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\"Blinded<\/a>
‘Blinded by the Light’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I love the moment when something unexpected and special catches your eye and you feel compelled to grab the camera. That\u2019s how it was for \u2018Blinded by the Light\u2019.<\/p>\n

Particularly during the winter, when the sun gets lower in the sky, it shines through the blinds in my office at just the right angle to cast some very interesting shadows on my office furniture.<\/p>\n

\"Maxi
Maxi the cat in my office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As you can see, the smallest feline member of the family regularly takes advantage of the warm spot, notwithstanding the slightly less than comfortable surfaces. You\u2019ll also notice my tall desk lamp has striped shadows appearing on the side. After giving my cat her requisite amount of TLC (who could resist), my gaze travelled upwards to the lamp and I became very intrigued by these shadows and how they \u2018bent\u2019 themselves around the curving metal. Delicately removing a disgruntled and complaining moggy to an alternative resting spot, I leaned over and angled the top of the lamp closer towards the blinds.<\/p>\n

\"Early
Shadows cast on my desk lamp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Shadow Play<\/h3>\n

Now the \u2018shadow play\u2019 worked even better \u2013 there was definitely something here which I could explore. So, starting to experiment with different angles and points of view, my photo shoot began to take shape.<\/p>\n

\"Early
Early attempts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is one of the earlier shots I came up with but I wasn\u2019t pleased with it. There\u2019s a lot of the blinds and not much of the contrasting curves on the lamp to act as a counterbalance.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, by this stage Dunedin\u2019s winter started to re-assert itself and the sun began to disappear behind grey clouds. Alas, my photo shoot had to be put on hold.<\/p>\n

\"Early
Making Progress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Not to be deterred, I tried again on another day when sunny skies returned. This time I twigged to a new and exciting development \u2013 I could dip the blinds!! Whee \u2013 what a difference. Now I was getting fantastic shadow effects on the lamp with the horizontal white lines and even stranger vertical grey ridges adding an unusual textural effect to the metal surface.<\/p>\n

A Balancing Exercise<\/h3>\n

I was very excited by what I was seeing and the shoot soon became an exercise in learning how to manage and balance the varied core components comprising the shot:
\n1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The straight lines of the blinds
\n2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The rounded, curved lines appearing on the lamp
\n3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The overall shape and contour of the lamp itself<\/p>\n

Finding just the right angle of view with all the elements working harmoniously together was proving to be more challenging than I had initially thought.<\/p>\n

\"Early
Not quite what I was after<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This attempt didn\u2019t work at all! Although the straight lines of the blinds contrast well with the curves, the balance is wrong and the angle of the blinds leads you straight down out of the shot.<\/p>\n

Annoyingly, this second photo shoot also had to be curtailed early when the heavens opened up with a sizable downpour!<\/p>\n

But perseverance is the key, and I returned a few days later for a third attempt. Things must have been percolating in my mind as this time all of the elements were starting to gel.<\/p>\n

\"Early
Getting closer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I felt this shot was better, with more of a diagonal effect in the blinds and the weighting of elements was more satisfactory. I almost had it, but there was just something not quite settled \u2013 the image didn\u2019t have the stability and composure I wanted.<\/p>\n

\"The
The ‘in camera’ image for ‘Blinded by the Light’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Got it!<\/h3>\n

Happiness at last! This is the \u2018in camera\u2019 shot for \u2018Blinded by the Light\u2019. The lamp is now tilted more upright in the frame and the weighting of elements has more equilibrium – the diagonal blind lines lead you downwards while the curling lighter lines return you to a happy meeting place in the middle.<\/p>\n

\"Blinded<\/p>\n

\u2018Blinded by the Light\u2019 became an exploration into how to control the interplay of lines and curves, not to mention an exercise in patience with Dunedin\u2019s changeable weather!<\/p>\n

However, I thoroughly enjoyed the whole process of making incremental and subtle refinements over several shoots, until I could \u2018see\u2019 more clearly how to fit everything together.<\/p>\n

No doubt, having read this back story, you\u2019ll have greater insight into why I chose the title too!<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I love the moment when something unexpected and special catches your eye and you feel compelled to grab the camera. That\u2019s how it was for \u2018Blinded by the Light\u2019. Particularly during the winter, when the sun gets lower in the sky, it shines through the blinds in my office at just the right angle to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2523,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nBlinded by the Light - Exposed #10 at Abstracted Reality<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How I created the abstract photograph Blinded by the Light which you can purchase as a fine art print. 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