Photo Of The Day, June 24 2013 - NE 6th Street

NE 6th Street

I made the most of some dramatic clouds in the sky in this downtown Bellevue street shot.

This was literally shot from the middle of the road - while the pedestrian crossing sign was on, of course! This probably explains the expression on the man's face - he probably thought I was crazy for taking a picture.

I'm pleased with the composition of this - the man, building and traffic light form an inverted triangle, the eyes go from the man crossing the street right to the dramatic clouds.

The black and white post-processing in Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 added to the drama of this shot. Post processing also included straightening out some leaning verticals in Photoshop CS5.