Night Expeditions
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006
Two night expeditions last week and I’m just getting around to posting the products. Tuesday, Bill and I made a midnight run through the rural areas just south of town. I think I’m getting a little better at exploiting ambient lighting in these night shots… no lighting the shot with the car’s headlight this time around. Away from town and out in the open, the wind became a problem as can be seen in the motion blurred trees in the shot above.
Friday night’s run was with Jason and his wife Jen. The night was perfectly clear, no wind and a full moon producing an iridescent blue sky. The plan was to head out and retake the photo above. However the photos I shot of the same spot that night, just don’t have the same feeling. Sometimes it’s a one time thing you just can’t repeat… which makes the original shot even stronger for me. But I picked up this shot that reminded us of those anime cartoons where the artwork is super realistic.
