death personified

[Daniel_Buck]

I hadn't thought about doing multiple exposures, I bet that would have worked out nicely!

The urban setting might be nice, but I wanted to do it in the woods :-)

[Shen45]

Is death a he or a she?

I have never taken the time to research for information, but have always wondered what the cutting tool symbolizes. Anybody knows?

bernal

I don't believe Death has a gender.

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is DEATH, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

[Daniel_Buck]

death was clearly male in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

[C. D. Keth]

death was clearly male in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

And a male comedian on family guy.

[jasonjoo]

Wow these are eerie! Do you mind sharing this location?

Thanks for sharing,

Jason

[Daniel_Buck]

Do you mind sharing this location?

In Malibu CA, about 1/2 mile down Stunt Road (stunt road runs into Mulholland Highway, if you are on mulholland highway, take stunt road all the way up, then back down 1/2 mile or so) There's a hiking trail there, with a metal fence at the entrance

[jasonjoo]

In Malibu CA, about 1/2 mile down Stunt Road (stunt road runs into Mulholland Highway, if you are on mulholland highway, take stunt road all the way up, then back down 1/2 mile or so) There's a hiking trail there, with a metal fence at the entrance

Thanks Daniel! I appreciate it! Will have to check it out some day... but only as long as "death" is making his rounds elsewhere

Jason

[Daniel_Buck]

Alright, here's the rest of the shots! I wasn't quite happy with a few others, so I've left them out.

1st shot I think I held the shutter open to long, all you see is a darkening in the pathway, instead of something more definable. I think I had him walking to fast and covering to much ground, so he nearly just walked right through the exposure without affecting it as much as I would have liked. In retrospect, if I were to do it again I would have him walk normal paced and then get slower and slower (over about 7-8 seconds) until he came to a complete stop for the last or so second of the photo, to give him the illusion of speed. I'm tempted to try this shot again with that technique. Also, for this shot I underexposed (quite a bit) and then brought it back up in the scan (I did this once by accident, and found that it gave a creepy contrast). And I also held a few sheets of ND gel infront of the lens, but 1/2 an inch away or so, to get some ghosting/glare effect on the film. That last two parts to get the creepy look actually seemed to work!

The 2nd and 3rd shots were hand held 8x10, first walking around in a circle (about 45 degrees) around my subject for the 2nd shot, and then for the 3rd shot one walking backwards with my subject pacing with me in front of the camera. 210 xenar on these, by the way.

4th shot, is my least favorite of the 'keepers' I have uploaded. I'm not sure what I don't like about it, I think it just looks a little like the 'accidental out-of-focus' shots you see on alien photographs or big-foot photographs. Maybe just a bit to hokey?

[cowanw]

Put number 4 away for a while and let it Mature: you may think more of it. I think it is bang on!
Regards
Bill

[Donald Miller]

Number four and number two are both winners from where I sit. I agree with Bill. Put them away for awhile and let things settle out.