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 – it’s 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 (the light sab…um…laser pointer, was red), 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.
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