Saturday, November 24, 2012

Lighting Puzzle


Hi everyone.  Hope you're having a great weekend.  I was taking sample shots for the upcoming review of the Tamron 70-300 VC and happened upon this scene.  There's something unusual about the lighting of this photo.  What do you think is so unusual about it, and how do you explain it?

In terms of editing, I just cloned out power lines, altered the crop and adjusted the contrast. Other than that, this is pretty much SOOC.  Note: I did screw up the exposure.  I had been doing experiments last night and forgot that my camera was in shutter priority at 1/200, with ISO at 3200.  As a result the camera did what it could to get that exposure by using an aperture of f/40. :-p  So that's my mistake but that's not what I'm talking about.

Will post the answer in a couple of days. :)
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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 24, 2012 at 11:47 PM

    Looks like the lighting is coming from two directions, shadow of the bin and the posts seem to be different, early morning maybe with streetlights still casting shadows?

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    1. 360 RumorsNovember 25, 2012 at 6:41 AM

      Yes you got it -- shadows from two different directions! :) As for the explanation, the streetlights were turned off at that time. (To be fair though there's nothing obvious about the explanation.)

      Best regards,
      Mic

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    2. AnonymousNovember 25, 2012 at 3:31 PM

      Back again, ok how about a reflective surface on the other side of the street, i.e. glass-fronted building, etc?

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    3. 360 RumorsNovember 25, 2012 at 6:33 PM

      You sir are absolutely correct! :D

      Backlight on the jogger is from the sun. The crepuscular rays are from exactly that - a building with a mirrored surface that was reflecting the sunlight.

      Bravo!

      Best regards,
      Mic

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    4. AnonymousNovember 25, 2012 at 9:36 PM

      Thanks, I'll send you the address so you can send my prize - a dust-free D600!
      :-)

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  2. mshafikNovember 25, 2012 at 2:14 PM

    I still haven't figured out the answer, I noticed the weird shadows, but I still didn't get how they happened to be like that.

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    1. 360 RumorsNovember 25, 2012 at 2:56 PM

      Yup, it's quite hard to guess! :)

      Best regards,
      Mic

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