The idea for this was sparked by this post on Strobist, my very absolute favorite lighting blog. It didn't quite pan out like I had hoped for, and that was mostly due to rain starting after only about 8 exposures. Had I had more time, I suppose I could have done better, but I think this one turned out pretty cool none the less. These trees were just recently pruned, and they look pretty odd now. I had the idea to use them for this idea just this morning, and almost forgot until the very last minute. I hopped in my car, drove down to the road (these are literally right in front of my house.)Then it rained. Yay karma! The red in the background is the city light pollution on the (usually white) clouds. There wasn't much editing involved other than crop and the usual contrast and brightness adjustment. To get the "lit from the bottom" effect, I pretty much ran around half bent-over popping the flash at 1/4th power over my head. I'm pretty sure I looked like an angry retarded hobbit to neighbors and passers by.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Day 206: Title Unknown
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3 comments:
I enjoy your descriptions of how you get to your picture! Very entertaining and fun reading, you with your "hobbit" like creatureness!
This is so sweet! It reminds me of Africa!!
haha. angry retarded hobbit. i'll always think of that when i think of you. :)
but a really awesome picture! They look like fake trees, totally. The color of the sky is amazing, as well.
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