Day 81: A Realistic Laboratory
2026-04-28
Hello!
In comparison to yesterday's photo of a laboratory, this one is much more realistic.
The outside of this building was... well, just a regular building from the looks of it. No fancy glass walls, no fancy bright colors. The first laboratory wants to make a statement and be admired, while this one just has people getting stuff done.
I can't tell what stuff is getting done in this room, but definitely stuff!
The university here let me walk around the campus, with certain doors unlocked for the day. The science building was one of them, and I visited every floor. There were maps with pins pointing where each of their grad students were from, upcoming events listed on the wall, and weird smells.
I used manual focus for this photo in case the camera's autofocus would detect the glass window separating me from the laboratory, focusing on the reflections instead. You can see some faint reflections on the left, but because I'm so close to the glass pane, most of the light is coming from the other side.
On my way out of the building, I took a science magazine. It was on the table of "free books", so I'm not in trouble...
Alright, I wish I could have come up with an actual street photo worthy of this final link to a very thorough street photography guide. I'm glad I found this, because it's so different to the other photography YouTube videos out there. Without the typical self-ego and fast-paced editing, this is a long and informational video on how a working professional sees the world through a camera. It's just amazing.
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Cheers,
David
Technical info, for nerds
- Camera: Nikon D7200
- Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm F1.8G
- Focal length: 35mm
- Exposure: 1/160 sec shutter speed, f/2.8 aperture, ISO 560
- Edited with: Affinity