Helen Sweet
January 2022 - Ally Dancing in the Spot Light
About the Image(s)
Our club had a field trip a month ago. After a lot of much needed rain, all was green and fresh. As Ally and I walked and I saw her shadow on a large oak, I asked her to stop. She posed. I later noticed the “spotlight”shape on the tree. Its prominence in the scene reminded me of Judy Dater’s "Imogen and Twinka at Yosemite.” But Ally seemed clothed in a way that looked like a previous era, hence the yellowed NIK tone. Sony 6300,18-200 mm lens at 65mm, 1/800 sec, f/10. (I have no idea why I was shooting at ISO 1000.)
This round’s discussion is now closed!
8 comments posted
We seem to have some creative people in the group this month. Another interesting shot. It seems there was a lot of dark things in this shot, so if you were in Auto ISO that might be where you ended up at ISO 1000, but I don't think it hurt anything. Modern cameras handle it well. I think the tone in the shot was a good idea. It worked. Posted: 01/07/2022 21:43:01
Thank you, Stan.
Posted: 01/08/2022 17:22:15
Posted: 01/08/2022 17:22:15
A most interesting image. I might darken the area to the left top 2/3, adjacent to the oak tree to make the subject on the tree stand out even more. Posted: 01/08/2022 12:36:16
Good suggestion, Don. I could darken both sides. On the left, about half of that space is limb. The top is overhanging leaves, hard to differentiate in the mono, which I would darken. Posted: 01/08/2022 17:30:01
Nice capture of the graceful shadow on the tree. The shadow echos an ancient form that could come from a Greek urn. The scale of the tree and shadow work well together. Nicely done. Posted: 01/12/2022 01:13:30
Great idea, well done.
I'd agree that it all should be darkened except the main tree trunk to emphasise that tree and the shadow.
The devil's in the detail, and for me the hump on the shadow on the left side is distracting, and the shadow above reminds me of a spider - Little Miss Muffet? I'd also lighten the triangle, bottom left of the tree, if you can, to continue the shadow line down from the right.
Posted: 01/12/2022 03:42:17
I'd agree that it all should be darkened except the main tree trunk to emphasise that tree and the shadow.
The devil's in the detail, and for me the hump on the shadow on the left side is distracting, and the shadow above reminds me of a spider - Little Miss Muffet? I'd also lighten the triangle, bottom left of the tree, if you can, to continue the shadow line down from the right.
Posted: 01/12/2022 03:42:17
Helen, I like the image. It seems vintage and even perhaps 20s or 30s silhouette in style. I agree with a little more vignette to pull the viewers eye to the subject. Nicely done! Posted: 01/12/2022 10:14:40
Well done! It's a memorable image and story. Posted: 01/14/2022 03:12:33