Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/02/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]seems that it a ?temporary installation? but has been extended showing through end of 2020 ric > On Feb 2, 2020, at 12:56 PM, Howard Ritter via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> wrote: > > Jayanand? > > These are beautiful in their own right, and I?d guess from the name that > they constitute some sort of spiritual expression, but I?m alarmed that > the display is on all night. If there?s any spot on Earth where the > magnificence of the natural worlds below and above, so vital to the > culture and traditions of the Indigenous Australians, should be seen to > exist together, it?s at Uluru. I would abhor the defacing of the > immaculate dark around Uluru, one of the few places on Earth frequented by > tourists where it ought to be possible to look around at night and see no > evidence of humanity, and as well hope that some ham-handed and misguided > application of modern technology isn?t destroying the visibility of the > stunning but delicate timeless celestial vista. I captured this view of it > three years ago from a different place in Australia, and hope to > re-capture it arching over Uluru next month. It shows the Great Emu, a > night-sky figure iconic to the Indigenous Peoples, and was published as a > two-page spread in Sky and Telescope Magazine in October 2017: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hlritter/Gallery_001/The+Emu+leaping+over+the+Clouds.jpg.html > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hlritter/Gallery_001/The+Emu+leaping+over+the+Clouds.jpg.html> > > This implementation of an undoubtedly well intentioned idea seems > shockingly insensitive and intrusive to me. What did you make of the night > sky from Uluru? > > ?howard > >> On Feb2, 2020, at 0756, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at >> leica-users.org> wrote: >> >> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information