Swing

hoodmeister · 23 May 2006 at 17:16

Was out earlier doing some work for a commision. All good stuff, but not particularly creative, so I stopped for a bit of a "break" and got this. May do a bit more work on it later, some dodging and burning, but what do ye' think?

Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D70
Image Date: 2006:05:23 15:58:02
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 15.0mm
ISO Speed Ratings : 400
Exposure Time: 4.000 s
Aperture: f/11.0
Exposure Bias: -0.50
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Comment: (C) Hoodi Ansari 2006

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 23 May 2006 at 17:33

Instantly in love with it! I love the IR effect on branches.. Too much and it ruin's it but you have got it spot on with the correct ammount.

I love the angle of the swing and I very much love the attention in the forground.

soon to be fav'd on DA

Very inspiring work..

Very excellent work mate. Reminds me of that shot I did (might have pop back there sometime)

hoodmeister · 23 May 2006 at 17:40

Yes, it's a toughie to get right - same with the swing blowing in the wind. 8 seconds @ ISO 200 was too blurred...
I used an 87 filter for this - tried it with an 89B which gave me a much shorter exposure, nice in a way, but the IR effect wasn't intense enough for my liking.

Tis' quite similar to your shot, isn't it?

Do you think perhaps it needs rotating clockwise a touch?

themask70 · 23 May 2006 at 17:45

Very nice, great use of editing

Joe T · 23 May 2006 at 18:41

I like that.

Mikharper · 23 May 2006 at 21:04

Great shot, but dont actually like.. the swing, looks like a crane to me!

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 23 May 2006 at 23:23

Nah I like it just how it is.

And no its far better than my attempt

Mint_Sauce · 24 May 2006 at 00:03

I love it, the way the clouds go from light at the bottom to dark at the top kind of makes the tree almost look like a model. :cool:

ChroniC · 24 May 2006 at 00:07

How you get the commision mate. Interested to know, looking for some work experience myself for next year, must get my portfolio in order.

hoodmeister · 24 May 2006 at 00:09

word of mouth ChroniC mate - infact despite my massive advertising campaing [worth millions!] (read : lots of business cards about the place, some dodgy mini-posters) all my work has been via word of mouth. There's more to a job than making x amount of money from it - there are more jobs to be had!

Am leaving this image as it is for now, still something a little off with it that I can't put my finger on.

hoodmeister · 24 May 2006 at 01:20

Taking the thread in a slightly different direction, this was one for the job - but I quite like it as a standalone photo. What do you guys think?