Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon 70-300mm VR
ISO 200
f/8 at 1/125
SB600 off camera
I went to the Richmond Olympic Oval last weekend because I heard there were going to be some ice sculptures. There were in fact two quite large sculptures one of a dragon and one of some salmon. There were also three smaller ones. However, all were quite challenging to take any pictures of. One reason was poor light and the other was the amount of clutter around every sculpture including ladders, tools, garbage cans, and electrical cables.
Luckily the building was unlocked so I went inside to look around. I found this metal sculpture of a speed skater near the entrance to the oval. It was difficult to shoot as well because of the busy background. It was useless to try to get the whole sculpture in my field of view. Instead I chose to select only part of it and I positioned myself so as to eliminate the distracting background.
Then, in manual mode I set an exposure that would underexpose the scene by a stop and a half. I added some flash from my SB600 held in my hand off to one side. After loading it on my computer I made small adjustments to the exposure and boosted the contrast. Although it was almost a natural monochrome image, something blue was reflecting off the highlights and there was a small amount of rust on the neck area. As a result I decided to finish by de-saturating the image.
Overall I like the image and feel that this made the trip worthwhile. The steel in human form coupled with the low-key nature of the shot makes me think of the movie Terminator.
Luckily the building was unlocked so I went inside to look around. I found this metal sculpture of a speed skater near the entrance to the oval. It was difficult to shoot as well because of the busy background. It was useless to try to get the whole sculpture in my field of view. Instead I chose to select only part of it and I positioned myself so as to eliminate the distracting background.
Then, in manual mode I set an exposure that would underexpose the scene by a stop and a half. I added some flash from my SB600 held in my hand off to one side. After loading it on my computer I made small adjustments to the exposure and boosted the contrast. Although it was almost a natural monochrome image, something blue was reflecting off the highlights and there was a small amount of rust on the neck area. As a result I decided to finish by de-saturating the image.
Overall I like the image and feel that this made the trip worthwhile. The steel in human form coupled with the low-key nature of the shot makes me think of the movie Terminator.
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