© 2010 Greg McMullin Day 67- Like Knives Into The Blue Sky

Day 67: Like Knives Into A Blue Sky


Who schedules lectures for 9am on Monday morning? Huh? Seriously! Like anyone is going to learn something at that time. Pfft. Anyway on the way back from said lecture I was struck by the blue of the sky this morning. It was bright sunny and clear and COLD! I decided I would like to try and capture today’s blue so I planned a “looking up at a bit of a building shot” as I quite like them. The thing was what building? I wandered back from uni through the Sheffield Winter Gardens and into the Peace Garden and there I noticed the Novatel, well the back end of it to be precise I noticed how its geometric shape was echoed in the new St Paul’s development and I thought I might have my shot. I fired off a few frames and wandered home. The shots were ok but the buildings were a bit underexposed so I was in need of Photomatix! So this is a HDR, a single shot HDR which is a technique I have used quite often in the 365. Once I was happy with the tone mapping I reimported it into lightroom and boosted the blue saturation slightly to really make the sky stand out.

Manual Page Read: Page 52- Taking small-subject photos.

Images viewed: Check out the links in the main body of text for some great shots of Sheffield centre.

Other Inspiration: Whilst compiling this post I realised that I am lucky to live in such a picturesque city. Many people who have not been to Sheffield (including me earlier on in life) assume that as a former industrial town it must be a very grim place. Its not! Its really really nice.

Day 67- Like Knives Into The Blue Sky-SOOCSOOC

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18 Comments

  1. RobLee.info
    Posted March 8, 2010 at 1:29 AM | #

    Project 365 Day 67: Like Knives Into A Blue SkyNice processing!

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  2. philroeder
    Posted March 8, 2010 at 2:48 AM | #

    Project 365 Day 67: Like Knives Into A Blue SkyI really like the composition of this, and how the sharp angles of the buildings pop against the clear sky.

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  3. Eric M Martin
    Posted March 8, 2010 at 5:23 AM | #

    Project 365 Day 67: Like Knives Into A Blue SkyNeat angles and processing! I love the blue winter skies!

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  4. jo.pscat
    Posted March 8, 2010 at 5:59 AM | #

    Project 365 Day 67: Like Knives Into A Blue SkyLove the sharp angles.

    Via items in the 365 Community pool on Fluidr

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  5. mr_mctavish
    Posted March 8, 2010 at 8:06 AM | #

    Project 365 Day 67: Like Knives Into A Blue Skynice one…

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  6. -=Omi=-
    Posted March 8, 2010 at 8:21 AM | #

    Project 365 Day 67: Like Knives Into A Blue SkyVery nice shot. I like these types of contrasting lines and shapes gathered from architecture. The blue and angle of this is really very cool mate.

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  7. .Timbo.
    Posted March 8, 2010 at 10:07 AM | #

    Project 365 Day 67: Like Knives Into A Blue Skynice bit of architecture and abstractness!

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  8. Greg McMullin
    Posted March 8, 2010 at 11:49 AM | #

    Project 365 Day 67: Like Knives Into A Blue SkySOOC

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  9. J.Renee.Photo
    Posted March 9, 2010 at 1:06 AM | #

    Project 365 Day 67: Like Knives Into A Blue SkyGreat call with the HDR, the blue sky is fabulous! I had to laugh at your 9am lecture comment as I am the opposite. I switched from my noon lecture to the 8:30am one instead because I don’t like having class over lunch :-)

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  10. Greg McMullin
    Posted March 9, 2010 at 2:27 AM | #

    Project 365 Day 67: Like Knives Into A Blue SkyCheers for the support guys!

    J.Renee.Photo 8:30!! Thats far too early! If it works for you though…

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  11. Andrew Wardlaw
    Posted March 9, 2010 at 3:18 AM | #

    Project 365 Day 67: Like Knives Into A Blue SkyLove it Greg. Great shot. Such an awesome shot of that blue sky, perfectly broken bythe buildings.

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  12. theblackestwhite!
    Posted March 9, 2010 at 3:23 AM | #

    Project 365 Day 67: Like Knives Into A Blue Skyi love the blue color of the sky and the sharp outline of the building. perfect! :)

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  13. riekhavoc
    Posted March 9, 2010 at 4:54 AM | #

    Project 365 Day 67: Like Knives Into A Blue Skyfabulous composition! and the building on the left looks like it’s glowing

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  14. susiecw47
    Posted March 9, 2010 at 5:38 AM | #

    Project 365 Day 67: Like Knives Into A Blue SkyI love the composition here and the blue sky.

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  15. Sal (Lal)
    Posted March 9, 2010 at 7:21 AM | #

    Project 365 Day 67: Like Knives Into A Blue Skyam really amazed by what you manage with your post processing. v cool.

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  16. hansamann
    Posted March 9, 2010 at 7:38 AM | #

    Project 365 Day 67: Like Knives Into A Blue SkyWow, really sharp. Very knifey :-) Great shot. Also the blue sky is so cool!

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  17. ptwiz1
    Posted March 11, 2010 at 5:53 AM | #

    Project 365 Day 67: Like Knives Into A Blue SkyGreat perspective! Your editing job really brings it out!

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  18. Mojca Androjna
    Posted March 13, 2010 at 2:03 AM | #

    Project 365 Day 67: Like Knives Into A Blue Skyapt title, lovely pic

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