Objective: Capture the patterns of bright light and deep shade in a stand of tall pines.
Technique: Vertical pan/motion blur.
Location: Peace Valley Park, Bucks County, Pa.
Time: Yesterday around 9:00am.
Conditions: Sunny but I was in a dense stand of tall pines. Sun was leaking in through the trees behind me creating a interesting blend of bright light and deep shade.
Camera: Canon 50D
Lens: Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS; Focal Length 80mm
Settings: 0.6 sec @ f/16; ISO 160; -1/3 EV; AWB
Post-Processing: Basic adjustments in Lightroom (upped exposure and blacks, clarity and vibrance, saturation) and Photoshop CS4 (Very minor exposure correction in Topaz, Levels and Curves to boost contrast)
Addendum
The image above was cropped not only from the top and bottom to create the pano view but also from the right eliminate some very bright light creating a waterfall-type of look due to the vertical pan. That light didn’t really bother me but it bothered everyone else who I showed the image to. So I cropped it out. Below is another image with the bright waterfall-type light left in.
The first image great but the second one… oh man! That’s fantastic! I really like the contrast between dark and light and there’s just enough blur to add a special feeling. Really amazing!!!
I like the bottom one best! Wow…. stunning images. Truly. I get “emotion” when I look at them. Superb!
Very nice Ed, love you creative approach to these, really need to try think a little more outside the box myself !!
Great work !!
I like the top photo better. It’s a beautiful way to bring out both light and color.
You succeeded in your goal of capturing patterns of light and dark. Good job! You captured a beautiful quality of light, with nothing blown our nor completely black. Just lovely work! I’m not a big fan of motion blur, but your images are opening my eyes to their beauty.
Each image has its strenghts. They each have a different feel to them. In the bottom one, I’m drawn to the light area on the right, as if it were calling to me to walk over there. In the top image, I’m standing still in this magical woods surrounded by lovely light.
Simply gorgeous Ed!
Its always funny when you see a fellow blogger and photographer post something similar to your own work. Lol. Nice work, I like the images, most especially the second one.