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Hi Cheryl
Beautiful light and composition here and a very interesting shot.. Its little ironic that you coat your lens with hair spray and submit images and I spend lots of time making sure I have removed all the dust spots etc before I post...doesn't seem fair! It's so easy to get them dirty. I commend you on you approach to generate an appropriate ghost to what would have been (I think) a humbling environment, but to be honest I am wondering what a clean shot would have looked like.. Still like what you have done, just wondering if I would like the clean shot better..
regards
DON
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Hi, Don, thanks for your comment. It was pretty "ghostly" and dusty down there anyway. I had some clean shots but I liked this one much better.
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I like the effect of the spray and the use of HDR to extend the DR without getting otherwise carried away.
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Hi Cheryl - interesting technique and it worked well. I like the comp and tones. One question, what do you do afterwards to clean the filter?
TFS,
Rachel
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Hi, Rachel, thanks. I have a cheap UV filter that is dedicated to the hair spray. I used to clean it but I've found that once you spray it you can leave it alone and re-use it over and over.
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I like the luminous/smoky feel, and thanks for explaining how you achieved it Cheryl
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I would go a bit darker overall here, think it will add to the mood/story. Comp is strong for me.
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Well I will have to remember the hair spray trick. I do like the image over all. Was there much more room to back up and get more space? It has a nice empty feel to it as is. Morkel's suggestion as to going darker would give a more ominous feeling, if that is what you wanted. By that I mean an gone but not gone human presence to it.
Last edited by Grady Weed; 03-03-2014 at 05:37 PM.
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Hi Cheryl, I love it and your cool technique for creating the ghostly look. Wouldn't change a thing
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Thanks everyone for your comments. Grady, there was limited space - I was against the wall with a 17-40 lens @ 17mm.
A fisheye would have been interesting but I didn't have it with me.
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