Off-Season at Oaks Park

Posted by Stephen Phillips (San Francisco, United States) on 28 March 2009 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.

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Night descends over the closed-for-the-season rides at this popular spot in Portland, Oregon. The Park sits along the banks of the Willamette River.

Larger view / map: http://www.pbase.com/joyoflight/image/110550700

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Comments (26)

chrissy from uk, United Kingdom

what a colourful image, lots going on in it, like it very much

28 Mar 2009 9:15am

Mirko Herzner from Mühlheim am Main, Germany

Wonderful colors and perspective, Stephen. A highlight on your blog!

28 Mar 2009 9:39am

@Mirko Herzner: Very kind, Mirko - thanks.

Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom

Love the angle of the bars, and the light is really nice. Are these long exsposures ?

28 Mar 2009 10:10am

@Alun Lambert: Thanks, Alun. Here's the data:

Canon 5D w/ 16-35mm f/2.8 lens - ISO 50 - 16mm - f/6.3 for 30 seconds.

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

Great framing and colors are just magic.

28 Mar 2009 12:05pm

Susan from Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States

great colors on this exposure....love how everything is caught tight in the shot..does look like a wonderful place!!! No Becka today though, huh?

28 Mar 2009 1:56pm

@Susan: I warned that finding her today would not be easy - she's here - somewhere !?!

Chris from South Jersey, United States

WOW - those colors are awesome - almost has an HDR feel to it.... I love the intersecting lines in your composition - really stunning shot....

28 Mar 2009 2:27pm

Liang from San Francisco, United States

lovely use of coloring and saturation here!

28 Mar 2009 3:03pm

hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong

Wow, such lovely twilight mood! Amazing angle and composition to take this shot!!!

28 Mar 2009 3:53pm

paulski from Muncie, IN, United States

great colors here; how did you manage such a fast shutter speed at this time of evening?

28 Mar 2009 4:24pm

@paulski: I didn't, paulski. Tripod. 30 second exposure. ( Full EXIF in my response to Alun Lambert )

DenisSm from Prague, Czech Republic

i like off season :-).....

28 Mar 2009 4:41pm

@DenisSm: Me, too. I need to get down to Santa Cruz before the Beach Boardwalk opens for summer.

Susan from Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States

A Ha....might that be Becka, sitting on the base of the ferris wheel??? If I wasn't looking for her...never would have found her!!

28 Mar 2009 5:48pm

@Susan: Bingo!

She wasn't aware I was making the exposure and so was moving around a little during the 30 second exposure. We were thinking of starting a series - "Where's Rebecka ?" - based on something along this theme.

dogilicious from Millerstown, PA, United States

Really like this detail. The colors are great as is the light.

28 Mar 2009 5:54pm

Anthony Lambert from Bielefeld, Germany

Fantastic colours and a very well executed long exposure shot !!
You are my hero Stephen :-)

28 Mar 2009 6:23pm

@Anthony Lambert: Hero? - "Oh my gawd, I've turned into a sandwich !"

peter from new york, United States

excellent composition with all the cool lines and shapes and the colors are just awesome stephen!

28 Mar 2009 6:23pm

yz from Budapest, Hungary

great shapes and lines and compo

28 Mar 2009 7:50pm

grant from kansas city, United States

has the flashy glow of a park in action. i like this.

28 Mar 2009 8:47pm

Susan from Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States

I thought maybe she moved a bit, especially in the larger version....hard to make someone sit still, huh?? Where's Becka would be fun, kinda like Where's Waldo!!!

28 Mar 2009 10:14pm

@Susan: Becka is very good at holding a pose - she just had no idea I was making the exposure. And where in the world is Carmen San Diego?

Suzanne from Huntington Bch, California, United States

Amazing colors and excellent composition.

28 Mar 2009 10:17pm

Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States

Fabulous colors!

28 Mar 2009 11:06pm

Yonatan from Bronx, United States

Stephen, the light in this capture is out of this world! I'm still in awe as my eyes scrutinize this splendid shot.

28 Mar 2009 11:47pm

@Yonatan: Thank you so very much.

marie from perth, Australia

What a really wonderful photo, so well framed and captured with perfection. Well done. Love it.

29 Mar 2009 4:06am

@marie: Thanks, Marie - glad you enjoyed it.

Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France

Very interesting composition : like the skeleton of the park…

29 Mar 2009 4:29am

Magda from Vancouver, Canada

Wonderful! Do you mind telling us your settings for this shot! The exposure is fantastic!

30 Mar 2009 12:24am

@Magda: Thanks, Magda - and happy to oblige: Canon 5D w/ 16-35mm f/2.8 lens - ISO 50 - 16mm - f/6.3 for 30 seconds.

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

Super colorful. Nice.

30 Mar 2009 6:11am

Karthik from Chennai, India

Fantastic Colors! LOVELY!

31 Mar 2009 8:41am

dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States

amazing color -- practically surreal!! is this an hdr? beautiful framing and composition!!!

13 May 2009 3:15pm

@dj.tigersprout: Not an HDR. Processed in Lightroom from RAW - than to Photoshop - makes a difference without looking overly processed.

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