This week I've decided to go 'back to our roots' in photography. I found some really excellent 'alternative' process work from other photographers that will be posted above; it made me a wee bit nostalgic. Of course, I haven't had the time I would like to dedicate to any alternative photography in very recent past but I have been playing with night photography. As I sit outside with my tripod and click away to wait for a 20 to 30 second exposure, I can't help but think of those fun, calming, long exposures from pinhole cameras. Oh, I love my pinhole cameras! I sometimes have to lock up my favorite pinhole camera because I get a little too excited and obsessive with my pinhole shots. *Sigh* Feel free to ask if you'd like more resources in that realm. Anyway, a few (digital) long exposures I've been playing with recently...
© Jonah Wright
I'm not sure if I should thank my dog or the moon for helping me get started in my recent obsession with night photography. As my dog and I were on one of our nightly walks of the 'hood, I probably walked into a couple of things because I couldn't stop watching the moon that looked so great as those clouds were passing by. I ran back outside with my camera and went to town.
© Jonah Wright
I ended up at the business of a buddy's at nighttime. Of course I misplaced my tripod so I was walking around his seemingly desolate neighborhood with my camera and a very bulky wooden outdoor chair to set the camera on. Do what ya gotta, right? Mmm, look at the color in that sky.
© Jonah Wright
There is something that looks so different in these long exposure night shots. I can't put my finger on what they remind me so much of. Regardless, this photo was taken out around the campfire after I was out boating a week or two ago with some friends. Thank heavens for those long exposures so I had plenty of time to make s'mores. These folks mean business when they start making s'mores, trust me. I love the ambiguity in their faces created by the blur of that long exposure.
i am in love with the second photo in this series! you were very successful with the lighting and capturing a very desolate moment in time. i also really enjoy the perspective in the series.
ReplyDeleteI really like the first image. I like that both sides of the image, moon and street light, are fighting for attention. It is a good commentary on man vs nature, but both sides are deserving of attention. It is a great contrast.
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