The past few weeks I have been researching the how-to's of night/long exposure photography. It has been tough going with poor results. The past two nights I have gone out to the marsh and things are starting to come together. The shot below I took around 11:15 pm - I had to wait for the moon to rise. I placed 4 lanterns covered with red cellophane in this old WWII building. I did an 8 minute exposure, during which time I "painted" the outside of the building with an uncovered lantern. Everything is trickier in the dark, such as focusing and composing. Exposure times, focusing, and other settings have to be done manually.
I felt very much alive out in the marsh in the middle of the night. Coyotes howled, the moon was big, and all manner of bird noises and activity were going on around me. Unlike the previous night, there was no wind, so I stayed fairly warm. However, the cold did cause moisture to form on the lens which ruined a couple otherwise good shots.
Well, I have my eyes open for some new subjects, but will probably have to wait for the next waxing moon later this month.
5 comments:
You are amazing! You are going to be the Murray Berner AND Kanye West of your generation.
Wow, Bob!!! You are opening up whole new worlds for me! I absolutely love this and can't believe this photo was taken at 11:15 at night. I can't wait for additional photos in this series. (BTW, Andria meant to say "Ansel Adams" above, rather than Kanye West. She had a little brain-fart while listening to the radio and typing at the same time)
I think it would be very exciting if you WERE this generation's version of bird expert Murray Berner AND Kanye West. Unfortunately, I don't see how that could be possible, unless you rapped about birds (which I could see you doing, actually) or just wore giant white-rimmed sunglasses while you were out looking for birds. Yes, I did mean to write "Ansel Adams"....the radio said "Kanye West" and I just typed it. Guess there's a big difference!
You guys are getting silly. I don't deserve to be mentioned with Murray Berner in the same paragraph. Ansel Adams and Kanye West, yes, but not Murray.
Bob- I love the atmosphere in this shot. Your photo expeditions sound so fun! Also, the bird pictures below are fantastic! Kanye West would be proud.
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