Kinetic 944

By David Hull

On 20 March 2008

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I thought you might like this photo on JPGmag.com:

http://www.jpgmag.com/photos/553394

Kinetic 944

This is a camera toss photograph. No Photoshop manipulations - other than to resize.

24 Responses

  • Patrick Westerfield

    On 20 March 2008 Patrick Westerfield gave props:

    Great colors.

  • Meghana K

    On 20 March 2008 Meghana K gave props:

    Lovely!

  • Karen Zimmerman

    On 20 March 2008 Karen Zimmerman gave props:

    Wow! Totally awesome shot!

  • Nancy Brooks

    On 20 March 2008 Nancy Brooks gave props:

    Really cool! What did it take a picture of?

  • Eric Anderson

    On 20 March 2008 Eric Anderson gave props:

    Oh my! She is a beauty!

  • Alicia Lee

    On 21 March 2008 Alicia Lee said:

    Nice

  • photo fan

    On 22 March 2008 photo fan gave props:

    Let me be the first to predict that trying to duplcate this effect will be the next big trend on JPG! You need to write an article and let us in on how it's done! :)

  • Christopher Smith

    On 27 May 2008 Christopher Smith said:

    Fantastic!

  • Joseph Calvo

    On 6 June 2008 Joseph Calvo gave props:

    Amazing shot, congrats on the publication

  • wild thang

    On 10 June 2008 wild thang said:

    I wish you'd post answers to all the questions. this is a community of learners. I have tried this and failed. My lines weren't as smooth and guided, so I'm presumming you've used a tripod and the blue is so digital, maybe this was your Iphone? Please share.

  • Fried Khan

    On 11 June 2008 Fried Khan gave props:

    whhhhhhaaaaat the fuck??!?!!!!! ...how.., ? ..stuning

  • Mohammad Taheri

    On 20 June 2008 Mohammad Taheri gave props:

    such a beautiful toss :D

  • John Merryman

    On 24 June 2008 John Merryman said:

    Great image! Would love to hear how you did this.

  • Robin Repo

    On 26 June 2008 Robin Repo said:

    My first reaction when i saw was that it must be computer made. The fact that it isn't really makes it an spectacular image. Well done!

  • Maria Rapetskaya

    On 22 July 2008 Maria Rapetskaya said:

    Gorgeous! How'd you do that?!

  • wild thang

    On 24 July 2008 wild thang said:

    I think it's sad that you won't share your technique....it's suspicious to say the least.

  • noc7

    On 26 July 2008 noc7 gave props:

    awesome!

  • David Hull

    On 28 July 2008 David Hull said:

    All, thanks for the kind and skeptical comments. I have not been actively managing my account on this site, due to time constraints. As you see I have only two images I have uploaded to JPG, directly as a result of the Camera Toss challenge. Please check out my stream on flickr, and the Camera Toss group on flickr (that I moderate) for more images and some details regarding the technique. The link to same is in my profile description.
    This image was created solely in-camera (as I don't have the sophistication with software programs to have created this digitally). The target for this image was a Jim-Boy's Tacos store front. The blue and red group of thin lines resulted from the alternating pattern LED "OPEN" display lights, the green and yellow membranous streaks from the store-brand neon lights (DC converted lights I believe as the AC current pattern is not evident), and the orange-ish streaks and 'background' yellow-ish streaks from a cowled light outside the store front and tungsten lights inside the store, respectively. The toss used to generate this image was approximately 4 feet high with a relatively slow rotation around the long axis of the lens (a barrel roll). A 'medium' amount of wobble was introduced into the rotation during the release to provide some sweeping curve elements in the overall pattern (less wobble produces a more circular pattern, more wobble produces more sweeping patterns, and an end-over-end flip of the camera produces more intersecting curi-linear patterns). Timing the shutter opening with different points of the toss (and using different height tosses to assist with this timing) is also responsible for generally repeatable patterns and allows one to "place" various repeatable patterns in the frame for overall composition (usually an iterative process).

  • David Hull

    On 28 July 2008 David Hull said:

    And...thanks to Peggy Gardner's "gentle" prods.

  • wild thang

    On 29 July 2008 wild thang gave props:

    you knew I'd be back to looky again....wow, a taco store front...I will never look at a taco bell the same...

  • Lynn Hathaway

    On 5 August 2008 Lynn Hathaway gave props:

    I love this!

  • Carol Lozo

    On 10 August 2008 Carol Lozo gave props:

    Fantastic!! I love this, ingenious idea...

  • Evan Alexander

    On 20 October 2008 Evan Alexander gave props:

    amazingly lucky and skilled shot my friend...that is awesome

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