Good lord, is that an... Electricity pylon?

hoodmeister · 26 Jan 2006 at 20:19

One from today. Click to enlarge @ dA :

Comments // suggestions appreciated. As always.

lee7 · 26 Jan 2006 at 20:21

you've made an excellent job of shooting such an ugly structure, love that sky, very atmospheric.

hoodmeister · 26 Jan 2006 at 20:24

Ta mate. Should have said, but it's an Infra Red shot, also a very long exposure.

Basic info :
Camera ~ Nikon D70
Focal length ~ 15mm
Exposure ~ c. 64"
Aperture ~ F/22
Filter ~ Wratten 87
Tripod ~ Manfrotto 190Pro w/ 460MG

Sleepyd · 26 Jan 2006 at 20:47

Love it!

cyKey · 26 Jan 2006 at 21:39

Very nicely done. I noticed the classic infra-red white tree at the bottom

benjo plz. · 26 Jan 2006 at 21:41

Excellent tbh

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hoodmeister · 26 Jan 2006 at 22:15

cyKey said:
Very nicely done. I noticed the classic infra-red white tree at the bottom

When I was shooting it, I hadn't noticed the tree on the preview... I considered cropping it later, but couldn't be bothered. I don't particularly like changing the aspect ratio of pics if I can avoid it, too...

You wouldn't have thought it, but i'd gone out taking very much "nature" photos. This just happened to be in the middle of a field, and when I was stood underneath it, I found it very imposing. Kind of wanted to capture that

Cheers guys

basmic · 26 Jan 2006 at 22:17

I like it, but too much white for me.

I tried adding some red, but it looked like you were murdered while the photo was being taken.

Mohain · 26 Jan 2006 at 22:24

Excellent

The clouds backlight the pylon perfectly. Very good.

hoodmeister · 26 Jan 2006 at 22:29

basmic said:
I like it, but too much white for me.

I tried adding some red, but it looked like you were murdered while the photo was being taken.

I don't know why, but trying to adjust saturation of Infra Red shots has, thus far, created an effect similar to what you describe. It just doesn't work properly :/

I think it's just because there's very little colour information to begin with - especially with a more dense filter, like the Wratten 87 I used here.

mrgubby · 26 Jan 2006 at 22:40

Really nice shot but my eyes keep getting distracted by the white tree . I can understand the urge to leave the aspect ratio alone but I think it still works very well with a gentle crop

Also have to agree with Basmic , works well with a hint of (infra) red

Hope you don't mind the tinkering

hoodmeister · 26 Jan 2006 at 22:58

nice mrgrubby, I like it

Now i'm thinking maybe cloning out the tree, or at least trying, is worth a go. Wish i'd noticed it on the preview screen tbh >.<

As for the red cast, I like it, but I also really like the slight two-tone effect that I have. Hmmm.

And the whites. I liked those cos' I thought it gave the structure a very "metallic" feel. Not so sure now.

Cheers though guys, I really do appreciate the input

mrgubby · 26 Jan 2006 at 23:08

hoodmeister said:
nice mrgrubby, I like it
*snip*

Thanks

, just changed it , I was wondering why the aspect ratio looked really wrong compared to your original then realised I had lopped the top off when I got the big version from DA

hoodmeister · 26 Jan 2006 at 23:29

Doh! Yes, it looks even better now... Am tired, but will have a proper play tommorow. A gentle crop would be infinitely easier than cloning...

Thanks for all the help