The Traveler
Color can do more for setting the mood of a photograph than any other single element in an image, yellow are warm and happy, reds exciting and blues are low key. Before we even see the detail within the composition we are often effected by the overall hew if the illustration.
This photograph because of the dark blues off set against the whites has a lonely feeling. The posture of the man adds to this interpretation. The traveler is alone, shoulders bent forward, head looking at the ground. He appears to be isolated in the blaek landscape. The colors also give us another worldly feeling, the night of the traveler’s mood.
The composition has the man located in the left hand quarter of the image. This combined with the perspective of the tapering path tells us he has a long way to go before his jury is complete. But he has no chose, he must go forward. This image tells a story
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March 14th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
This image was shot at the Sepuveda Dam recreaction area. I used a Canon EOS 10D converted to infrared and a Tokina 12-24mm lens. Exposure was 1/180 sec. @ f8.0, ISO 400. The conversion was done by:
Life Pixel Infrared Conversion Services
13024 Beverly Park Rd
Suite 203
Mukilteo, WA 98275
The beauty of a dedicated infrared camera body is that it makes the ordinary into something extraordinary an the camera behaves just as it did before the conversion! It give you a new way of seeing things, especially between 10:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. This shot was taken mid-morning. If you use LifePixel Infrared Conversion Services, please say you were refered by William Debley. Once you’ve tried IR you’ll want to convert a camera to “dedicated” infrared!
I love infrared.