For July I again encourage all to push beyond our horizons, the overarching theme this time round being 'motion'. This can include any image that embodies the characteristic of movement or flow, whether that be a waterfall, a moving vehicle, the movement of grasses in the wind etc.
With July 4th on the horizon those of us in the USA may have the opportunity to catch movement as a July 4th parade flows by, or the trails of fireworks as they burst in the night sky.
Fantastic results can also be achieved by taking long exposures on a tripod and allowing motion in a scene to contrast against static elements (much like waterfall shots).
To help get started I recommend viewing a video produced by 'The photographic eye' as below. My own favorite is the incredible work presented by Ernst Hass, at the 15.10 min mark. Haas was way before his time. What we struggle to do in the luxury of the digital age he mastered whilst working around the limitations of celluloid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-yXMgvx2j4
You can either post your results in this post (so we have a running commentary) or post as a separate discussion. The key is to get out there and experiment.
Good luck!
Day Light Painting
Trying out the concept I have been thinking about for the last week or so...Light Painting in the middle of the day....never know if you never try!
It was an extremely windy day and 100% cloud cover that made light reading variable.
I have a Godox light tube that I can set variable flashing patterns, colors and brightness as my light source.
R5 w/24-70mm L & 10-Stop ND, 10 second timer
f/16 ~ 25 seconds ~ ISO 100 ~ 50mm
Setup
That works for me Dean - thanks for sharing both the image and your setup.
It's great to see folks experimenting - can't wait to see what you come up with next!
Same reply as in your other post, Dean - except adding that maybe a "fishing rod" with the light attached to the end and bouncing it in front of the camera would provide a glimpse of a pixie especially in that gorgeous field!
Here's some I took a few days back. My goal is to try and maintain the essence of the subject whilst allowing movement to create that sense of movement.
All taken handheld at 0.6 - 0.8 sec, f/16, ISO 100. A 6-stop ND filter was employed to allow the longer exposure in bright light.
I think you just captured parenthood. That's exactly what I saw with my kids when they were that age...I just couldn't keep up!
These are really sweet, Alan. As always the colors are appealing, and allowing for the movement definitely captures the feeling of a curious toddler at the beach. Using the technique with children is a great idea just because of that continual movement. Thanks for posting the settings too.
Thanks, Alan, for posting this video!