Caught in the rays

[Muscat]

Experimenting with a new toy during one of the release periods during lockdown.

For a long time I had wanted an optical snoot and some gobos so I decided that I would treat myself. This is one of the first experimental shots using the snoot.

Caught in the rays.jpg

[Farider]

Never heard of optical snoots or gobos so I had to look them up. Excellent work composing the pic and well done but sadly this one is not to my taste. Great to see something quite different though and would be interested to see more.

Ian

[Trev B]

Yes I echo Ian's comment above

[@imagesBV]

Fabulous…very creative…..not something you could replicate very often…though great for an original artwork…I like the manipulation of light in this shot..it’s what creative photography is about….looking forward to seeing more..

[ST-EOS]

Fabulous…very creative…..not something you could replicate very often…though great for an original artwork…I like the manipulation of light in this shot..it’s what creative photography is about….looking forward to seeing more..

I agree with what Brian said ^

I like the way the rays are centred on the models left eye.

[colin C]

Ho, ho ........... I like that, very creative!

[antoeknee]

Interesting technique and an interesting image.

Just wonder if having the right eye closed would work and may be a softer edge to the strips of light.

[Brian Sugden]

Interesting technique and an interesting image.

Just wonder if having the right eye closed would work and may be a softer edge to the strips of light.

I would agree with Ants comment.

[Muscat]

Thanks for the constructive comments, as I said this was the first outing with the gear and I haven't had a chance yet to have another go but will hopefully be experimenting in the coming weeks. This is a shot that I took as an experiment a couple weeks before the gear arrived simply using a piece of ply with a cross cut out of it and a single strobe with narrow reflector behind the ply to provide the lighting.

Cross light.jpg

[pelliott1954]

Well I like it very much

Paul

[El Sid]

Like them both and the 1st image is particularly striking. More please...

[antoeknee]

Like the second image, draws attention the the eyes. As always its a personal choice and I'd like the highlight on the nose to be toned down a bit. But again an interesting image that grabs attention.

[SpringfieldPhoto]

I have been using a gobo spot for years and it takes time to perfect your technique. I love the second image. Keep going. BTW its great fun to make you own gobos. Give it a go

[Muscat]

I have been using a gobo spot for years and it takes time to perfect your technique. I love the second image. Keep going. BTW its great fun to make you own gobos. Give it a go

Hi,
Thanks for taking the time to comment, it is apreciated. I have made a few extra gobo's to play with but at the moment it is finding time to get into a studio to use them, I think the next time I will be using them in ernest will be at the end of August.

[ColytonJohn]

A couple of really good images. The first is exceptionally striking while the second, also a quality piece of work, has echoes back to fifties cinematography especially as processed in mono.

Cheers,
John