What Is It?

What Is It?

I wish I was there to see your faces when this blue image popped up on the screen! From what I understand, there were a few suggestions on what it could be but it left most people scratching their heads. Whether you loved the image or hated it, it got you thinking and started a lively discussion.

Since I’m new to photography, no one has told me what is acceptable and what is not. I don’t know all the “rules” so it leaves me open to explore new worlds, to go where no man has gone before! (If you’re a Star Trek fan you will understand this tongue in cheek reference.)

This was a result of an adventure into exploring light and motion and how they can work together to bring about an interesting view on the everyday mundane “stuff” we have around us.

When I googled light and motion, I saw a lot of images of highways where cars, coming and going, left their trails of light; the night sky, where the paths of the stars streaked through the heavens. I wanted to do something different.

In our living room we have a stereo with lighted speakers. The louder the sound, the more intensely blue the speakers become. They are really awesome, they even pulse with the bass!

I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to capture nor did I know how to set my camera to get the results I was after. I knew I wanted the shutter open for a long time so I set it to bulb, which allowed me to hold the shutter open as long as I had my finger on the button. I set my ISO at 100 (I don’t know why), f stop at 5 (again, I don’t know why).

I turned out the lights, laid on the floor and held the shutter open for 6 seconds as I zoomed and panned my 18-200mm lens; the Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz image was a result of this experiment.

I loved how the movement of light gave it an almost liquid feel and the screen on the front of the speaker added an interesting texture.

So, there you have it. It’s a photo of the lighted speaker at full volume at night in my living room with all the lights off.

Bottom line: I had such fun playing with my camera, using my imagination and creating something no one has ever seen……. to go where no camera packin’ granny has gone before!