If you find yourself in a pine wood on an overcast afternoon in winter with an SLR camera at your disposal then you might want to have a go at something like this…
I think they look quite painterly, don’t you? And it’s easy to do, too – simply switch to manual, slow the shutter speed right down, focus on the nearest tree and swoop up or down in the direction of the trees as you’re taking the photo…
It will probably take you a handful of shots to get the settings just right and undo all those years of training to be rigidly still whilst taking a photo…
These are pretty much straight out of the camera looking like this – no jiggery-pokery in Photoshop at all. Yes, the effect is quite limited, but it’s fun too!
All taken with Canon 5D MkII and EF 50mm f/1.4 lens.
Most settings are around 400ISO, f/22, 1/50th sec.
Rad.
Really very lovely – and a gorgeous way to put the focus on the colours and repeating vertical lines instead of on the details of the scene.
these look beautiful. I’m really not brave when it comes to the bulb settings on my camera, but maybe I should try it.
love the painterly effect very creative, a must try!