This is the outside of the Tiburon Tavern which has been in this location for years and years and years. So long, that I can remember passing in on the school bus as a child. It's still going strong and is one of the last of the old neighborhood watering holes. Tonight there was a parking spot across the street. I had the camera set at ISO 1600 and opened the lens as wide as it would go, and this is what happened. It's not as sharp as I would have liked, but with a lot of tweaking I think I got it from plain old OOF to "very moody". Actually, when I took the shot, I didn't realize the girl was sitting on the bench. In the past few years California has passed very strict "No Smoking" laws -- no smoking inside any restaurants or bars and most other public places. Period. So... you see these benches for people to step outside and puff away.
I really like the "moody" effect, it works well with this shot. Austin just passed smoking laws like that about a year or so ago & there's always people outside getting their fix.
I was in Tiburon once, back in 1988 or so. Hard to believe it was so long ago now. I still recall sitting in an outdoor cafe late one afternoon. I was amazed at the size of the seagulls. And then the fog came down out of the hills in what seemed to me a very menacing way!
What I like about this photo is the lone woman. She is grainy and in shadow yet she is a strong presence. Her face blends with the rock, but then the way the light hits her legs is very strong.
Your camera handles ISO 1600 really well! My photos get way too noisy at this level. I like this as a moody shot. Especially with the woman sitting in the front who seems lost in thought.
You know, I really like this shot. It looks like a sketch by a master artist. The oof totally makes this image. A bit more dodging on the girl would make her stand out a bit better. She kind of falls into the shadows. But a really nice shot.
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