This slow shutter technique is one I've been working on occasionally ever since I encountered it in a video. Going into this shoot, my main constraint was my lens, the Sigma 30mm. Up until very recently, this was my one and only lens and with the 1.5 crop factor on my Sony A6400, this meant the lens was acting as a 45mm equivalent, and there was no way I could stand on the side of the road and get the full car in frame the way I imaged.
So I got creative.
We drove until we found a small hill overlooking the road. Of course it was behind barbed wire, but who would I be if I let that stop me from getting the shot? So I found a whole in the fence (after waiting out a couple state troopers driving by), and much like a mountain goat, I skipped and hopped my way to the top to get into position.
As you can see, it was well worth my troubles.
We then spent about an hour shooting and trying out different locations until the sun fully set. On my drive out of the scenic byway, backlit by a deep orange sunset, I encountered a family of deer and promptly rolled down my windows to introduce them to Mac Miller.
Then I came across this stop sign, and naturally I floored my breaks.
Why would anyone in their right mind do this for a completely ordinary stop sign? Well... it was ANYTHING BUT an "ordinary" stop sign. My headlights happened to be perfectly shining on it and the red of the stop sign contrasted beautifully against the darkening blue sky. So of course I had to put on my hazards, get out of my car, and snap a couple of pics! Was I disappointed when I got home and looked at those photos? Of course not!
This, my friends, is how I avoid being kept up all night by thoughts like, "why didn't I get that picture when I was there?"
Stuff like this keeps me sane.
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