Balboa Park - San Diego

[Chris Dodkin]

Some more shots from Balboa Park, San Diego - using the X-Pro1 and 18mm lens with a CPL filter.

All shots are Velvia film simulation in camera JPEG.

Early morning reflections at the lily pond

Using flowers for color pop in the foreground

Aztec style fountain

Fractured Photographer

Dragon's Tail

Niki de Saint Phalle sculpture

Sneaking a peak

IR View

Inside the Botanical Building

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Again: Wow! The light on that first one is utterly amazing. So beautiful!

 

[Pete Askew]

Blimey, those flowers grew quickly in the second shot!!

These are great Chris and what an interesting place. The sculptures are wonderful and I like the 'Aquarius' statue. And the shot of the inside of the conservatory is very, very nice. Love the con-trails )reminds me of something from 'Vermillion Sands' by JG Ballard!). Again I have this urge to push the clarity slider up a bit even though the contrast overall is very good.

 

[Paul Lange]

You get out a lot Chris. Do you sneak out what SWMBO isn't looking? Fantastic colours good to see you still loving the X1-Pro.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Thanks guys

The park is an amazing place - originally built to handle the first World's Fair: The 1915-16 Panama-California Exposition.

The buildings have also been used in movies, including Citizen Kane - Orson Wells 1941

[video=youtube;m5PMrzGUhJw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5PMrzGUhJw[/video]

The conservatory shots came out really nicely Pete - lots of tricky lighting and detail, but they just came out looking very dimensional I think. I could spend a few hours in there with the macro, but yesterday was an 18mm workout day, so I resisted the temptation.

Paul - how did you guess!

 

[Brian Moore]

I do love that slide film you're shooting, Chris!

 

[Hamish Gill]

They have a wonderful depth to them shots from this camera don't they?

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Agreed Hamish - very dimensional, if that's a suitable word.