New self-protrait with whip

Magno · Post by **Magno** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:18 pm

I figured if anybody could appreciate this, it was you guys.

I set the camera in the field on a tripod and had a friend of mine run out to where I wanted to be. I set the aperture, shutterspeed, exposure and got the angle down, then I ran out to him. He ran back and I had him press the button.
An amount of photoshop work later and I'm pretty impressed with the result.

Nebraska Brad · Post by **Nebraska Brad** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:25 pm

Cool shot there Magno. Great color and action.

-Nebraska

Nebraska Brad · Post by **Nebraska Brad** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:26 pm

What whip are you using?

-Nebraska

BendingOak · Post by **BendingOak** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:42 pm

fantastic photo. Thanks for sharing it with us all.

bobm2004 · Post by **bobm2004** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:42 pm

Sweet! Very nice picture and excellent technique!

whipitgood · Post by **whipitgood** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:53 pm

Did you Photoshop the silhouette? Can we see the original image? Nice location.

IndyFalco · Post by **IndyFalco** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:06 am

Wonderful Photo

Bazza · Post by **Bazza** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:37 am

Fantastic shot!

ST · Post by ST » Fri Oct 24, 2008 1:09 am

Oh man all you need is a fedora,

but a great shot.

Magno · Post by **Magno** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 1:36 am

Thanks mates, I figured you all would get a kick out of it.

Nebraska, that's my RJallen nylon...

Whipitgood, no, I didn't photoshop the sillouette, I just made it a bit darker.

whipitgood · Post by **whipitgood** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 1:44 am

Magno wrote: Whipitgood, no, I didn't photoshop the sillouette, I just made it a bit darker.

That's what I thought. Where was this taken?

Cracker · Post by **Cracker** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:06 am

That's cool

Texas Raider · Post by **Texas Raider** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 3:50 pm

That is an excellent shot!! For some reason, though, I'm picturing wildlife in the background, like zebra, or gazelle or elephants or something. It looks like an African setting.

Great shot!!

TR

Post by **BullWhipBorton** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 3:51 pm

Neat picture

rjallen70 · Post by **rjallen70** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 6:21 pm

Great Scott!!!
That is one heck of a picture!

Absolutely beautiful!
Ron

Magno · Post by **Magno** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 9:23 pm

rjallen70 wrote:Great Scott!!!
That is one heck of a picture!
Absolutely beautiful!
Ron

Glad you enjoyed it Ron. Shows how nicely the whip rolls out - great work on it.
And don't call me Scott

Whipitgood, this was taken out in back of a water pump and quarry area of all places. All the machinery is one side surrounded by mountains, but in the other direction there are nothing but fields stretching out forever.
Btw let me just say that these are not the kind of fields I would recommend prancing though happily. This was a month ago and I STILL have burrs in my socks.
Honestly though, it's not as far from civilization as it looks.