I took quite a few photographs, below are my favourite three. I took them on an ISO of 1600 so there is quite a bit of noise. I'm going to look at how I can reduce that using Photoshop, but they don't look too bad quality wise other than that.
I took them in mono as I felt that black and white gave the photographs good balance.
I like how in the image above, the light almost looks like it is being emitted from the tree itself, the fog has some interesting effects on the light, emphasising the beams as they shine through the branches of the tree. I would love it if I had a filter for my lens, as the beams would have looked even more powerful!
I love the lighting in the picture above, how it reflects off the leaves and the tree trunk, and this with the contrasting dark branches makes this image dynamic; almost as if the light is dripping from the tree. The fog seems to hold the light in place, almost slowing its escape from its source.
Again in this picture I like the contrast between light and dark. Had this been a clear night the light would be strong around the street lamp, and dark in the sky surrounding it; but the fog reflects the light over and over; brightening the sky.
Look closely at the below image, and there is a faint eerie figure under the light,
I cant decide whether I prefer the suttle character in the image above, or the more obvious, yet still unnerving silhouette below:
The final image from this shoot I would like to try again, using a tripod. I slowed the shutter speed down (10sec) to capture orb-like car lights moving through the foggy night.
However for this image to have been successful I feel the image needs to be in crisp focus with the light softly moving through. So I will practice this another time using a tripod.
