Always have a plan B (improvised or not).
It’s funny how you can live in a place for years (8 in my case), yet never explore parts of it, even though they are smack in your face!! Well, I did just that on a recent visit to Montreal and skipped over to le Parc Jean Drapeau as I wanted to catch the sunset. Whether the sun has actually set that day, I couldn’t confirm for sure as it sank behind a massive bank of clouds. One can only assume so given the darkness that soon covered up the place. No sunset, no problem. I had my plan B, which frankly, and I knew (really I did, or at least that’s the official line), was going to be more fun than the aforementioned plan A. You see, there was this cool steel statue standing behind me, and I just knew that once those big spots surrounding it would be turned on, the whole thing would take on a new life of its own. The only problem was, the spots never came on! No lights, no problem! You can always count on street lights for some fill light, you combine that with a sturdy tripod and 30-60″ exposures and you are set. Dusk and articifial lights are truly a match made in heaven…I’ll let you be the judge.
And this is about 10 minutes later. I just love how a subtle change in light, gives a completely different look.
MOROCCO 2012 TOUR
Ottawa Workshops 2012
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Beautiful. Sometimes it is the unexpected that turns out better than we hoped for with the original plan
Great shots. Top pic I see 2 tripod shadows lol
Another tog with ya?
Wow, that is simply stunning, beautiful colour you captured.
Very nice shoot! Love the colours and the composition. Great job Younes
Thank you all for the kind words.
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Neville, it’s funny you raise this point, I had exactly the same reaction as you, thinking “crap, I thought I had made sure the tripod shadow wasn’t there”, then I noticed a second shadow, then a third and a fourth (not visible in the small version). I am thinking that there were object in the background that cast shadows similar to a tripod. There simply wasn’t enough light/light sources for my tripod to cast all those shadows (or I hope so at least
I’m always impressed how you manage to produce such amazing shots with a familiar object. Incredible.
Man, I need a plan B asap. At this very point plan B and it is always plan B is shooting food. LOL The subtle lighting and the delicate colors in the last two pieces is off the hook Younes! Fantastic work! Both are extremely well set up and executed.
Cheers to Plan B!
David