Last night was the monthly Illuminate Workshops night shoot. This time we met at the Denver Art Museum, the same location that we did last year. I arrived early, before sunset, to make some images before dark. The Art Museum has pointed roofs. In this image, it looks like the roof has pierced the cloud!
Art Museum, Piercing The Cloud
Close to the museum, is one construction site where a redbrick build is being renovated. After walking around the block, I made this composition where the red brick contrast against reflections of a blue sky.
Red Brick And Windows
Clouds lit by the setting sun were reflected from the Alps building in the following image.
Alps Building At Sunset
While waiting for the photowalk to start, I made several images in the sunset light. In the following image, I used a longer lens to compress the perspective and included the clouds.
Public Library With Sunset Refections
The streets of downtown Denver have been offset from the remainder of the city by 45 degrees. This allows some interesting reflections to be captured. In the following image, the “Cash Register Building” (Wells Fargo Building) is reflected. I included the glow from a window in public library for this image.
Reflections Of Cash Register Building
Finally we got started with the photowalk. After making group shots, I made this image of the columns of the public library, making sure to include the sky at “blue hour”. Traffic lights were reflected off the side of the building, so I waited until the lights had changed from red to green for this image.
Public Library Columns, Blue Hour
In the following image, I used a wide angle lens, closing the aperture down so that the lights are rendered as starbursts in monochrome.
Denver Public Library Columns
We crossed the street to get to Civic Center Park. The amphitheater is lit with a mixture of tungsten and sodium lights.Lighting with different color temperatures provide for some interesting night shots. In this image, showing the curves of the granite steps, these were lit by orange from sodium lights above mixed with cooler tungsten from the side!
Civic Center Park Amphitheater Steps
The Denver City and County building was lit in red, white and blue. After making several images from different vantage points, I was intrigued by the building as seen through the trees. I made this image of the trees, with the tower of the building in the background.
Denver City And County Building Through The Trees
This was the final image that I made that night. It was time to get home for something to eat!