Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Some great shots, Jayanand. You certainly bagged an apartment with a great view in Sydney. Douglas On 02/02/2020 12:56, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG 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