Obviously a concept shot. My first attempt at a long exposure shot. Played around for 3 days to try and get it how I wanted. I really like it, but I realize it may look too processed, too 'digital art' for many. If a couple or so people dig it though, I'll be happy :-)
Set up was in my bedroom during morning light with the blinds drawn. No other light. Put a black sheet on the bed, and a string on the neck of the guitar to pull it. Set the tripod fairly close to the edge of the bed at my selected angle and used the self-timer and a 16 sec. exposure. Just before the shot began, started pulling the guitar, counted off the time and pulled it into final position with a good 5-6 seconds to go.
The stars have me a little torn. I thought they were a neat touch, but in the end, I wished I would of gone without them and just had the black background. My wife said she liked them though, thought they added. I don't know, but we'll see I guess :-\
In ps-cropped, burned some highlights and details with opacity dropped, did a color burn layer @45%, hue/sat adj. with opacity dropped, curves adj. with opacity dropped, levels adj, added border.
thanks for checking out my pic :-)
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Oh Tater, I love this! Haven't had much time to hang around dpc, and I missed this one. Wish I'd have been able to vote in the challenge, this would have been a top pic, no doubt.
Dude, a bit oversaturated for my taste, but good show anyways. Wonderful what a decent camera can do for ya, eh? Oh, by the way. Ya better gimme a shout out for the help on this one or I'm gonna short ya on your next paycheck! Just kiddin'! Great capture.
Yours (like ya don't know it)
TC
Very cool!! Well done. The only thing I don't like is the border. It's kind of distracting, especially since this is a shot depicting a guitar flying in space. I'm thinking symbolic wise. The bold red border, to me, defines a limit...whereas space is limitless. OK, enough, deep thinking for one night. All in all, this is a very creative shot and technically well done.
Interesting. Sat here and tried to figure out how you did it for a sec. Great composition and fantastic color range. well done and good luck in this challenge. <7>
What a fun take on the challenge. I love it. The rich colors and stars are great. I love the tail left behind. This would make an awesome poster. Rock on!!!
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