Taken a bit before the true sunset -- the sun had slipped beneath the "local" horizon only moments before. I used a 3-stop bracketing exposure series in order to capture both the subtleties of the clouds as well as the golden reflections in the building's windows, which were catching light from the structure behind me.
During post-processing (or digital darkroom development, if you prefer) I utilized some layer-masking in order to blend two versions of this tableau . . . one with the sky properly adjusted and the other retaining the building details. Had I not done so I would've been faced with the ugly choices of a grossly-overexposed sky or a totally black silhouette of the building's façade, devoid of those illuminated golden panes.
Indeed, these floating rectangles provide the image's raison d'être.
Sunset, Bank of America Building, San Jose, #3709
© 2011 James W. Murray, all rights reserved.
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Details: January 25, 2011; Canon 20D; f/16 @ 1/800 sec; ± 0 EV; ISO 400; 100mm.
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