Minneapolis Photography Photo Blog – CDPB Theme Day

November 4, 2008 Posted by Mitchster in Daily Photography

CDPB Theme Day - Books

I'm running a few days behind, the City Daily Photo Blog Theme Day is the first but I couldn't think of any compositions with books in them, so I kept looking. Alas, my own neighborhood proved fruitful again; this is Majors & Quinn Booksellers' discount books rack outside the door on Hennepin Avenue in Uptown. Shot with my trusty 70-300mm VR, I got close enough to get a distinct DOF between the books and the street behind it. Stats: 140mm F5 1/25th at ISO 1000. Hand held baby, the human tripod strikes again!

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November 4, 2008 7:42 amPosted 3 years ago

tanya

I love your take on theme day!

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November 4, 2008 8:26 amPosted 3 years ago

Hilda

Lovely effect with those lights in the background. Happy Theme Day, even if it’s late. ;D

And nice to finally see your face. ;D

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November 4, 2008 9:22 amPosted 3 years ago

Virginia

Oh I love a good hand held shot!!! I don’t usually get as good a result as you fo course, but I love to try! This one was worth waiting for. DOF is fab!!!

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November 4, 2008 11:05 amPosted 3 years ago

Fort Lauderdale Daily Photo

Definitely a photo worth waiting for! Really enjoy your site.

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November 4, 2008 12:36 pmPosted 3 years ago

Jilly

How did I miss this gem on Theme Day. (Ah, I see, you were late – well that’s OK then). Wonderful photograph with the books in focus and those lights in the distance. Interesting mix of books there. You are obviously a great human tripod, Mitch! Really like this.

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November 4, 2008 12:48 pmPosted 3 years ago

BelgradeDailyPhoto

Great book shot, at first I thought the books were in front of a window looking to the outside. I like the contrast of the books with the outdoor background!

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November 4, 2008 6:34 pmPosted 3 years ago

Strangetastes

Hey, Mitch, thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment today. I got so much going on that it’s hard to leave regular comments even on blogs I like as much as yours.

I never got around to a book photo, another victim on time crunch. You did a very good job with this with the night tones and separating out the planes of the image. And handheld!

You are my Photoshop expert – can I ask you a quick question? I got CS4 a few days ago and installed it. Still using CS3, though. Do you know if there a way to import my custom Actions from CS3 to CS4 so I don’t have to re-write them all?

Thanks again.

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