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Recently, I have been shooting quite a bit of night shots. There is no doubt that I have a fondness for night photography, but the sole reason for the large quantity of night photos lately is a lack of time. This photo in particular is very similar to a past photograph I took some months back. For whatever reason, this scene interests me greatly so I decided to have another go at it.

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So, as you can see, I decided to go black and white this time. I am currently spending some time learning about the fundamentals of color correction and then trying to apply them within Photoshop. Yes, Photoshop levels do the trick, but I am noticing some very nice results by trying to mimic the film darkroom process within the application. I feel very strongly in keeping the photographic integrity of each shot I take. It is disturbingly easy to make something "pop" with Photoshop - but there is always a tint of false-ness to the image in the end. I definitely want to get the most out of the photo I take, but I want it to be the same photo in the end. I think people who view our photos want that as well...

This whole scene took on a completely different personality in black and white - which does not surprise me at all. I love the deep, bright colors that color film brings out in night photography, but I have come to equally appreciate the beauty of the infinite shades of grey that you can get from black and white night photography.