Ribbons in the night
Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 11:11 pmThis is a bit different from my usual horse showjumping stuff..I don't often get to the big city lights so it was a bit of fun to muck around with different exposures.
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Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 11:11 pmPosted: Fri May 12, 2006 11:26 pmUsually this kind of photo leaves me cold, BUT this is outstanding as it has colour and definition and I would love to hang this on my wall
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 12:05 amLooks like it's been rendered it's so silky smooth.
Excellent, it's given me some inspiration. Very nice/
Excellent, it's given me some inspiration. Very nice/
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 12:32 amIf that stuff works then it works. This image works! It has a subtle beauty about it and the colours are very seductive. Well done!
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 8:37 amVery unusual shot, I like it,,
Just went and looked at your gallery,, love your show jumping shots, well done.
Suzanne
Just went and looked at your gallery,, love your show jumping shots, well done.
Suzanne
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 8:45 amI really like this image Simon. It's quite a departure from your usual horse-jumping shots.
Where did you take the photo and could you please tell me about the process you used to take it (ie. exif info plus how quickly were you moving the camera around)?
Where did you take the photo and could you please tell me about the process you used to take it (ie. exif info plus how quickly were you moving the camera around)?
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 10:01 amGreat image, I really like it.
Alex
Alex
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 10:15 amI'd put that on the wall. I'm a big fan of abstracts when they work - and this works. Great job. 
Edit: Your exif is missing, would you mind telling us how you did it?
Edit: Your exif is missing, would you mind telling us how you did it?
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 11:16 amThat is truely beautiful. Looks like folds of silky material. Just love it.
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 11:24 amFantastic stuff Shakey. I only sream of creating artistic effects like this. Simple stunning
cheers
marco
cheers
marco
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 11:38 am
Wow! This is brilliant! The colours are amazing, I love it!
What is your secret??
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 1:03 pmThanks for your kind comments. Sorry about the missing exif ISO 200, focal length 70 mm (kit lens), speed 4 secs, aperture f/10.
This was taken in Cairns when I was up there at a conference a few days ago (so marcotrov can do this, and not only sream of doing so ). The casino has a quadrangular domed roof and has lighting running down each corner. Between dusk and midnight there is a rapidly changing multicoloured lighting sequence down the corner lighting strips. In addition there are multiple white spot lights which blink on and off (these spot lights give the star like background). The lights come on and off so rapidly that edges of the lights remain relatively sharp in the photo. I just opened the shutter and moved the camera around in various directions until the shutter closed to achieve different effects. By crossing the movement path folded translucent layers of light could be generated. Because the roof of the casino was otherwise dark there were no static objects in the photo to ruin the shot. There was no post processing. I've got a lot of other shots with different effects but I do want to do a little PPing on some of them so at some stage I'll stick them up on smugmug (and maybe post one or two of the better ones here).
I hope that explains the technique but if you want to try it yourself just take your camera along and book into room 1107 at the Cairns International Hotel and stand on the balconey and take some shots.
This was taken in Cairns when I was up there at a conference a few days ago (so marcotrov can do this, and not only sream of doing so
). The casino has a quadrangular domed roof and has lighting running down each corner. Between dusk and midnight there is a rapidly changing multicoloured lighting sequence down the corner lighting strips. In addition there are multiple white spot lights which blink on and off (these spot lights give the star like background). The lights come on and off so rapidly that edges of the lights remain relatively sharp in the photo. I just opened the shutter and moved the camera around in various directions until the shutter closed to achieve different effects. By crossing the movement path folded translucent layers of light could be generated. Because the roof of the casino was otherwise dark there were no static objects in the photo to ruin the shot. There was no post processing. I've got a lot of other shots with different effects but I do want to do a little PPing on some of them so at some stage I'll stick them up on smugmug (and maybe post one or two of the better ones here).
I hope that explains the technique but if you want to try it yourself just take your camera along and book into room 1107 at the Cairns International Hotel and stand on the balconey and take some shots.
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 1:35 pmExcellent..
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 1:52 pmVery nice, love those colours!
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 4:06 pmExcellent abstract, I admire the creativity used to achieve this and the eye to see it...
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 5:31 pmI like it! A lot!
A lot! Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 6:18 pmBrilliant. A lot like Pirostitch's drawing with light, but with a seductive, smoky twist