Results 1 to 9 of 9

Thread: The depths I will sink to for a shot

  1. #1
    tbob's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    Location
    Osoyoos, British Columbia Canada
    Posts
    2,819
    Real Name
    Trevor Reeves

    The depths I will sink to for a shot

    I hate having my shadow looming across the prairie when taking shots at sunrise. i find it really off putting. How bad the shadow can be is shown by looking at the two shadows on the oat field to the sides. These are from small willow shrubs about 60 cm (two feet) high alongside the road.

    For this shot I went so far as to throw myself into a damp ditch, not once but several times. Set the camera up on a tripod and used the self timer. The shadow of the tripod and camera was easily cloned out, much smaller than me.

    The depths I will sink to for a shot

  2. #2
    sachtjen's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2017
    Location
    Gibsons, BC, Canada
    Posts
    72
    Real Name
    Mike

    Re: The depths I will sink to for a shot

    Great example of turning around and using the light of the sunrise instead of taking a picture of the sunrise itself. Great light.

    I don't know if it's a little blurry front and center from editing out the camera shadow or if you telling us of the edit made me look for the artifacts. It looks like it was a little breezy so it may be just the oats moving in the breeze.

    Great shot, though. Well worth the effort.

  3. #3
    tbob's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    Location
    Osoyoos, British Columbia Canada
    Posts
    2,819
    Real Name
    Trevor Reeves

    Re: The depths I will sink to for a shot

    Quote Originally Posted by sachtjen View Post
    I don't know if it's a little blurry front and center from editing out the camera shadow or if you telling us of the edit made me look for the artifacts. It looks like it was a little breezy so it may be just the oats moving in the breeze..
    I was hoping the magnificence of the shot would over ride the few oats being blown by the breeze. The later two shots have even more blurred oats. One of the drawbacks of using the self timer is I can never predict the vagaries of the wind ten seconds into the future.

  4. #4
    Shadowman's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    WNY
    Posts
    36,716
    Real Name
    John

    Re: The depths I will sink to for a shot

    Nicely done.

  5. #5
    sachtjen's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2017
    Location
    Gibsons, BC, Canada
    Posts
    72
    Real Name
    Mike

    Re: The depths I will sink to for a shot

    Quote Originally Posted by tbob View Post
    I was hoping the magnificence of the shot would over ride the few oats being blown by the breeze.
    It does. I think you captured the prairies very nicely, and again, gorgeous light. I suppose with the days getting shorter (especially as up near Dawson Creek) it's getting easier to capture those sunrise photos.

    Also, thanks for sharing your technique.

  6. #6
    pnodrog's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Nomadic but not homeless, ex N.Z. now Aust.
    Posts
    4,149
    Real Name
    Paul

    Re: The depths I will sink to for a shot

    Nice colours but I do like an old barn or tractor somewhere in the distance to rest my eyes on.

    Somewhat disturbed by the mental image of a very shadowy photographer lurking in a ditch. You're not by any chance training to work for a tabloid paper?

  7. #7
    Digital's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2012
    Location
    Carrollton, Georgia (USA)
    Posts
    2,757
    Real Name
    Bruce

    Re: The depths I will sink to for a shot

    +1 for Paul's comments.


    Bruce

  8. #8
    tbob's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    Location
    Osoyoos, British Columbia Canada
    Posts
    2,819
    Real Name
    Trevor Reeves

    Re: The depths I will sink to for a shot

    Quote Originally Posted by pnodrog View Post
    Nice colours but I do like an old barn or tractor somewhere in the distance to rest my eyes on.

    Somewhat disturbed by the mental image of a very shadowy photographer lurking in a ditch. You're not by any chance training to work for a tabloid paper?
    Never fear. If you look closely at the horizon line there are two white objects. Those are large steel grain bins. I have not neglected those of you who depend on rustic architecture.

    I have developed an allergy to the fatuously famous so there is little chance of my becoming a tabloid photographer. Even the thought of Kim Kardashian makes me have to look at a photo of Gandhi for several minutes as an antidote.

  9. #9
    AlwaysOnAuto's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2014
    Location
    Orange County CA USA
    Posts
    1,535

    Re: The depths I will sink to for a shot

    Nice image Trevor. I never tire of seeing your wide open spaces shots.

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •