Seeing 2012 (#76)

For your consideration:  on Saturday of the recent Memorial Day weekend I started out my day attending the Oakland A's vs New York Yankees game, from the luxury of a corporate box overlooking center field.  During the several hours spent tailgating and game (and crowd) watching I snapped just short of 400 images.

Later, arriving home, somehow my eye caught sight of a tiny, exquisitely tightly curled leaf lying intact against the curb of the busy street on which I live.  Naturally I had to pull out my tripod, macro lens, and (eventually) my flash . . . fifty more shots.

Ah, but the sun had not yet set so the day was still young.  Four hours later, downtown beckoned for some nocturnal wanderings — this structure, in particular, has been calling to me for many years.  A paltry twenty-five snaps of the shutter, and I was finally resigned to call a close to a full day of photography which was, for me, rare in its combination of varied venues, subjects, time spans and sheer image count (call it 500).

Upon reflection, this submission — one of the last shots taken — may well turn out to be one of my favorites from the day, simply for the lighting.

San Jose Old Water Company Building, #8271-72-7D

© 2012 James W. Murray, all rights reserved.

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Details: May 26, 2012; Canon 7D; f/8 @ 1 sec; —1 EV; ISO 250;
Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 @ 14mm

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