These shots were taken at the entry to Southbank Parklands - an inner City parkland complete with man-made beach. The ferris wheel structure is a tourist attraction known as the "Brisbane Eye", similar to the "London Eye."
There had been a sudden downpour of rain a few hours before I took these photos, producing the large puddle in front of the wheel.
WHY
The wheel has come to be an icon on the Brisbane landscape and I had yet to capture it with my camera. On this day however, the sky was a boring solid grey with little to no sunshine to be found. My goal of capturing the wheel with a brilliant blue sky behind it were dashed. I had to think outside the box about how to photograph the wheel in these conditions so as I still get a nice, interesting photograph. As soon as I saw the puddle, I wanted to use it.
In the case of the first photo, I especially liked it because it included a number of passers-by, but not in a way that they distract too much from the primary subject of the shot - the reflection of the wheel.
HOW (Part I)
Using aperture priority, I focused the camera on the reflection in the puddle so the wheel could clearly be seen. I hand-held the camera and took a number of shots. I shot in the camera's black and white mode as the terrible weather had washed away the chances of getting a vibrant and colourful shot.
HOW (Part II)
Using a tripod, I set up beside the same puddle as the previous shot but a few hours later so it was well after sunset. In fact the cloud cover had been so thick that there wasn't really a sunset to be seen!
I set the shutter speed to approximately 4 seconds and shot while the wheel was in operation, which resulted in the blurred appearance of the wheel - so much that the individual passenger cradles cannot be seen. The blue light on the wheel also added to the mood of the shot.
POST PRODUCTION
Increased contast using photoshop
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