Reaching Out
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Camera Model: NIKON D70
Lens: Nikkor DX 18-70 Wide-Zoom
Exposure Time: 1/80 sec
F-Number: f/4.5
Exposure Program: Shutter Priority
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Metering Mode: Center Weighted Average
Focal Length (35mm Equiv): 97 mm
This is my favourite shot from the event and i had almost the exact image in my mind when i took the shot. Was aiming for a low key with high contrast to outline the muscles on the forehand as the climber hang on to the tile after a great jump. It was late in the evening and i lost most of the natural lighting. ISO was high on 1600 which was duely removed using noise ninja hence the quality loss in the photo.
Anyway, I'm currently reading a book "Outdoor Lighting: Fashion & Glamour" by Cathy Joseph and trying to get some inspirations from it. It's funny that i've come across this book before way back in my army days when my buddy showed it to me. Had no recollections of it until i saw some of the photos created using solarisation technique. HAha, so i am that far behind him eh?
6 Comments:
very nice =)
dude, study or DIE!!! :p
Just a personal preference, but I think the noisy picture would look great too. Noise is not always bad, adds texture - sorta. And D70's noise is more like film grain. Like the lower part of this picture. I thought there was not much use to include too much of the face/biceps since there was nothing interesting there.
So your favourite shot is a "boring" shot? (as mentioned in the previous post) :P
Anyway, I like it, apart from that you probably utilised less than 1/2 of the tonality you had. Had to strain really hard to make out the details in the darkness.
The tension in his arms is getting to me.
oh that's me.
tryph: tks!
joel: i believe the little details in the face adds a touch to the tension in the arm. Anyway, the noise as film grain thing has yet to sink into me. I'm currently still pretty much noise intolerant. Film grain effect is good but only the real thing appeals to me. =| and only in particular situations.
J: i don't know how else to ustilise the tonality. This was a badly exposed shot in the first place.
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