Brick Building, Ferry Street
Posted on 11 March 2010
Brick Building, Ferry Street
Brick Building, Ferry Street. Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California. February 27, 2010. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
The corner of a brick building at the intersection of Ferry and Nimitz Streets catches glow from nearby outdoor lights – Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California.
This is another photograph from my late-February night photography shoot a the historic Mare Island Naval Shipyard with The Nocturnes. The panoramic format image shows the corner of one of the brick buildings along Nimitz Avenue near the waterfront at Ferry Street. I’m almost always a sucker for old brick buildings, especially when photographed at night, but a few other things in this scene caught my attention. The right side of the building fronts that “main” roadway of Nimitz Avenue and is more brightly lit by street lights and security lights, while the left side is more in shadow and here is lit mostly by the light of the full moon. I was also intrigued by the contrast between the angular vertical and horizontal forms of the brick wall and the odd curving shape of the cable snaking up the side of the building in the center of the frame. I also noticed the glowing windows along the dark side of the building – the interior walls are picking up light coming in through the windows facing Nimitz Avenue. I also like the tiny bit of contrasting green color in the “Ferry St” sign.
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Technical Data:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
ISO 200, f/11, 291 seconds
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G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer whose subjects include the Pacific coast, redwood forests, central California oak/grasslands, the Sierra Nevada, California deserts, urban landscapes, and night photography.
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You seem to be a f/90 and cup of coffee man to me, your shots look good for it to. keep up the good work. ray
Only one cup? ;-)
You are right that I do think about the clarity of the images a lot – both in terms of that “resolution” thing and in terms of trying for some sort of straightforward (at least superficially) composition in most cases. Sometimes, though, there is some little thing or things in there that might be less obvious to some. In this one there are a couple that I thought about: the way the little green rectangle stands out against the “hot” colors of the artificially-lit bricks, the curvy cable (obviously), and the interior spaces on the left side that are illuminated by light coming in from the right side windows.
On the other hand, I have some other photographs that are all about blur! You’ll probably see more of those in the text couple months.
In any case, Ray, thanks for dropping by and for leaving a comment!
Dan