Tuesday, August 31, 2010
What are you waiting for? Grab them!
Halloween may be a couple of months away yet, but after seeing these photos I'm certainly reminded by the spooky holiday (and my favorite). I've named the photo directly below, "The Grab", and the second shot, "Awaiting...", because when I look at the photo I feel as if something is about to happen. As it was quite dark outside, my E-P2 was setup on my tripod and in manual mode. The Grab required a 10 second exposure, while Awaiting... was six; aperture on both images was f/8 with ISO at 100. I was surprised at how much color information was captured in these exposures, so when editing the RAW file I knocked both images down by -30. Hmm... me thinks these two shots would make a nice pair of artsy prints hanging on the wall.
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As someone who ranks "Ghost Hunters" as one of her favourite shows (no comments please), these pics are awesome! Love the moodiness they create. They would definitely make wonderful artsy prints for the wall.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jackie! I might just have to print these later today.
ReplyDeleteI really do like these. Not because of any belief in ghosts (never seen one and never will), but these photos capture an eerie moodiness. I know you took them at night, but I've got a question. Was it foggy at the time or is that just an effect from the f/8 - long exposure setting?
ReplyDeleteNo fog, but there is an interesting detail with the depth of field for these images. That tree (which is the same in both shots, left side and right seen), wasn't very far away; basically across the street and in a slight diagonal... about 30 meters (100 ft) if that. For "The Grab" the lens was at 190mm and for "Awaiting..." I was zoomed in fully to 300mm. At this fairly small distance, the depth of field is around 1 meter (3 ft) or so. I'm guessing this is the effect you've noticed where some branches of the tree are razor sharp, while others are starting to blur, and the clouds in the distance (several tens of kilometers away) are even more blurry. This definitely adds to the surreal quality of the pictures, as our eyes at such a distance wouldn't see this scene like this; everything from the tree to the clouds in the distance would be sharp for us. In addition, longer focal lengths tend to "flatten" or compress distances; think orthogonal view, which further adds a unique touch here... in my opinion. :)
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize it was clouds till now. It looked to me like there were trees and mountains blurred in the background...like you'd see on a foggy night.
ReplyDeleteIt sure does look like those weeping branches want to reach out and grab someone. Very atmospheric.