94. Reshoot - May 29-April 4, 2015
Deron-
Hello Gentlemen, I apologize for being the last to get my photo in again. I have to admit that I am having a hard time finding the time to fulfill my WPOTM obligation. With trying to work as much as I can and riding my bike as much as I can, it's been a bit difficult (I just got out of the mountains and have no motivation to schlep over to the Nissan dealer to test drive a CUBE!). Nonetheless, I was able to shoot two photos this week and this is one of them.
My re-shoot is from a Paul Hoffman week... WHAIZZIT (sp?). So... what is it?
Hello Gentlemen, I apologize for being the last to get my photo in again. I have to admit that I am having a hard time finding the time to fulfill my WPOTM obligation. With trying to work as much as I can and riding my bike as much as I can, it's been a bit difficult (I just got out of the mountains and have no motivation to schlep over to the Nissan dealer to test drive a CUBE!). Nonetheless, I was able to shoot two photos this week and this is one of them.
My re-shoot is from a Paul Hoffman week... WHAIZZIT (sp?). So... what is it?
Kevin-
When Deron proposed RESHOOT as this week’s theme I began by thinking about favorite WPOTM shots, and how I might make them better still. But I ultimately decided to do as Deron suggested and reshoot one of my least favorite images in a way that is at least closer to what I have originally intended back in week 76 when the theme was THANKFUL.
To combine my thankfulness for photography with my thankfulness for being back in California for the season I had tried to shoot a Nikon t-shirt as if it was hanging on a clothes line.
As I had thought about it what I really wanted was to make a long exposure combined with flash - to both freeze and blur the image. But I didn’t have my flash units with me on that trip. Without them I felt the image was pretty weak. Plus the clothes line (stretched between two light stands sagged badly. So I figured it was time to try again.
I scouted around for an hour or two looking for the ideal location, with palm trees and the mountains in the background. But ultimately decided this time to shoot it in a gap where a similar view was visible from our back yard. Handy, so if I needed something else I wouldn't have to tear everything down, go and get whatever, and then set everything back up again.
This time I also got a much more proper looking clothes line to string between two light stands. And this time I had sandbags to weigh everything down, so the stands didn’t blow over and so the clothes line didn’t sag dramatically. I wanted a long exposure so the shirt would blur in the breeze, and flash units freezing the shirt during a tiny part of that exposure. To get the long exposure I used a variable neutral density filter over the lens. That, plus cranking down the ISO to Low 1 (ISO 100 equivalent) allowed an exposure of 1 second at f/16. But this time I also had my Nikon SB-900 series strobe units along on the trip. Two of them were set to full power and aimed at the shirt which was still in the shade. Like magic I got both the frozen motion from the strobes and the blur from the long exposure.
Nikon D3s, 70-200 mm f/2.8 lens set to 84mm. Tripod mounted. ISO 100 equivalent, f/16 at 1 second.
When Deron proposed RESHOOT as this week’s theme I began by thinking about favorite WPOTM shots, and how I might make them better still. But I ultimately decided to do as Deron suggested and reshoot one of my least favorite images in a way that is at least closer to what I have originally intended back in week 76 when the theme was THANKFUL.
To combine my thankfulness for photography with my thankfulness for being back in California for the season I had tried to shoot a Nikon t-shirt as if it was hanging on a clothes line.
As I had thought about it what I really wanted was to make a long exposure combined with flash - to both freeze and blur the image. But I didn’t have my flash units with me on that trip. Without them I felt the image was pretty weak. Plus the clothes line (stretched between two light stands sagged badly. So I figured it was time to try again.
I scouted around for an hour or two looking for the ideal location, with palm trees and the mountains in the background. But ultimately decided this time to shoot it in a gap where a similar view was visible from our back yard. Handy, so if I needed something else I wouldn't have to tear everything down, go and get whatever, and then set everything back up again.
This time I also got a much more proper looking clothes line to string between two light stands. And this time I had sandbags to weigh everything down, so the stands didn’t blow over and so the clothes line didn’t sag dramatically. I wanted a long exposure so the shirt would blur in the breeze, and flash units freezing the shirt during a tiny part of that exposure. To get the long exposure I used a variable neutral density filter over the lens. That, plus cranking down the ISO to Low 1 (ISO 100 equivalent) allowed an exposure of 1 second at f/16. But this time I also had my Nikon SB-900 series strobe units along on the trip. Two of them were set to full power and aimed at the shirt which was still in the shade. Like magic I got both the frozen motion from the strobes and the blur from the long exposure.
Nikon D3s, 70-200 mm f/2.8 lens set to 84mm. Tripod mounted. ISO 100 equivalent, f/16 at 1 second.
Paul-
On August 3rd, 2014 I took a picture that I would later submit for the WPOTM theme “Roadside Attraction.” It marked a place a young man was killed in an auto accident. Perhaps it runs counter to this week’s theme, but I actually liked that shot. It fit my occasional need to swing far to one side of what might be expected…or appropriate. Still, it was a sober and disheartening thing. And I’ve always felt I like I trespassed on the place and gave too little thought to what it must have meant to the people who built it.
So I am resubmitting a picture on “Roadside Attraction.” I took this shot when I was down in Kansas City—Friday to Monday of last week. It’s down in the “Plaza” area—a fun, upscale, and somewhat garish testament to conspicuous consumption for consumption’s sake. Under the occasional scrutiny of local security, this fellow was struggling gamely with his soprano sax to play some popular tunes in order to earn a little cash. I suppose this would be better described as a “Sidewalkside Attraction,” but he is standing next to the road so I’m going with it.
So as not to come across as anymore the lame tourist that I already was, I shot this from across the street (180° relative to his position) and use a large light post to try and be inconspicuous. Though it is happy coincidence and not planning, I rather like that the segment of stop sign nearly matches the color of this saxophone, and the woodwork to the right nearly matches his hat.
This is certainly a more upbeat and lively image than I submitted the first time and, considering the first location will always be a place of sadness, I’m kind of glad this was what I decided to reshoot.
Our story so far: 1/4000 sec; f/6.3, ISO 500, 55-200mm lens focused in at 185mm. No story this week—the author is closed for renovations.
On August 3rd, 2014 I took a picture that I would later submit for the WPOTM theme “Roadside Attraction.” It marked a place a young man was killed in an auto accident. Perhaps it runs counter to this week’s theme, but I actually liked that shot. It fit my occasional need to swing far to one side of what might be expected…or appropriate. Still, it was a sober and disheartening thing. And I’ve always felt I like I trespassed on the place and gave too little thought to what it must have meant to the people who built it.
So I am resubmitting a picture on “Roadside Attraction.” I took this shot when I was down in Kansas City—Friday to Monday of last week. It’s down in the “Plaza” area—a fun, upscale, and somewhat garish testament to conspicuous consumption for consumption’s sake. Under the occasional scrutiny of local security, this fellow was struggling gamely with his soprano sax to play some popular tunes in order to earn a little cash. I suppose this would be better described as a “Sidewalkside Attraction,” but he is standing next to the road so I’m going with it.
So as not to come across as anymore the lame tourist that I already was, I shot this from across the street (180° relative to his position) and use a large light post to try and be inconspicuous. Though it is happy coincidence and not planning, I rather like that the segment of stop sign nearly matches the color of this saxophone, and the woodwork to the right nearly matches his hat.
This is certainly a more upbeat and lively image than I submitted the first time and, considering the first location will always be a place of sadness, I’m kind of glad this was what I decided to reshoot.
Our story so far: 1/4000 sec; f/6.3, ISO 500, 55-200mm lens focused in at 185mm. No story this week—the author is closed for renovations.
Jerry-
Garbage was the topic I chose to revisit this week. After a brief visit to the Brooklyn Center Pep Boy's Auto parts store, I went for a walk around the adjacent strip mall, Brookdale Square. Lots of empty spaces from old businesses like Circuit City, the Drug Emporium, and Brookdale Ford. When I was younger, the Brookdale mall area was really cool. Now it's a mess. This red, white, and blue themed baby bib caught my eye. D750 with 24-70 at 70mm, f16, ISO 200.
Garbage was the topic I chose to revisit this week. After a brief visit to the Brooklyn Center Pep Boy's Auto parts store, I went for a walk around the adjacent strip mall, Brookdale Square. Lots of empty spaces from old businesses like Circuit City, the Drug Emporium, and Brookdale Ford. When I was younger, the Brookdale mall area was really cool. Now it's a mess. This red, white, and blue themed baby bib caught my eye. D750 with 24-70 at 70mm, f16, ISO 200.
Byron-
I thought my first landmark photo was weak. So I decided on re-shooting a stronger landmark. I chose the Mississippi River. An interesting portion of the river was capturing it as it flows over the Coon Rapids Dam. I used a polarizing filter that still didn't allow me to use a slow enough shutter speed. I attached 2 ND filters on the front. It allowed me to use a slow shutter speed which makes the water look like Saran Wrap going over the falls.
ISO 100, 18mm, f/22, 1.6sec
I thought my first landmark photo was weak. So I decided on re-shooting a stronger landmark. I chose the Mississippi River. An interesting portion of the river was capturing it as it flows over the Coon Rapids Dam. I used a polarizing filter that still didn't allow me to use a slow enough shutter speed. I attached 2 ND filters on the front. It allowed me to use a slow shutter speed which makes the water look like Saran Wrap going over the falls.
ISO 100, 18mm, f/22, 1.6sec