Gonzales Solstice II
A second batch of photos taken at the winter solstice event in Gonzales Bay on Friday night. For more explanation see Gonzales Solstice.
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Canon 5D MkII, Nikkor-N 24mm/f2.8 lens, ISO1000, f2.8, mostly 3 brackets +/- 2.0 E.V.
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These are also really great!
With the tripod, you can sometimes get rid of the people by using a long exposure… Or at least make them into ghosts!
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I did manage to get rid of quite a few people that way, though they tended to stand around, or were carrying candles and torches and left light trails.
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Love these all, Ehpem! Wow, there are some great tones at work in this series, and the shadows and contrasts add a touch of drama. I’ve been looking at these for several minutes now, desperate to find a favorite in the set… no luck! They are ALL great!
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Well thank you Toad. I like the baby buggy tracks one, it has its own little sub-story about a child that was probably wide eyed and excited.
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Love this series. Gorgeous photos.
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Thank you skadhu – I find it an excellent substitute for the usual Christmas lights photography.
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Another great series. I like the second one quite a bit, especially the way the candles seem to be more randomly placed in the distance. I like it that you got some good cloud movement, too.
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Hi Melinda, and thanks! In the distance is the main way down to the beach and there seemed to be many more people down there and thus I suspect many more candles. But we did not go down that way as more people = fewer photography opportunities.
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I know what you mean – I hate it when people show up and ruin a shot! (Which makes it odd, I guess, that I like Drain Boys as much as I do…!)
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I am trying to recall if I have ever seen a person in your blog photos. I must have, in the distance perhaps. Do you mostly shoot early in the day, or at night? I know some of the places you take pictures haven’t seen a living soul for weeks, but many are shot in the middle of living towns.
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While the second and third certainly rank high on my list, I love the first! I actually said “ohhhhh” when you page loaded!! Wonderful series, thank you for sharing!
I wish you and yours a very safe and Happy Holidays, take care.
David
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Thank you David. Nice image of you at your computer! I like the baby buggy tracks paralleling the curve of the candles around the water’s edge.
I hope you and your family have a great holiday too.
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Great photo all. My favorite is the second one. I love the muted tones and the candles really stand out.
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Thanks Ken. I really like that muted effect too. You can see I played around with it a bit. I even tried black and white and quite liked it, but decided it missed the point of the yellow candle light.
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