Local photographer Tom Palmer took a ton of photos at the recent grand opening of the and posted them on . Check them out, they are terrific.
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Here’s an artist’s rendering of the park created during the design process.
This urban space has been a contentious topic in Tampa for years. Creative Loafing of the debate and history of this space last year.
Very disappointing but not unusual. The park is created for people but the photographer carefully edits them out!
Vikas, you should click through and look at the Flickr set. Out of the 83 shots posted, 42 prominently feature people using the park (I didn’t count images where people are in the distant background; only images where people are in the foreground, or are a key component of the composition). I think it’s a pretty good mix of the architectural elements of the park and images of people using the park.
There was only one image available to me to use since the rest have digital rights copy protection to reduce the risk of theft, a strategy common among professional photographers wanting to share their photos, but limit the risk of someone stealing their work.
It also sounds like you’re suggesting the people were somehow digitally removed from the image. I don’t think that’s the case with any of these photos. Even the one I posted shows a person walking along the riverwalk.
@Vikasehta It is easy to not have people in a shot like this, especially if they are moving around. Photographers can add filters to restrict the amount of light coming in and then increase the exposure time. Moving objects will not be seen and the photo will not be blocked out, so just because you are not aware of simple techniques don’t assume the photo was manipulated to add or remove anything.