Get pushed challende by @summerfield was to shoot night street shot with light strails. I know not so much the street but at least it´s light trails. I hadn´t got my tripod with me so had to do this hand held, also as I don´t live in the city, the best I could do was to go stand next to a road and hope some cars would go by....yeah it´s safe to say I pretty much sucked at this challenge.
nice result, even though it is not what we immediately think of as light trails, makes a really nice abstract with those warm colours against the black
@nanderson Nonsense, I did not! Thanks for being so nice anyway, I have the hardest time with this project at this moment, the desire to stop this is greater than ever, I´m really struggling here and I´m not enjoying this at all at this moment....
@susale remember what u told me that your face would go :(- if I quit! Right back at you! :). Hang in there...u far from suck! There are shots all around you...relax! Some smart 365er told me that once! Post when u feel like it! U will get your photo mojo back! Don't quit please!
I'm mesmerised by this and it may not be what you had in mind but it's by far my favourite interpretation of light trails. Glorious abstract. I've thought of quitting sometimes too but now I just take a break from here for a few days. +fav for this
@nanderson Oh you just had to remind me of that :D Yes I know and I´m pretty stuborn anyway, it´s not easy for me to quit anything, so I probably won´t quit, but how I wish I could! I was kind of hoping this would get easier by the time but it has not, in addition this takes pretty much all of my freetime and I feel I get so little out of this...but yeah the people I´ve met here are the greatest and you´re really great friend Nancy :) I wish we would live closer to one another so we could go shoot something together, that would most def help me to get my photo mojo back : )
@ingrid2101 Oh bless you Ingrid, you are the best! Thank you so much for your encouraging words and for the fav. I´ve taken the breaks too but it only makes it harder to come back here but I guess this will pass. I believe we all want to quit this sometimes, it´s only natural.
struggling? says you! i would hang this on my wall rather than the thing rated as "the world's most expensive photograph". google "rhein II" and tell me i'm joking because I'm not. you made use of whatever resources were available to you and that is the essence of art for me. i sincerely like this a lot. stop grumbling, you did very well.
Reminds me of Rothko's work. I value your feedback and enjoy your work. However you should be happy doing this. If not then don't do it. Why does this suck?
Hey, should you want to go on a photo walk one of these days, do let me know. There are 365'ers living close to you. :) But I will join the others in saying that this shot is not a crappy one. I really like the lines and the gradient colours. This is a very nice abstract shot.
@janim En mä tiedä auttaako kumpikaan nyt, suossa rämmitään mut rämmitäänpä kuitenkin. Mä oon huono luovuttaan eli kyllä mä täällä varmaan roikun, nyt vaan ei tää oo kauheen kivaa tää homma....
@spanner Thank you, we´ll it sucks cos it isn´t excatly what was "ordered", lacking the actual street part you see. I do enjoy your work and the work of others as well, so there´s some good in this place too, it´s not all bad.
@susale I understand your frustration but disagree with your disappointment. This is a street scene. Just because there is no literal street does not mean it is a fail. Infact it makes it even more successful. This is just different from the classic street light trail that are almost impossible to catch without a tripod. You have improvised and created a picture to a brief with the tools you had at hand. It is indeed perfect. It has a feeling and quality that evoke a range of responses. It is good. Chin up. Have fun with your project and don't be too critical of yourself.
@spanner Thank you so much Spanner, I really appreciate your kind words. You are right, I improvised, I do that a lot and maybe I shouldn´t think that as a bad thing at all. As you order, I shall chin up and try to have fun :) Thank you for your support my friend :)
I think this is very interesting. I agree with Spanner if you have no fun and are not happy, you shouldn't do it. But I can't believe that... Take a break and do not spend ALL your free time here, just some...
@susale - what i "ordered", if i may go back to my push is "night street shot with light trails". i am with spanner, just because there are no traditional street details doesn't mean you did poorly. i'm really glad you posted this and not begged off on me. i'd like to ask, were you just struggling with this push or with your photography in general? if it was just with this push, you could've asked for another challenge, or simply decline the challenge. i have done that in the past as i know my limitations. i've been doing monthly challenges on two albums the last fifteen months and now without any regular challenges, i feel like i am struggling. the get pushed challenge is right for me at this time because then i can think about how to go about it then execute it at my leisure within the time frame. don't be too hard on yourself, kiddo. you have a different style of presenting your work, i noticed that when i went through your portfolio, and that is a good thing.
I feel I must add my congratulations to you on this photo! It's fantastic! The fact you did it without a tripod is astounding to me! Your photographic talent is inspiring. I love your vision and your artistry. Please don't quit or go away. I would miss seeing your beautiful country through your eyes. But, I ask you only to post when/if you have time. You don't need a photo on every date in the calendar! Hang in there girl!
@summerfield Oh please don´t feel bad! My struggling has nothing to do with this challenge, I´ve been struggling a quite some time now, because of lack of time and lack of inspiration. Also I knew I could not produce those same kind of pics you showed me but I still wanted to try this out and it was fun and something I wouldn´t have done otherwise. I don´t think I would have ever tried these long explosures without a tripod, it was very educational. Also I got a pic to upload, I may have used fillers otherwise or struggled with what to shoot so I thank you for that. This was a great challenge and I will most def try those real night street shots out in the future too, find a spot where I can shoot those. I thank you for your kind encouraging words and it´s true, I have a way to turn these challenges so that I can represent these my own way, it´s not necessarily a bad thing but I always feel like I´m cheating a bit, I kind of wanted not to cheat here and that´s why I´m dissapointed with myself. But yes I will continue these challenges for the same reasons you do.Thank you so much for everything :)
I'm late to comment, but will immediately add my fav, I think this is beautiful and mesmerizing. It's a great answer to your challenge - a very unique take on light trails. I also want you to know that I love to follow you album and am constantly inspired by your wonderful photography. Please don't quit. I would miss you so!
This is a very cool abstract! And hand held!! Even if it is not what we immediately think of as classic light trails, I really like it! You are at 59%. - this was at about the time that I struggled most. I so know that feeling of not imagining how to go on with it, but it was people like yourself (you are a wonderful, loyal follower, that I very much appreciate and enjoy) that kept my moral going. I would like to do the same for you. Look how far you have come with your photography and project - wow! You would be sorely missed if you gave up. If it is a bit of a drag at the moment, cut yourself a bit of slack, take off the commenting pressure, use some fillers and I am sure your mojo will come back. We can do this! You are over half way there. Hope the blues soon disappear for you. x
@happysnap Thank you so much Linda for your kind encouragement! Yes you´re right, over half way there and I have come a long way since the beginning, that´s true. I would miss very much all of you wonderful people here and at the same time you are the reason I go on. But as I´ve said earlier, I´m very bad at quiting things so no I will not give up, I will finish this project. With a support from wonderful people like youself, I can do this :)
I totally agree with Linda. This is a cool abstract light trail and so cool that it's hand held. I struggle too sometimes (actually alot) and I've taken the pressure off myself by allowing some fillers every now and then.
Bloody hell Suse! I love this & all your work! Do you think you may be feeling pressured to better each photo? Don't! Just post & comment when you've got something to post! Gorgeous layers Favvvvv :-) :-)
I agree with everything else that has been said - except the stuff in Finnish - I've no idea what was being said there! - this is not a failure at all, it's a long way from it. It's simply your own take on the challenge. Beautiful, and unique.
@amrita21 Thank you Amrita, not really, I was just whining a bit about how hard it is to do this every day and it just got out of the hand a bit, I´m not quitting!
October 15th, 2013
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Keep going, Suse, you're doing great!
(...as you can see, my absence was, fortunately, short lived...hope I'll be able to keep it going!)
Warm colours and a cool abstract!