Deco Tower
by AxelLuther
Another sample from my torch illuminating night shots in the forest above Heidelberg. This one shows nicely why torch illumination and standard flash usage differ. with the torch I could illuminate very selective - just the tower. With a flash you would have got an ugly shining snow and also the tree in the foreground would have been bright and by this have lost the dramatic look.... A flash foto would also not have result in a 30 seconds shutter speed so the background would have been completely dark and not showing the aurora of the city of Heidelberg.
Uploaded11/02/2011 - 08:03
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Posted 11/02/2011 - 09:12
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Clever stuff, effective; enlightning (no pun intended)
Best Regards, Larry.
All the gear & no idea.
All the gear & no idea.
Posted 11/02/2011 - 11:44
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This is lovely and I found the information very informative, thank you.
regards, June:
regards, June:
Posted 11/02/2011 - 13:25
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I like the torch illumination very much, gives it such atmosphere and an interesting background.
Posted 11/02/2011 - 14:24
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Another nice one Axel, great effect, how long did it take you to create this shot.
Regards John/Jumbo
Posted 11/02/2011 - 14:32
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Jumbo48 wrote:
Another nice one Axel, great effect, how long did it take you to create this shot.
Hi John - the required steps whereAnother nice one Axel, great effect, how long did it take you to create this shot.
Walking through a dark forest (2 min - felt 10min)
Mounting tripod and camera: 5 min
The shot itself 30 seconds (actually - the first one was already OK for me so no series of shots required)
Postprocessing was not that much - mainly perspective corrections (took the picture with 18 mm so it was quite distorted) and cropping - nearly no sharpness or color adjustments this time - all together perhaps 5 min.
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Colors are the lack of darkness
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Colors are the lack of darkness
You find more of my pictures here: https://pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/axelluther or on my web page: www.axel-luther.com
Posted 11/02/2011 - 15:19
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Nicely done Axel!
Tim
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AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27”, Macbook Pro 17”, iPad, iPhone 3G
Flickr • Fluidr • PPG • Street • Portfolio site
Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
Posted 11/02/2011 - 22:01
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For me this is a class shot really works for me brilliant work
All the best
David
David
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