Continuing my "Aeration Station Steel Wool Painting Meetup" theme this week of using photos from our photo meetup at the Harry 'Bus' Yourell Aeration Station to try out the Technique Challenge 3 for split tones.
For this one, the organizer (not a 365er as some have asked, but from a Chicago Exurban Photo Meetup group) lit the steel wool and swung it in circles, but instead of walking along as in the photo from the 21st, he stood in one place and rotated, forming the ball. To me it looked even more dangerous!
For the split toning challenge, I toned black tones with yellow/orange and gray tones with blue/green and left white in the center of the wheel, untouched. I left saturation at the original level. It made the sky a little bluer and the sparks a little cooler/whiter looking than in the original.
Taken on the 20th, processed today.
This is such a cool photo!!! I still don't really understand how to make these... but I'll try it one day.
I absolutely love how this came out. The bridge and the reflection in the water are super cool.
Excellent capture Taffy. Great processing. I like that you have explained your process in the description... this will help me greatly when I attempt this :)
@danielwsc Me too! I still have shots I'd like to post, but it feels like I need to move on. I may post one more... @breigh Thanks Breigh @kazlamont Thanks for the fav, Kazzy! I think it's great fun, but would not recommend doing it on your own. @dauber Thanks RL!
I absolutely love how this came out. The bridge and the reflection in the water are super cool.
Thank you all so much for your kind comments about this series. I am learning so much this week -- it's interesting to feel that way when I relaxed my rule about photographing every day. Opening it up to processing and having a series of related shots has been fun. Thank you for not being bored with it! Just a few more to go...
Thank you all so much! It was such an amazing opportunity to photograph these lights and I appreciate your comments.
@breigh Thanks Breigh
@kazlamont Thanks for the fav, Kazzy! I think it's great fun, but would not recommend doing it on your own.
@dauber Thanks RL!