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During the night of November 23rd 2012 I was on my way back from a brief visit to the Mont-Cenis area (2.083 m), France.
After walking for eight hours (four hours in the dark for the return, taking pictures), I was now driving my car when I began to think about these abstract photos, so popular today.
To be precise the results maybe aren't popular at all, because most people do not even understand "what's going on" in the final products :-)) but pleasing others isn't my top priority.
I see that many skilled photographers are embracing these techniques, and, yes, I guess this is definitely a good thing!
So, I asked myself "why taking these pictures only at sunset/dawn... why not ask for help of the night!"
Since the final results of these experiments generally tend to a sort of "painting look", along with an aura of mystery typical of all abstractions, I really thought the night, one more time, could be a powerful ally.
Here you can see a few tree trunks along the road that connects Susa (Italy) with the Mount-Cenis (France). Shot taken at night with a vertical movement of the camera during a slightly long exposure.
The blue dominant above is given from the night sky. The light reverberating on the trunks is coming from the headlights of my car, oriented properly and at due distance.
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©Roberto Bertero, All Rights Reserved. This image is not available for use on websites, blogs or other media without the explicit written permission of the photographer.
Scanner Darkly
During the night of November 23rd 2012 I was on my way back from a brief visit to the Mont-Cenis area (2.083 m), France.
After walking for eight hours (four hours in the dark for the return, taking pictures), I was now driving my car when I began to think about these abstract photos, so popular today.
To be precise the results maybe aren't popular at all, because most people do not even understand "what's going on" in the final products :-)) but pleasing others isn't my top priority.
I see that many skilled photographers are embracing these techniques, and, yes, I guess this is definitely a good thing!
So, I asked myself "why taking these pictures only at sunset/dawn... why not ask for help of the night!"
Since the final results of these experiments generally tend to a sort of "painting look", along with an aura of mystery typical of all abstractions, I really thought the night, one more time, could be a powerful ally.
Here you can see a few tree trunks along the road that connects Susa (Italy) with the Mount-Cenis (France). Shot taken at night with a vertical movement of the camera during a slightly long exposure.
The blue dominant above is given from the night sky. The light reverberating on the trunks is coming from the headlights of my car, oriented properly and at due distance.
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©Roberto Bertero, All Rights Reserved. This image is not available for use on websites, blogs or other media without the explicit written permission of the photographer.