This is a long exposure shot of Son on his scooter the other night. I received a nifty new flash for my camera, and was playing with it at sunset that night. The exposure was about 5 seconds long. The flash was done in second curtain mode, so the shutter opened first, and then the flash fired at the very end of the exposure. The narrow path was added in photoshop later.
Funny how abstractness brings up ideas....as I worked with this image, I saw Son's life journey, as I perceive he often perceives it. The shadow behind him seems like the fear cloud that often follows him along....the narrow path as he wishes it to be- illuminated, narrow, and predictable. (don't we all wish for that at times, especially when experiencing fear?) The obscured surroundings: The Unknown. The scooter.....the scooter he has ridden every day since he was 5.....his vehicle through his life journey. The triangular light lines near the center-top of the photo sort of look like mountains in the distance- obstacles he must overcome along his way.
Funny how abstractness brings up ideas....as I worked with this image, I saw Son's life journey, as I perceive he often perceives it. The shadow behind him seems like the fear cloud that often follows him along....the narrow path as he wishes it to be- illuminated, narrow, and predictable. (don't we all wish for that at times, especially when experiencing fear?) The obscured surroundings: The Unknown. The scooter.....the scooter he has ridden every day since he was 5.....his vehicle through his life journey. The triangular light lines near the center-top of the photo sort of look like mountains in the distance- obstacles he must overcome along his way.
This is a long exposure shot of Son on his scooter the other night. I received a nifty new flash for my camera, and was playing with it at sunset that night. The exposure was about 5 seconds long. The flash was done in second curtain mode, so the shutter opened first, and then the flash fired at the very end of the exposure. The narrow path was added in photoshop later.
Funny how abstractness brings up ideas....as I worked with this image, I saw Son's life journey, as I perceive he often perceives it. The shadow behind him seems like the fear cloud that often follows him along....the narrow path as he wishes it to be- illuminated, narrow, and predictable. (don't we all wish for that at times, especially when experiencing fear?) The obscured surroundings: The Unknown. The scooter.....the scooter he has ridden every day since he was 5.....his vehicle through his life journey. The triangular light lines near the center-top of the photo sort of look like mountains in the distance- obstacles he must overcome along his way.
Funny how abstractness brings up ideas....as I worked with this image, I saw Son's life journey, as I perceive he often perceives it. The shadow behind him seems like the fear cloud that often follows him along....the narrow path as he wishes it to be- illuminated, narrow, and predictable. (don't we all wish for that at times, especially when experiencing fear?) The obscured surroundings: The Unknown. The scooter.....the scooter he has ridden every day since he was 5.....his vehicle through his life journey. The triangular light lines near the center-top of the photo sort of look like mountains in the distance- obstacles he must overcome along his way.
Camera: Canon (Canon Eos Digital Rebel Xt) |
More details: exif |
Original size: 749px x 499px |
Current: 400px x 266px |
