2012, Day 272 - Hypnotized

Look into my eyes, you are getting sleepy...  I took this picture months ago on an evening photo walk with my friend Garrison.  There was another one of the many festivals along the waterfront but all I could see was the pretty lights revolving in the distance.  When you see life through a camera's viewfinder some things just beckon...

Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 16-35/f2.8L Mark II
24mm, f5.6, 1.3 sec @ 100 ISO

2012, Day 163 - Spin spin spin

Another from my photo walk from a couple nights ago.  Everyone loves the spinning lights but they all want to get so close and I like a litte context.  So you can see a number of photographers standing by the railing, waiting for the ferris wheel to start again.  I like the buildings in the background, the heavy texture of the sidewalk, and the glow of the street lamps.  For this photo I decided to try to make the entire scene a little dingy so I added an orange/brown cast to everything and then masked out the lights of the ferris wheel.  I wanted them vibrant in contrast to the rest of the image like an oasis of happiness.

Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 24-105/f4L IS
67mm, f5.6, 2 sec @ 100 ISO