annickashyam1
Passage to another realm - Rudderstone
Technical Details
Nikon D7000
Sigma 17-70mm 2.8-4 Macro HSM
1/60sec f/4 17mm ISO125
Exposure bias :+1.3stop
Software: Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom
Sculpture : Rudderstone at Manuka Way, Wellington Botanic Garden
The image has been edited to remove the lines around the black mica-flecked granite that alludes to the night sky, and the Old World.
What I like about it is the speckled grain almost gives it a damaged print look. It gives a nice warming tint to the whole shot further lending to it's older classic feel which was my immediate thought and feel when I looked at it. Initially, I increased the hue and saturation to enhance colours but it just didn't look authentic so I reverted to the original.
What I don't really like and am sure most of you would agree is that the subjects are not in the most interesting of actions. I do not feel compelled to engage with them, to take a closer look as I might be if they were facing the camera and laughing, or pointing at something. Therein lies the issue of me being shy, furtive and forceful at the same time. There are days I have the guts to snap and fly out like a hawk, and some days I don't. Sometimes, people are happy to reveal themselves to the camera perhaps they believe they'd never see me again. And sometimes it can be full on. On this day, I didn't have the nerve to shoot the couple from the front and had to settle for a dull view.
Passage to another realm - Rudderstone
Technical Details
Nikon D7000
Sigma 17-70mm 2.8-4 Macro HSM
1/60sec f/4 17mm ISO125
Exposure bias :+1.3stop
Software: Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom
Sculpture : Rudderstone at Manuka Way, Wellington Botanic Garden
The image has been edited to remove the lines around the black mica-flecked granite that alludes to the night sky, and the Old World.
What I like about it is the speckled grain almost gives it a damaged print look. It gives a nice warming tint to the whole shot further lending to it's older classic feel which was my immediate thought and feel when I looked at it. Initially, I increased the hue and saturation to enhance colours but it just didn't look authentic so I reverted to the original.
What I don't really like and am sure most of you would agree is that the subjects are not in the most interesting of actions. I do not feel compelled to engage with them, to take a closer look as I might be if they were facing the camera and laughing, or pointing at something. Therein lies the issue of me being shy, furtive and forceful at the same time. There are days I have the guts to snap and fly out like a hawk, and some days I don't. Sometimes, people are happy to reveal themselves to the camera perhaps they believe they'd never see me again. And sometimes it can be full on. On this day, I didn't have the nerve to shoot the couple from the front and had to settle for a dull view.