The times they are a-changin’.
This post seems to be older than 14 years—a long time on the internet. It might be outdated.
My latest article for The Oredigger is up. It’s been several years since I wrote a bona fide article for The Oredigger.
My article this week is about Simon Guggenheim, a campus benefactor. One of the oldest buildings on campus is named after him: Guggenheim Hall.
After becoming a multimillionaire, Guggenheim moved north to Denver in 1892 and married Olga Hirsh on November 24, 1898, at the iconic Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. To celebrate their marriage, the Guggenheims provided a Thanksgiving dinner to 5,000 poor Manhattan children.
I was also able to get some pretty good photos too, which is the real reason I took the article. I tried a couple of new techniques with balancing the light. First, I adjusted the exposure to just barely clip the highlights (pure white pixels). Then I adjusted the blacks to just barely clip the shadows (pure black pixels). This, in theory, maximizes the contrast ratio of the photo; which is important because photos already have quite a bit less contrast than the human eye does, so we best make use of all of it. Next, I tweaked the fill light to bring out the body of the photo. Some of the photos almost ended up looking sort of HDR-ish I think.
Nikkor @ 18mm || 1/60 || f/11 || ISO200
Nikkor @ 18mm || 1/500 || f/3.5 || ISO200
Nikkor @ 38mm || 1/80 || f/4.2 || ISO200
As always, there are some more pictures over on Flickr: Guggenheim Hall set
Also don’t forget to read the article: Campus Benefactors: Simon Guggenheim
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