A trio of native plants shot in the Milwaukee Rotary Centennial Arboretum near the Urban Ecology Ceter on the East Side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Shot hand-held with a Nikon D700, 24-85mm lens at 85mm, f/5, 1/160, ISO 200. Day 81 of 365 Copyright 2015 Scott Norris Photography www.scottnorrisphotography.com
Before I say where this was taken, I'd like to know what YOU think it is. What does it look like to you? Ok, do you have an idea? This was taken at Discovery World on the shore of Lake Michigan in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Oh, I'm not going to tell you what it really is - you'll have to use your own imagination. :-) Day 80 of 365 Copyright 2015 Scott Norris Photography www.scottnorrisphotography.com
This shot came about more from wanting to test my new ICE 10-stop neutral density filter, rather than from a creative idea. I knew I wanted water and possibly clouds (although the clouds weren't really moving fast enough) in the shot but other than that, I had know idea what I was going to get. I started down toward the lake and while waiting to cross Lincoln Memorial Drive, I saw this abstract framing. I set up the tripod, set my shot, put the filter on and started shooting. This is a combination of seven 25-second exposures combined into a Smart Object in Photoshop with the median frame blending mode. I also used a couple of textures and three different passes of Topaz Impression. ISO 100, 24-85mm lens at 85mm, f/22, 25 second exposure. Shot near Lake Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Day 79 of 365 Copyright 2015 Scott Norris Photography www.scottnorrisphotography.com
