Digital Camera Pictures!
These pictures in this blog are five pictures of city life in the Washington, DC area. All of these pictures were taken with my digital camera. These are orginal photographs taken for this project. Each picture displays a title that will help views understand it better.
Flags
This photo is entitled Flags. The two objects in the photo are the American flag and the flag of Washington, DC. When I took this photo, we (me and my fellow group members) were walking from Gallery Place/Chinatown down around Metro Center. These flags caught my eye because the wind was blowing and the sun was shining so bright. At first I just wanted to take the picture of the DC flag but I felt that it would be better to capture the American flag in the picture also. I edited this picture by adjusting the brightness of the picture as a whole and then increasing the contrast between the flags and the background windows.
Landmark
As many people know the MCI center was changed to the Verizon Center not to long ago. The Verizon Center is the heart of Gallery Place/Chinatown. This sign can be seen on Georgia Ave, above the McDonalds. It is home to many concerts and sporting events. I really like this photo because the Verizon Center sign stands out against the blue sky. The American flag is also beside the sign. When I edited my photo, I changed the contrast so the sky color seems to be fading from a medium blue into a lighter blue.
A City Built on Words
This quote is located in Freedom Plaza. It says "Washington...enormous spaces, hundreds of miles of asphalte, a charming climate and the most entertaining society in America." The quote was said to be written by Henry James in 1882. I find the place where I found this quote very interesting. Freedom Plaza also has quotes from Mark Twain and other influential people. I took this picture at an angle so I could fit all the words into the picture. Also I liked how the sun hit the quote just right giving it that spark. When I edited the photo, I adjusted the exposure of light to make the light shine brighter.
All Aboard!
This is one of my top five favorite pictures out of all the pictures I took. This was one of those orange and green tour buses that people generally find downtown. I thought this would be a good picture because it was just sitting there. It was also a picture in the moment because there was traffic speeding down this street. I changed the colors to black and white because it has that antique feel to me. Although a Subway advertisement is on the side of the bus, I feel that this picture can be mistaken for a 1950s type bus.
Bright Lights
The Majestic 20 is the movie theater located in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland. Its bright lights and spaces caused it to become the place to be on the weekends. This picture was quite difficult to take because of all the people and also because of the flash of my camera. I edited this photo by lightening the photo exposure than the light contrast was darkened to emphasize the lights of the theater. Not only does this photo emphasize the lights of the theather but all the lights surrounding the area shown in the photo.
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Uchenna these pictures are really nice. They shine a new light on the very well documented city of Washington, DC. The angels of these pictures are very interestingly shot, good job. The editing really makes the photos shine! |
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These pictures look nice especially against your orange background. I really like the way you edited because it pops the signs out. Also, everything looks shining and bright. You did a great job. |
