Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Something Wicked This Way Comes

The calm before the storm is an amazing thing, and it can even cast a beautiful light on our back alley.

I love night pictures with long exposure times. The first four pictures were 15 second exposures with the camera sitting on a make-shift tripod (by that I mean my trashcan). The last one was only a 1.6 second exposure, handheld.
purple sky

The wind is starting to whip the umbrella...
Back Alley Beauty

Dining Out Tonight? I love all the different colors glowing everywhere.
Dining Out Tonight?

Full blown...
Full Blown

...and then she's gone.
The Calm

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5 comments:

turningleaf13 said...

You've got a steadier hand than I do Foo. I really like the 1st umbrella shot with so many colours. Storms approaching provide such great light and sky colours, don't they?

foobella said...

Ha! Comes with years of practice. I love that umbrella picture, too.

blackeyedsuzie said...

My goodness, what stunning photographs! May I ask what kind of camera you use? I'm trying to learn to take more interesting photos and want to buy a new camera, but am so overwhelmed by it all! But I love the moodiness of your photos and I specifically want tot take photos with low light. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog, and for your kind words!

foobella said...

Thanks! But I've seen your pictures and you take great pictures. I'm sure you have a much better camera than I. Mine is a canon point and shoot. With digital cameras today, it's really hard NOT to take a good shot.

Rachel said...

Gorgeous! I love how beautiful that sky is.