Sunset

Scott, every time I visit your portfolio, I always find something new and great enhancement of your skill. This is a really nice special effect photo. I like the subtle texture formed by the branches, and thrilled by the visual impact of the luminous setting sun. Great contrast and well excuted composition and exposure. This one should belong to the category of "fine art".

I've been experimenting with creating patterns through the use of

multiple exposures. Here, I took nine exposures, starting with a

horizontal shot, rotating the camera slightly between each shot, and

ending up with the last exposure being a verticle shot. Any

comments you have on technique, composition, etc. would be greatly

appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Great effort, great picture!

Very nicely done, your creative idea!

When you say you "rotated nine exposures around the sun", does that mean this is nine exposures on the same frame of film? Amazing and quite a beautiful result.

Thanks. Yes, all nine shots were on the same frame. I set the multiple exposure to 9 and then started with a horizontal shot. I rotated a little bit and took another, etc. until the last shot was a vertical shot. I rotated a total of 90 degrees.

Awesome.....just totally awesome !!!

This is beutifull and interesting at the same time.

Congratulations.

Amazing effects. Very painterly in a sense--like something by William Turner.

Nice effect with the sun. well done!

Scott,

How do you calculate each individual exposure? Very original effect!

Thanks. In order to have 9 shots "add up" to the correct exposure, you need to adjust each exposure by -3 stops (actually, that's the adjustment for 8 exposures, but close enough). When I take sunset pictures, I usually spot meter off the sky above the horizon and bracket by adjusting +1/2 stop and +1 stop, so here, I spot metered of the sky above the horizon and adjusted by -2 stops.