Cold

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted February 5, 2012313 views6 comments

I suppose since I'm an official moderator, I should post a photo here every now & then.

I find I tend to like simple compositions, and for me it doesn't get much simpler than shooting at night. I mean, if I don't want "clutter" to appear in my photo, I just don't allow light to hit it, right? For this shot I used my 1937 Voigtlander Bessa and Ilford HP5+ film. It was lit with one SB-28 connected to a CyberSync trigger. I know you historical camera buffs are saying, "Wait a minute. A 1937 Bessa didn't have flash sync!" And you are correct. I stopped the lens down, opened the shutter on "bulb", fired the flash, then closed the shutter again. I liked the simple lines of the pipe, and I knew the flash would make the icicles seem to glow. This is one of my favorite images from the Bessa. Mostly, I love the play of light & shadow, and the simplicity.

Kent in SD

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on February 5, 2012 at 10:06 PM

I am liking this a lot, Kent. Beautiful shape, simple and the high contrast enhances it all. Thumbs up here.

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Comment posted by Stuart Williams on February 6, 2012 at 6:07 AM

nice, simple comp. and very creative use of your old camera and a flash!

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on February 6, 2012 at 12:49 PM

Simple works for me, Kent. It looks cold!

--P

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on February 7, 2012 at 2:02 AM

This is a unique image. Since I don't really know that it is I am looking at, the scene has turned out to be more mysterious for me. The icicles are as nice touch and add to the errie feel of this nighttime scene.

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Comment posted by Kent Staubus on February 7, 2012 at 9:43 AM

Anil--

The pipe is light blue, and about three ft. high. It's part of a sewage line ventilation system.

Kent in SD

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Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on February 7, 2012 at 4:44 PM

I may want a bit more tonality in the cover?.....but the high contrast certainly catches the eye!

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