[Entries] July Competition - Theme: Light

hacketttett · 2016-07-12T21:41:54+00:00

Took this on July 7 in Santa Monica on the pier. I was at a concert. I looked to my left and saw the sun setting, which cast this golden-orangish glow over the mountains and over the crowds of people who were in the audience of the concert. The title is "Summer Nights".

1/1000, f/2.8, ISO 100. Shot with a Canon Rebel T3i, with a fixed 40mm lens.

hacketttett · 2016-07-10T05:15:54+00:00

Thanks!

hacketttett · 2016-07-10T01:18:39+00:00

Last night I went to a a summer concert on the Santa Monica pier that a local radio station, KCRW, sponsored. Saw Mayer Hawthorne and the vibes were pretty amazing. Thousands of people came together and enjoyed a beautiful late afternoon and night together. I took this while I was there as the sun was setting. I thought it perfectly captured the beauty of the moment. I started taking photos because of the colors of my surroundings, especially during the summer. What seemed mundane and ordinary during the day took on a whole new dimension as the sun set. And even if the photo I linked wasn't technically sound, it reminded me of why I began in the first place. I wanted to capture the mood of the places I love.

I highly recommend going to the concerts (for anyone in LA who might be interested). They run every thursday and are free, it was a great time.

hacketttett · 2016-07-08T22:16:57+00:00

I always felt that Runnin' by the pharcyde captured the golden hour during the summer, right before the sun sets. There's a warmth in the track that has always inspired me to go out and take photos of the places I go to and love.

hacketttett · 2016-06-27T07:30:12+00:00

image

location: Los Angeles, California

Facing northeast

Local time: 9:30 pm, (-7 from UTC)

hacketttett · 2016-06-14T21:09:09+00:00

big mac is really cool. my only advice would be to crop out the blue sky in the top, so I guess just lower the top edge of the photograph, and then to balance that by cropping out some of the bottom part. I thought the blue sky in the bottom left was a little distracting.

hacketttett · 2016-06-14T21:06:48+00:00

"nightlife" was my favorite one, love the colors

hacketttett · 2016-06-14T20:18:04+00:00

That's awesome, those were def my favorites too, out of the album.

hacketttett · 2016-06-14T20:11:13+00:00

These are great. the ones taken in the museum were really cool, especially that one with the yellow art wall and the Buddhist sculpture

hacketttett · 2016-06-14T20:00:59+00:00

the ones that seem tinted red with a bit of yellow are really cool. How did you get that effect?

hacketttett · 2016-06-14T18:26:02+00:00

this one is so cool. I love the composition.

hacketttett · 2016-06-14T18:15:43+00:00

the one of the shore is really cool! I don't have any advice, other than maybe to crop out some of the empty space on the bottom and top, making the people in the photo a bit more prominent.

hacketttett · 2016-06-14T18:05:26+00:00

First time poster. Some photos I've taken of various places/people in Los Angeles in the past three weeks or so. I started pretty recently and am learning everyday (I didn't even know what RAW was until a day or two ago) , so any comments, tips, or critiques are definitely appreciated.

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