Gone in the Wind

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted November 20, 201280 views2 comments

This is a barn that my grandfather built in 1951. I have made plenty clicks of the shutter on it, but found a great setting on a very windy day (30mph sustained), so i decided to try something a little different...get down in the grass, put my polarizer and 10 stop ND filters on, and try to convey that wind and the rock that the old barn symbolizes.

Nikon D200, Nikkor 18-105mm@35mm, f16 with a 2min exposure, ISO 100

I hate the dark spot on the right hand side next to the cedar, but a crop would destroy the comp. I tried some luminosity dodges, with no luck...any suggestions??

Thanks

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on November 21, 2012 at 10:57 AM

A little something different. I like it. Especially the sense of movement.

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Comment posted by John Clulow on November 22, 2012 at 9:45 AM

I agree with Morris McClung. In addition, with respect to the barn being a rock; it seems to be that in this moment; this two minute exposure. Yet there is at the same time the implication of impermanence in the vestige it now presents of the appearance it once had many years ago when your grandfather had just finished building it. And that, in turn, leads to the imagination of what it might be in the next 100 years.

So if you see what I'm saying, I wouldn't worry about the dark spot on the right. I think you've managed to bring the mind to a worthy subject of contemplation: The appearance of permanence is only relative; even for rocks themselves.

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