Something new?

There's nothing new, it's all been done. Right?
This is something I haven't seen before and wanted to share.

Driven by my need to create and more conventional Brown Pelican images than one person should have. I decided to "get stupid".

Nikon D700
Sigma 300-800mm @ 800mm
ISO 400

The thought process:
Backlighting for drama- expose at 1 stop over the exposure value for the same front lit subject.
F20 - to give the water spray depth.
1/125 - so water droplets look like streaks rather than drops.

Kinda looks like the pelican is surrounded by sparklers.

James, It does look like sparklers! I'm confused by your specs. F/20 OR F/29? 1/60 SEC OR 1/125 SEC?
Beautifully composed and I like the clear eye.:S3:

Definitely different from the norm, James, which I think makes it more interesting. :S3: I like all the water spray and the clear eye. I bet it would also look great as a B&W. I might tone down a few of the bright spots on the water and pelican.

James, love the "sparklers", this had a very cool effect. I love it!:S3:

Agree----a different approach. does look like fireworks. The clear eye settles it down.
Good to branch out into new ways!!!!

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Originally Posted by denise ippolito

James, It does look like sparklers! I'm confused by your specs. F/20 OR F/29? 1/60 SEC OR 1/125 SEC?
Beautifully composed and I like the clear eye.:S3:

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Thanks for the heads up.
This was F20 @ 1/125

Hi James, excellent OOTB thinking. The sparklers are spectacular; love the light diffusion. Low angle makes it so much more interesting.

James,

I like the effect and composition. Definitely unique and out of the box. Great job at getting the eye sharp. I can see it now... a Nik water sparkler effect filter being released in the near future.:w3

Richard

I really like the composition and the sparklers. That was a very creative exposure!