Nature vs Man - Images
MAN (adventure sports) Album
This side of the figure project is for expressing movement primarily through the uses of fast shutter speeds. To freeze movements within fast situations. This also creates a lot of juxtaposition between the Nature element of the figure project due to the settings used in-camera being more or less the complete opposite.
This image capturing a mountain biker tackling some severely steps, was captured using an interesting flash technique. I did not have enough light entering the sensor to enable myself to capture to freeze the riders movement enough. Therefore I chose to use high speed flash sync, this allowed me to increase my shutter to whatever I wanted as long as it was below 1/4000. The flash was located on the left of the stairway situated on a tall lighting stand with a large soft-box, this enabled me not only to increase my shutter speed to suite this image but also add a little emphasis in the highlights of the riders clothing, due to the fact there are a lot of shadows on his front.
During the production of this image, I realised that the stair set structure acts as a good leading line within the image, dragging the viewers towards the main focal point.
Overall this image enabled me to increase my knowledge of high speed flash sync, and I was able to develop my problem solving and creative process in the field.
During the production of this image, I realised that the stair set structure acts as a good leading line within the image, dragging the viewers towards the main focal point.
Overall this image enabled me to increase my knowledge of high speed flash sync, and I was able to develop my problem solving and creative process in the field.
Image 1
Image 2
This image was captured with the same lens as the Image 1 and Image 2 (Nikkor 16-35 f/4) however the camera is positioned very much closer than the other two angles. I wanted to capture this image in this way due to the fact it would create a sense of natural distortion created by the lens, which makes the rider look awfully close to the viewer when observing the image. I chose to locate this idea in the particular location due to the fact the pathway creates a very strong leading lines composition within the frame, increasing the attention of the viewers towards the main subject and focal point.
Image 3
This image is one of my favourites from the shoot. I took inspiration for this image from a frame I saw captured of Danny Macaskill, a world class trials. mountain and downhill bike rider. I used a unique angle at which I got slightly below the horizon of where the rider was situated however in the image the viewer doesn't instantly notice where I would of been standing. This creates more of a podium sensation in the area where the rider is, ultimately creating more of a main focal point, and also the perspective emphasises the leading line that the wall represents from the right of the frame, funnelling into the middle, where the rider is situated.
In terms of producing this image, most of the thought process for making this photograph work was the choice of composition.
In terms of producing this image, most of the thought process for making this photograph work was the choice of composition.