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Dear Sheddists,
during our brief stay in Norfolk we took two walks in the same forest but in very different lighting conditions. This is the first.
The forest has a number of cuts in it, presumably to allow vehicular access when the time comes for logging. On this walk the sunlight was streaming through the gaps in the trees creating a magic, ethereal effect.
The biggest technical challenge to overcome was getting the right exposure, particularly as many of the photos were taken shooting into the sun. I sorted this by taking exposure readings from the darker trees to create a more dreamlike effect.
Best regards,
electrofried(mr)
shadows in the night
Dear Sheddists,
things look so different in the dark. Shadows threaten to consume us, we make out strange faces and patterns emerging from the gloom.
The photo above makes use of an expensive new lighting kit I acquired whilst I was away. Three small LED flashlights bought from Tesco's for the princely sum of £3.50 each. One was used as an up-lighter, one as a down-lighter and the last was hand-held.
A little under-exposure coupled the new lighting rig produces long shadows in the night. A simple toothbrush, a tube of tooth-paste, a towel and an open tap all take on different appearances in the gloom.
Yours as ever,
electrofried(mr)
where are you taking me?
Dear Sheddists,
travel and journeys feature frequently in both dreams and nightmares. In the photograph above I wanted to capture that elusive sense of passing through landscape at speed.
I have a beautiful book called, 'Imperiled Landscapes' by Lynn Butler. She's an American who takes many of her photographs with a hand-held camera whilst out riding in the country. As a result the pictures are blurred and abstract, leaving lots of space for viewers to construct their own narrative to the images.
I don't subscribe to the view everything has to be pin-sharp for a photo to be interesting. To the contrary, sometimes images can seem flat and lifeless without an element of movement.
I took the photograph above whilst I was a passenger on a journey to Norfolk. The weather was overcast and grey. Rather than detracting from the image I was after this actually re-enforced the atmosphere. Poor weather seems no excuse for putting the camera away!
I set a slow shutter speed, looked ahead for interesting objects in the landscape and took photo after photo. On occasion I deliberately shot low into the road, on others I included more of the sky.
The motion blur has created a series of muted, abstract images. Some remind me of David Lynch's films, others of batik fabric. But what do you think?
Best regards,
electrofried(mr)
