nominate a blog for your Aussie Awards? I forget....

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  3. lorenzothellama4:05 AM

    Love the shiney rainy pictures. Back from the Azores now. You would just have loved all the rain there!

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  4. Lin8:35 AM

    The Chateau Laurier is lovely even on a dry day but your shot is even more lovely, so soft, so enticing. Sigh.

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  5. Anonymous10:17 PM

    the picture is so beautiful!! at times i wonder, why don't i get hold of such moments to click :(
    i'll keep searching....
    but amazing catch....

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  6. david mcmahon10:48 PM

    Hi Carol,

    I find a few minutes here and there!

    Cheers

    David

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  7. david mcmahon10:48 PM

    Hi Rachelle,

    Would love to see you nominate your blog again. Just leave the url as a comment and leave the rest to me.

    Cheers

    David

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  8. david mcmahon10:49 PM

    Hi Lorenzo,

    You're back! Great. Looking forward to reading about your adventures.

    Cheers

    David

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  9. david mcmahon10:49 PM

    Hi Lin,

    Just lucky. The colours were so enticing. They just sang out: ``Photograph us''!

    Cheers

    David

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  10. david mcmahon10:50 PM

    Hi Sam,

    Relax, buddy. These scenes are everywhere. You just need to look and you'll see them. You, with your creative mind, will see them too.

    Cheers

    David

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  11. Miguel Angel Servellón6:01 AM

    You have a page and spectacular photographies.
    Congratulations

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  12. david mcmahon3:32 PM

    Hi Miguel,

    Thanks for visiting and taking the trouble to leave a comment.

    I'm glad you like the site and the photographs.

    Cheers

    David

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