Roy G. Biv on Drums
Many MANY years ago (i.e. high school) I was in a band. We played a concert at our local fairgrounds, and for the last number (I think it was ‘Smoke on the W...
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Many MANY years ago (i.e. high school) I was in a band. We played a concert at our local fairgrounds, and for the last number (I think it was ‘Smoke on the Water’?) I played with flaming drumsticks. It was dark out by then, it looked really cool, but it was also a mess and I’m lucky I didn’t set myself and-or my drum set on fire! This image is kind of in homage to those younger and braver days! ????????
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Location
This photo was taken at my home.Time
I took this photo at about 12:30 pm.Lighting
I wanted to highlight the sticks against the background, so I used my Godox flash in HSS mode to illuminate the scene. The flash was located camera left.Equipment
Shot with my Canon 80D, my 18-55mm zoom at focal length of 38mm, ISO100, f/9, for 1/2s exposure.Inspiration
I wanted to create a composite image of my sticks with some smoke trails I'd captured later in this same session.Editing
Yes. The smoke trails and the rainbow effect on them were created in GIMP and then added to the image, along with the red color on the bead of the drumsticks.In my camera bag
I typically carry my Canon 80D with my five lenses (Tokina atx-i 100mm f/2.8 macro, Canon 50mm f/1.8, Canon 10-18mm wide angle zoom, Canon 18-55mm zoom, and Canon 55-250mm zoom). I also have my Haida M10 pro filter holder with a 10-stop ND and 3-stop GND filter. I also carry a Godox V850II flash with a MagSphere and MagBeam for portrait work. Of course, I always have my standard accessories like spare batteries, lens hoods, memory cards, etc.Feedback
My advice is always simple...soak up everything about where you are, and feel the story that starts to reveal itself about your subject and your surroundings. I'm always amazed that eventually a compelling story begins to emerge, and my job then becomes how best to capture that story. Sometimes that's easy to do, sometimes it's damn hard, and sometimes I'm not able to do it at all. It's those times that I just enjoy the story and the moment, and then later it drives me to get better at my craft so in the future I can perhaps succeed.
