ok, so I am aware that this is not what the guys had in mind when they asked for constant light photos, but I was just about to add this picture to my pf here, when I had the idea to check out the contest.
it does actually kind of fit when you think about it. I took a series of photos of a thunderstorm during the night, hoping that I'd get some nice lightnings. so I set up the camera (A7iii) with a 25mm lens and pressed some buttons until I ended up with a 5 seconds exposure time.
the bat got caught in the image when during one exposure, lightning struck (twice, you can faintly see a second shadow) very briefly.
so to finally come to the contest theme, constant light, all the light you see in the image is the sum of the light during 5 seconds plus the light from the lightning.
ps: if that's not enough, while I am writing this, my desk is lit by a yongnuo 360 video light.
does even one of you 1-star snapraters out there have the slightest idea why this photo might be quite remarkable ?I’ll even leave the description to help you solve the mystery.
From the Fstoppers rating system:
"A photographer who has taken a 2 star image has put some thought into the composition, exposure, and postproduction"
Composition: doesn't look like much thought was put into it. You say in the description you were just trying to get some lighting bolts..
Exposure: whites are blown out in the middle of the image, blacks are crushed at the bottom of the image. It certainly isn't the right exposure for what you were trying to photograph as evidenced by the lack of lightning bolts in this image
Post-production: you made it black and white but made no attempt to recover lost detail
So yes it can be argued it is a one or twio star image.
No the blurry bat doesn't change anything.
thanks, i appreciate the effort. all of what you say is true but I feel it is beside the point. what makes this photo so special to me is the fact that there is a recognizable silhouette of a fast moving animal in it when the photo was exposed 5 secs. that was made possible by the lightning.
ps: the clipping is due to an artistic choice i made. the main point of theimage ist the bat, made possible by a natural coincidence, therefore i wanted to preserve the natural state of the image as much as possible and only inserted 3 curves adjustment layers without masking to make it slightly more moody and to make someof the lightning stream a little bit visble,
Judging your photograph by the criteria of the contest is not "beside the point", it is the whole point of this contest.
Yes, quick flashes of light freeze objects in long exposure photographs. Its a technique people use and it happened accidentally here.
I'm glad you're excited about learning something new, but instead of then complaining about votes, consider that this is not new or "quite remarkable" for everyone further along their photography journey.