[Leica] Uluru 2

[Philippe]

The night scenes are impressive, and so is IBIS to say the least.

Now the Phuzzillogics part in me also likes your conceptual experiments in color. Must think of producing some fresh ones when I can.

Thanks for sharing Jayanand, you’re an inspiration on many planes.


Amities

Philippe



> Le 2 févr. 2020 à 13:56, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a écrit :
> 
> The second installment of Uluru photographs comes from a gigantic art
> installation called the Field of Dreams, which is acres of open land
> densely packed with LED bulbs of various colours. It switched on at dusk,
> and switched off at dawn. Unfortunately, no tripods are allowed into the
> area, or in the viewing galleries. Because of this, and the fact that
> descending darkness forced high exposure times, I decided to experiment by
> moving the camera around during exposure. I am a fan of the Abstract
> Expressionist school of painting, and this method, to me, seemed to
> duplicate the spontaneity in creation that the group believed in.
> 
> Before I start, another point. I had always believed that IBIS would not be
> of much use to me. I was totally wrong. The IBIS on the Nikon Z7 is akin to
> magic. Here are three examples, all hand held:
> 
> 1/6s @ f4 at 70mm:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/auatralia/sydney/Australia-20200114-571.jpg.html
> 
> 1/2s @ f4 at 70mm:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/auatralia/uluru/Australia-20200116-753.jpg.html
> 
> 0.8s @ f4 at 24mm:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/auatralia/uluru/Australia-20200116-766.jpg.html
> 
> Back to the Field of Dreams. This is what the field looked like when we
> reached there, with Uluru looming in the background:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/auatralia/uluru/Australia-20200116-682.jpg.html
> 
> While we waited for dusk, imbibing bubbly and canapes, a waitress moved
> across - also taken at 1/6s:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/auatralia/uluru/Australia-20200116-709.jpg.html
> 
> As dusk fell the lights were switched on, and this is the straight shot:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/auatralia/uluru/Australia-20200116-723.jpg.html
> 
> As it got darker, I started experimenting, moving my camera in various
> directions, laterally and in circular motion, as well as zooming in and out
> during exposure, trying to get pure colour abstractions. I am ambivalent
> about the results, but these are some I liked:
> 
> Tunnel:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/auatralia/uluru/Australia-20200116-763b.jpg.html
> 
> Zoom 1:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/auatralia/uluru/Australia-20200116-729.jpg.html
> 
> Zoom 2:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/auatralia/uluru/Australia-20200116-728.jpg.html
> 
> Lateral 1:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/auatralia/uluru/Australia-20200116-725b.jpg.html
> 
> Lateral 2:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/auatralia/uluru/Australia-20200116-737b.jpg.html
> 
> Antenna 1:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/auatralia/uluru/Australia-20200116-738b.jpg.html
> 
> Antenna 2:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/auatralia/uluru/Australia-20200116-746.jpg.html
> 
> Wave 1:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/auatralia/uluru/Australia-20200116-748b.jpg.html
> 
> Wave 2:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/auatralia/uluru/Australia-20200116-749b.jpg.html
> 
> Please see LARGE
> 
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome.
> 
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
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