Some casuals from Mexico City

[Paul Taylor]

Was in Mexico City for a week, I took my trusty LUMIX G9 and Mamiya C220 (Haven’t developed the film yet.)


Anthropology Museum foyer :

_1004560 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

From the back patio :

_1004409 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

Out the kitchen window of our AirB&B. I liked the old in the foreground, with the modern skyline in the background.

_1004556 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

The street are AirB&B was on :

_1004552 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

The awesome El Otro Cafe :

_1004550 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

Street Vendor :

_1004536 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

_1004583 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

Some local architecture :

_1004494 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

_1004425 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

_1004587 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

Inside the B&B :

_1004600 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

Break time :

_1004480 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

Cactus wearing a hat :

_1004464 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

 

[Gary R. Smith]

Great to visit Mexico City as I wake up Paul! Were you there on business or pleasure? I like 552 and 494!

 

[Paul Taylor]

Pleasure, celebrating my wife's completion of a master's program

 

[Gianluca Drago]

Interesting series! I'm curious about how you tamed the wide tonal range in photo _1004550. I mean, the window has no burned highlights; how did you manage it?

 

[Gary R. Smith]

celebrating completion of a master's program

Congratulations Paul!

 

[Paul Taylor]

Congratulations Paul!

I didn't realize I was so vague - it was my wife's masters she completed. I am a barely educated hillbilly. Lol.

 

[Paul Taylor]

Interesting series! I'm curious about how you tamed the wide tonal range in photo _1004550. I mean, the window has no burned highlights; how did you manage it?

The camera metered it as close to optimal as possible probably. I barely breathe on adjustments typically when editing. For comparison here is a screencap of the untouched RAW file :

550 by Paul Taylor, on Flickr

I think the largest adjustment I made to the image posted in the first post was a straighten.

 

[Gianluca Drago]

Well, the camera did good.

 

[Tony Warren]

What an interesting set. The contrast between the modern and historic is striking. And the exposure from your camera is equally impressive for its sophistication and breadth.

 

[Beth Anthony]

great set. i had a chuckle seeing the hat on the cactus.