Purple Rain
Aug 15, 2017 02:27:30 #
The camera, Nikon D810, was normally configured and in manual mode. The lens (Nikkor AF 35-70 f2.8) was fitted with a polarizing filter, visually rotated to present minimum effect. Given the straight ahead direction of the major light source, the presence of the polarizer, so adjusted, should have had minimal effect. Note the accurate colors of the disappearing moon and the traffic on the highway. To allow for some coherent foreground, the shutter, activated by an AEO Lightning Trigger set at medium sensitivity, was open for 1.6 sec. To my eye, both prior to and after the exposure, the scene appeared simply dark with only a hint of color around the moon and from the distant freeway. Experience has shown me that although it may not be particularly noticeable in the field, similar exposures involving reflected light from the city immediately behind me, always tend to show the clouds tinted red. Beyond guessing that red urban lights and blue cloud to cloud lightning combined to produce it, From whence came that lovely purple color, I do not know. Do you?
Aug 15, 2017 05:57:04 #
Why the color??? Yes a tech mystery, but it is a beautiful shot with make believe world color. Composition is excellent, two way diagonal. I like the roadway terminating in lighted buildings. IMO bit too much of the very dark upper sky.. but that is me.. Mr Cropaholic.
Aug 15, 2017 06:10:39 #
Aug 15, 2017 06:42:23 #
I am such a babe in the photographic woods so I can't give any opinion about the "why" of it. However, I love the photo. I think the dark in the upper sky contrasts nicely with the rest of the picture and ties in the dark areas in the bottom. Too bad Prince's Purple Rain album cover has already been released.
Aug 15, 2017 09:54:57 #
Tikva
Loc: Waukesha, WI
What a distinctive photo. I don't know what caused the color, but I certainly like it. Purple is my favorite color which even adds to my appreciation of this photo.
Aug 15, 2017 22:11:16 #
Aug 16, 2017 07:14:13 #
White balance gone to the "dark side"? Should be able correct/modify in post.
Aug 16, 2017 07:26:56 #
...it's magenta...the result of mixing red and blue light...nicely done...
Aug 16, 2017 08:56:35 #
optic wrote:
The camera, Nikon D810, was normally configured an... (show quote)
Great shot! It was the melting of the purple ice crystals that did it!
Aug 17, 2017 02:05:07 #
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