Pixel Darkroom Photography

Today it got late and I still hadn’t had taken my picture for the day. I drove a lot and at one point I saw this cool old truck. I couldn’t stop then to photograph it so I came back later. It was too dark later so I took a few shots while driving back home. This is 23:00 or so. I’ve been planning to take some images like this one and I might work on some other ones, maybe with a tripod. I like the blur and the shakiness – I feel it adds to the idea of speed.

driving fast

I got home early today and figured since I have some extra time, I’d go a little extra with the setup. I’ve been playing with the camera in the car and wasn’t that excited with all the results. I mean what kind of results can you get when you drive and tweak with the camera in the same time? Well, I wasn’t really tweaking but only trying to get a few rain drop shots. I figured, once I get home I might figure out something else. Since the other car wasn’t there, I figured my wife is out visiting so I took my time and tried something else. Read below for setup info and shot. There I go with Day Twenty.

looking back

Strobist info: two 580 EX II in ETTL mode on two groups. A is in the front with 3/4 CTO gel and B is in the back shooting straight into my rear view mirror (no gel.) Both are zoomed to 105 and the ratio from A to B is 2:1. Shot with 50 mm prime through passenger window (open:) in aperture priority and triggered with ST-E2 with back door window down for IR transmission.
Post production: Lightroom +36 on the fill light. Setup here.