City - DC - Parker and Bridget Co 1921 - Side by Side
by Mike Savad
Title
City - DC - Parker and Bridget Co 1921 - Side by Side
Artist
Mike Savad
Medium
Photograph - Colorized Photo
Description
Colorized photo from 1921
Original Title: Parker & Bridget Co
Location: NW corner of Seventh St & Pennsylvania Ave NW
Now and then I challenge myself to a night scene. The hardest part about night scenes is that they are dark, but not everywhere. And when they shot it, they used a very long exposure (in this case long enough for someone to drive away). The light bleeds everywhere in this. In real life I can't imagine it being as bright as this, or have the ability to see into the shadows like we can here. So figuring out how dark it really should be is tough.
The second part is guessing the light color. Incandescent lighting is yellow, and that tint had to be everywhere. Combined with other colors it made it look off in spots. I had a tough time getting it to look good.
This scene had some weirdness in the background. White streaks appeared in the sky and over a sign. I assume it was a bird of the night of some kind. I left in the ghost of a motorcycle and a car moving on the right. Can't say if that was a good decision or not, I like to keep stuff like that in there because it adds story. But its so dark its hard to see it.
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November 2nd, 2016
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