Tolerance Statues in Houston

[BethG]

OK. I'm going to be brave and upload a photo I took last weekend. Houston has these great statues in Tranquility Park and I thought they'd look great at twilight.

If anyone could tell me why the trees in the middle of the second photograph look so muddy I'd sure appreciate it! It wasn't a windy evening so unless there was short burst of wind I can't figure it out.

[KenJulio]

Nice Beth, I've been meaning to head out there one morning/evening

[auddii]

Ah, I drove by one and wondered what it was. I didn't even realize there was more than one...

[crbeveri]

nice captures. I have a few of these from when they were being built. Also the bridge that is there with them, I got some of the First shots of Downtown from that bridge before it opened :)). i'll have to find them in my mess of houston images.

Great shot: the 2nd one looks like there is some banding (stripping) across the image. It might have happened in post.

[BethG]

Originally Posted by crbeveri

nice captures. I have a few of these from when they were being built. Also the bridge that is there with them, I got some of the First shots of Downtown from that bridge before it opened :)). i'll have to find them in my mess of houston images.

Great shot: the 2nd one looks like there is some banding (stripping) across the image. It might have happened in post.

I'm pretty sure the banding comes from car taillights.

[BethG]

Originally Posted by auddii

Ah, I drove by one and wondered what it was. I didn't even realize there was more than one...

I think there are seven. They're really pretty when they're lit up at night.

[bburton]

Wow! really beautiful photos. Very nice work.

[BethG]

thanks for the nice comments everyone.

[crbeveri]

I was referring to the banding in the sky where the shades of blue fade. On my screen I can see lines between the shades.

[kenw]

IMHO the banding happens when compressing to JPG, basically the # of blues is reduced and the smooth change with a lot of blues becomes bands with fewer blues. Sometimes lower compression rates can minimize it but it can be difficult to avoid totally in a compressed JPG.

I don't think they detract at all, these are wonderful shots of something I've never known about before.....road trip time!

[mercphoto]

Originally Posted by BethG

If anyone could tell me why the trees in the middle of the second photograph look so muddy I'd sure appreciate it! It wasn't a windy evening so unless there was short burst of wind I can't figure it out.

Depth of field.

[auddii]

Originally Posted by mercphoto

Depth of field.

It's just odd that the left half of the tree looks blurrier than the right.

However, because it's the background, I don't think it detracts from the photo. I forgot to mention earlier, but these are fantastic photos!

[SCone]

Nice shots... I've seen statues like these somewhere else.. can't remember where...

[BethG]

Originally Posted by kenw

IMHO the banding happens when compressing to JPG, basically the # of blues is reduced and the smooth change with a lot of blues becomes bands with fewer blues. Sometimes lower compression rates can minimize it but it can be difficult to avoid totally in a compressed JPG.

I don't think they detract at all, these are wonderful shots of something I've never known about before.....road trip time!

Thanks Ken! They're at Montrose and Allen Parkway

[BethG]

Originally Posted by auddii

It's just odd that the left half of the tree looks blurrier than the right.

However, because it's the background, I don't think it detracts from the photo. I forgot to mention earlier, but these are fantastic photos!

That's what I think...one part of the tree looks fine and the other doesn't!