Purity

Alison · Apr 5, 2005

Spot on! The lighting is so dramatic and the starkness of the white against the black works so well. I agree that seeing the whole piece makes all the difference. Thank you for sharing the photo and your technique with us.

Nytmair · Apr 5, 2005

yeah this new one is better IMO. being able to see the "ground" and the resedue the "rain" leaves behind really adds to it. good stuff Matt! i really like the vignetting.

JonMikal · Apr 5, 2005

i like it a lot! thanks for sharing the setup Matt...very creative!

Digital Matt · Apr 5, 2005

lol @ Terri. Dad finally did some spring cleaning, and well since I sprayed so much water, you can't really see the smudges anymore anyway

Thank you very much Terri.

And thank you very much to everyone else. I have the setup down, and now I'm just trying to think up new ways to use it.

tsien · Apr 5, 2005

What a photo. That's an exquisite use of the lightning. I particularly like the way how the color hues fan out.

Could the idea run differently if the chess piece isn't set right in the middle? I mean some anarchic forms bring the purity out.

photographiti · Apr 5, 2005

wow...i love it!

mentos_007 · Apr 5, 2005

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I'm lovin' it!!!!

Nikon Fan · Apr 5, 2005

PERFECT!!! Thanks for sharing your technique! The lighting and the water coming down really add to this a lot...it's simple but awesome!!! Great work! Can't wait to see what else you shoot with your new found setup

Digital Matt · Apr 5, 2005

Thanks Tsien, photographfiti, Mentos, and Amanda

I'll give you a preview of my next shot. I'm sitting here at work dreaming it up

King, or queen, with a staggered line of pawns retreating backwards into the darkness, masked by shallow depth of field. Possibly f/4 or so, so the first one or two pawns are in focus, and the rest trail off out of focus and into the darkness.