Wednesday, January 26, 2011

John Gilvar - Xmas Lites


I experimented with increasing the ISO to 1600 and shooting with a large aperture and minimal depth of field at night without a tripod. I took this shot of Christmas lights outside through dimpled glass. This focal length was about 18 mm, the aperture was 5.0, and the shutter speed was 1/3 second. I didn't look at the histogram. I like the interplay between the shapes and the the indistinct but colorful lights. I would like to have brought some of the image into sharper focus.

2 comments:

  1. I was drawn to this shot,because I guess I like doing stuff like this..I like the out of focus look,Makes,you wonder what is this object of beautiful colors.....

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  2. This is a great shot, the color is fantastic. It looks like a painting. You used the rule of thirds well.

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