If was to continue shooting, it would have to be at night. Which means one thing: Star photography. Which, wouldn't you guess it, was the one thing I was trying to avoid. Why, you might ask? Well, my first attempts at star photography failed. And I mean failed in a delete-the-photos-burn-the-memory-card-and-bury-the-ashes sort of way.
But, I was uneducated, unstudied in that concept. I called a couple of my old photography teachers, and asked for their input. I read article after article, and wrote down tips after tips. All throughout these past 6 weeks I have tried this type of photography. And I tried, tried and tried again.
Then, I decided to try it out on a bigger scale. And with this whole new way of shooting, with new settings and new locations, new lighting, and new creative ideas it was a bit intense. You are literally shooting in the dark--you look through your lens and you see nothing. And then, somehow, you click and a semi-decent picture comes out! I could see myself throughout this week, building schemas, running and re-writing scripts and relying on mentors and then, much like an apprentice, taking that first blind, yet confident, step. These the only two survivors of these process:
This one was interesting to shoot. I left the shutter open for 30 seconds, and the camera was so sensitive to light, that it picked up a street lamp across the road and highlighted the summit orange.
I wanted to capture a contrast of lights--lights below and lights above sort of feel. The joys of small towns. There is a milky way every night, and stars to behold!
Needless, to say, I am getting better at this, and trying harder. In fact ... this may just be my new favorite way of photographing landscapes!
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