They Gazed in Wonder...

[Pete Askew]

out of the windows as the I-929 manoeuvred slowly through the smog-wreathed tower blocks of the city!

Cambo Legend + Schneider Super-Symmar 120 mm f1:5.6 + PhaseOne P45. ISO 50, 1/2s at f1:8.0. Tungsten Lighting (Single overhead softbox + white/red/yellow reflectors and smoke machine). PP in LR, Nik ColorFX Pro 4 and Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 / PS.

 

[Pete Askew]

Hmm, maybe I do prefer the colour version after all. I'd envisaged it as a darkish, near mono with just a hint of colour, but now I'm not so sure. I might make the clouds fluffy and add some windows to the 'skyscrapers' too - I wanted them to be child-like but maybe they are just a bit too simplistic.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Both SUPERB photographs. I mean the quality of the image, not the content. Do they do a pocket version of the Cambo Legend?
As for the content: I love the I-929! I think I prefer it in the darkened version, but the clouds are rendered better in the colour version. What a quandary...

Really interesting images, though, Pete.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks, Rob. Still not quite what I had in mind and, if I get the time, I will do some more tomorrow - I have found the cotton wool! I have been playing with a crop and might create an image with the airship close-to and a more complicated city in the background. Might light the smoke separately too.

With grain added.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Good stuff. I look forward to seeing how the idea develops. The Little Prince awaits...

 

[Brian Moore]

At first I though: Thunderbirds!

The darker one for me, Pete. Excellent stuff.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks, Brian. Funny you should mention Thunderbirds, as one of my ideas was to support the airship with string and leave it visible in the shot.

 

[Martin Pancisin]

I like the first one the best, its atmosphere and colors fits the subject.
The second one has very nice colors, however the reflection on the top of the zeppelin is distracting me too much and affecting the atmosphere/feeling of the image in my opinion.

Looking forward to updates on the project

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks, Martin.

 

[Pete Askew]

Here are a couple of 'behind-the-scenes' shots, showing the setup.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

What's a mini fog?

 

[Pete Askew]

A small smoke machine. I'll do a shot of it action in a minute. Have modified the clouds over lunch.

 

[Pete Askew]

Note the highly realistic clouds!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Haha. This is great. Love the smoke and the puffy clouds. You'll have your own kids TV prog soon.

Mini Fog - whatever next?!

 

[Martin Pancisin]

I think, it is going to be a stop motion Fritz Lang-like movie

 

[Pete Askew]

Funny you should mention Fritz Lang!

For some strange reason I cannot get Nik to render the fog without creating artefacts.

 

[Brian Moore]

The foggy B&W one is excellent, Pete. Also, I think you should pursue the Thunderbirds visible string idea. (We must strive for realism. )

 

[Paul Lange]

Really nice to see the idea developing and I like the escapist feel to it all. If only I kept all my lego and Meccano.

 

[Pete Askew]

As the night closed in, the I-929 prepared to dock!

As above but with windows borrowed from Hong Kong!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

We've seen those windows here before, haven't we? Looking good!