For a while I’ve thought of visiting every work of art displayed in Terminal D at DFW Airport. Mission accomplished this morning, having arrived early, checked in and then walked around looking for the artwork. A nice fellow at the information desk told me that they allow photography of the artwork, but not so much of the airport. He asked me to photograph discretely and purposefully so that the guards would not have to stop me. He also gave me a small pamphlet that guided me around the terminal to the location of each piece.
Lighting challenged me, for they have above and all around fluorescent and incandescent lights of all colors. I did not bring my wide-angle lens, so I focused on details of the works, and sometimes combined the art with its surroundings. One mosaic in circles looks nice in the same frame with the long escalators nearby.
Photographing children at play in the harmonic labyrinth was fun, too. Next time, though, I’ll put the camera in Program mode and grab shots that way. The children engaged in so much action and so quickly that I did not have the time to adjust my aperture. Still, I think I can work with what I have in Photoshop or in Aperture.