Robert's Ramblings

This time I was not able to jump the fence and ask for permission later. The guard, a very pleasant man named Graham, was never going to let that happen.

The Adelaide City Council puts up this Christmas Tree in Victoria Square every Christmas. This year I thought a really cool image would be to get a vertical perspective effectively creating the a horizon using the tree itself. I considered jumping the fence but thought better of it as the watchful guard stood his post. Instead I chose a traditional wide angle panorama placing the tree directly in the middle. This is one time that rule of not putting your main subject in the middle was never going to work!

To capture the dynamic range in this scene I used 6 exposures 2 stops apart and then used exposure fusion to combine them. No tone mapping was done in this case and it shows in having very clean halo free edges.

Maybe I will get permission and come back again to get the shot I really wanted even it if does require a written application to the council, a police check (to confirm I'm not an unsavory character) and an arm or a leg. We will see!


Photo: Robert Rath, 366 Days of 2012, Day 358 - 'Oh Christmas Tree'. 2s f/7.1 ISO320 15mm