I call this one Dizzy Moon for what may or may not be obvious reasons. But the title came only as I was finishing up my processing. In actuality, I had no real goal in mind when I shot it outside of creating an abstract. Well, that is not entirely true. I guess I wanted to play around and see what I could see. That in itself is a goal. You gotta try new things - that is when the "a ha!" moments occur. So what is it? This is a long exposure of a laser pointer on a white folded piece of foam core in a dark room. I stood there taking shot after shot waving the laser around creating lines, shapes, dizzy circles, and even words. And I must admit, the theme from Star Wars did run through my head a few times while I was shooting! (cue the light saber sound effects) I chose this photo out of the scores I shot because I love the organic feel of the light oval. And once the image color was inverted, it was also reminiscent of a moon rising above the ocean. That was a happy surprise - abother "a ha!" moment. I added a bit of texture to minimize the digital noise from the long dark exposure and did a small amount of exposure correction. Simple and fun. Day 350 of my 365 photo a day project. Copyright 2016 Scott Norris Photography scottnorrisphotography.com
If my calculations are correct, I have only 16 days and 16 images leftin my photo a day project. However, that doesn't necessarily mean they will all be of great value - see today's average image. With multiple projects today, I figured I'd just do something simple that would not divide my time too much. Creative fatigue is certainly a factor too. Add to that, the ratio of good to bad ideas seems to be getting exponentially smaller as time continues to move toward infinity. However, looking back at the project, the volume of good photographs is greater than the bad ones. So I guess I should count my blessings there. Day 349 of my 365 photo a day project. Copyright 2016 Scott Norris Photography scottnorrisphotography.com
I'm adding a five string banjo to the list of instruments I've shot for this project. This one hangs on the wall at the Urban Ecology Center just down the road from our house where they have quite a collection of stringed instruments. Hanging next to it is also a guitar, a mandolin, and ukulele all hanging ready to be played. While I've never actually seen this played, it certainly looks....well used. And it was the texture of the wear and tear on head behind the strings that caught my eye first. Then I noticed the complimentary colors from the various light sources. To ensure maximum dynamic range, I shot 5 bracketed exposures and created a 32-bit file. In processing, I enhanced both the color and textures of the banjo and rotated the image 90 degrees clockwise from the way it was shot. Day 348 of my 365 photo a day project. Copyright 2016 Scott Norris Photography scottnorrisphotography.com
