Drawing You In
Not all mistakes are bad. I had just finished shooting the engine compartment of this vehicle, which was much darker because of the shadow cast by the raised hood, and forgot to reset the ISO to something a bit more reasonable than 640. I almost threw this out during my first round of editing but other than having a little more noise than I would have liked there was really nothing else wrong with it.
The bright, cloud covered sky left the top half of the mirror and the window in the background blown out so I decided to process the it as a high-key color image. Before finishing, I browsed through a few black and white presets and found that I actually liked it much better as a high-key mono. The additional noise from the accidental ISO setting was just enough to mimic a grain effect. So, not all mistakes are bad!
Gear: Canon 60D
Settings: 85mm, ISO640, f/8, 1/100
Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3
Cool picture!
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Looks like warp speed affect with the dark part of the reflection. Have a great weekend!
Rick Louie recently posted..Fall Friday
I like the pov here, and agree that it looks great in B&W.
Steven Perlmutter recently posted..Old Mill
Nice detail man. I like it!
Adam Olson recently posted..Trapped
Very cool Curt. I would never think to photograph the back of a mirror. This is great.
Edith Levy recently posted..A Canadian Icon….
Nice job picking out one subject and highlighting it so well. Like the distorted reflections.
Chris Nitz recently posted..Beer Label Friday Week 40
Another great abstract Curt. The ISO thing? I’ve done this many times!
Marc Collins recently posted..Vunerable
Great reflection Curt and I think the B&W choice is spot on. Nice “accident” (we all do this).
Len Saltiel recently posted..Enter at Your Own Risk
Cool perspective Curt… a good result in the end!
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Crackin’ cool shot here man, I love the convergence of the lines, amazing work
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Cool shot, Curt. Nice reflections in the mirror.
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