Stonhenge Ghosts for b and w  by jgpittenger

Stonhenge Ghosts for b and w

For my mentoring group's assignment of black and white using artificial light. This was taken at a cool spot near Portland, OR, created by a man wanting to make a memorial for WW 2 an Korean War soldiers. He was so moved by going to the real Stonehenge that he came home to create one. The particular evening we were there, there had been a big car show nearby and people were swarming all over the place taking photos of themselves, their cars, and Stonehenge. Eventually they all left and we had the place to ourselves and had fun light painting. The ghost is actually a selfie as I wandered around the structure with a long exposure and a flashlight. Tricky to get just enough light. This is a reworking and conversion to black and white. Best viewed on black.
Thanks so much for your visits, comments, suggestions, favs. I'm sorry if I haven't responded to you all by visiting your photos but my energy level is still really puny.
WOW!!!! I would love to be able to photograph there! Is it far from where you are and where I'll be? I love the way you've lit it and have no suggestions for improvement. You caught the interior perfectly and just enough ghosting to turn you into a ghost. Very creative, cleverly executed, great result. Fav! I hope this means you are feeling a little better!
September 23rd, 2015  
Wonderful pic, long exposure!
September 23rd, 2015  
@taffy thanks. A little better. I shot this last year though...just a reworking. It isn't close to where you and I will be but I think not far from Portland. I'll check
September 23rd, 2015  
@taffy I'll send you the link
September 23rd, 2015  
Wow this is amazing!! I have never done light painting - I hadn't realised you could get such creative images!! So impressed Jane!! Huge Fav! Hope you will soon be feeling better!!
September 23rd, 2015  
Great pov, very striking light and shadow, and a wonderful sky, fav.
September 23rd, 2015  
Fabulous! FAV!
September 23rd, 2015  
A very powerful image, love the lighting and shadows and stunning sky :)
September 23rd, 2015  
So impressive! And dedicated shooting.
September 24th, 2015  
Amazing... the light is wonderful and striking. So dramatic and perfect.
September 24th, 2015  
Kim
So cool!
September 24th, 2015  
A striking image, well planned and executed. Fav.
September 24th, 2015  
Love it!
September 24th, 2015  
I love what you've done with this Jane. it's just terrific. You're silhouette is so super cool.
For me I wish it was all a starry sky rather than the cloud though. I find it a bit distracting.
September 25th, 2015  
@carla42 yes, I totally agree. I went there thinking I was going to shoot stars and then the clouds rolled in. I was disappointed big time
September 25th, 2015  
@jgpittenger You can't be too disappointed with this image Jane. It's wonderful. Come to England we'll go shoot the real stone henge together ;)
September 25th, 2015  
@carla42 I would love that! As would my sister who lives there and I've never visited. Awfully long plane trip, though
September 25th, 2015  
Great shot of this. I was there a few days ago and had to deal with intense mid day light.
September 25th, 2015  
Very clever Jane, very ghostly. Love it. Fav. Hope you're on the mend.
September 25th, 2015  
Cool shot....very interesting processing.....too bad when the weather conditions do not cooperate, but still a great place to visit. The real Stonehenge would probably be amazing to visit in the middle of the night.
September 25th, 2015  
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