Week 8: One for the Road

Again, I have been terrible about blogging about my photos of the week for the "52 Weeks of Awesomeness"! For Week 8, the topic was "One for the Road" about signs, streets, traffic, etc. Well in Brooklyn, my main mode of transportation has been the subway system which absolutely rocks because it is incredibly convenient and efficient! Plus, I never need to worry about parking :) In case you (photographers) were wondering, why shoot this at f/16? At apertures f/16 and lower (higher number), you will see stars in your light sources. This is how I get dramatic lighting in nighttime and sunlight shots. Try it sometime and you'll be amazed! :)
So here is a picture from my subway stop and I added a little bit of graininess for some texture and to go for that gritty look. Hope you like it!

Photog Info:

Natural Light - Handheld

ISO 4000

SS 1/10

f/16

Canon 5DII

Sigma 50 f/1.4

Lightroom 3 Beta

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Here is the full list of 52 Weeks of Awesomeness!

Week 1 Free for All
Week 2 Introduction of yourself
Week 3 Show us your Hometown
Week 4 Water
Week 5 Sports (anything related, teams, players, equipment, etc,)
Week 6 Botanical
Week 7 ONE object shot at 5 different angels/distances
Week 8 One for the road (signs, streets, traffic, etc.)
Week 9 Objects that tell something about you
Week 10 Things that make your life easier
Week 11 Your favorite color
Week 12 Household items
Week 13 Foods
Week 14 Something Slimy
Week 15 Sun (sunlight, sunset, sunrise, etc)
Week 16 Emotions
Week 17 Something old
Week 18 What you do outside the world of photography
Week 19 Weather
Week 20 Emotional attachment (heirloom/special gift, ect.)
Week 21 Pets
Week 22 Things you couldn't live without
Week 23 Habits
Week 24 Fire (candle, fireplace, etc.)
Week 25 Scrapbooking (stash, room, lo's, etc)
Week 26 Textures
Week 27 Hands
Week 28 Shoes
Week 29 Favorite Jewerly
Week 30 Generations
Week 31 Hot
Week 32 Fill the Frame (close ups)
Week 33 A week in our lives
Week 34 Faith (what you believe)
Week 35 Dance (body in motion)
Week 36 Family & Friends
Week 37 SOOC...from that to this...before & afters
Week 38 Patriotic
Week 39 Object: straight up shots and then straight down shots
Week 40 Nighttime
Week 41 Something that gives you the feeling of warmth or cold
Week 42 Pictures of words
Week 43 Chores I hate
Week 44 Animals
Week 45 Music
Week 46 Reflections/Shadows
Week 47 Flowers
Week 48 Sleep
Week 49 Action Shots
Week 50 Wheels
Week 51 Wrapping (gifts, baby, foods, etc.)
Week 52 Guilty pleasures

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