Back to the Future

Craig Shillington

Back to the Future

Had my first go at long exposures using car lights last night. Not a great photo, but turned out pretty cool I think :) :)

Taken in North Kellerberrin, looking South towards the Hill and the Glow from the Oval Lights.

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Back to the Future by Craig Shillington
Back to the Future by Craig Shillington
  • Elaine van Dyk

    Elaine van Dyk

    Whoah! I love this. It’s really surreal. The spot of light up near the centre of the image against the trees just adds that extra touch of weirdness…......................

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    LOL The ufo I was trying to catch you mean Whirli? ;) ;) I actually HATED the fact that I got lens flare to begin with, but the more I look at this, the more I learn to like it ;) I wished RB would allow us to view these larger because this really does look awesome full screen. I’d put a link to a much larger version, but the links seem to screw up!! If you go here and click the On Black link in the description of the photo, you should be able to see this a lot better :) VBS

  • webgrrl

    webgrrl

    aAGhhooOOOoooWoWziE!! How GOOD is that? Bet u felt super proud of that when you snapped it.. I would have been. Dang i would have even stopped a passing motorist and showed em this picture Hehe.. i would have felt like that

  • webgrrl

    webgrrl

    i suppose u used a tripod? I dunno why it is with me and tripods.. i got one, but i dont like using it..

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    LMAO!!!! Ya dag WG ;) YES!! I was very proud for my first attempt :) :) I had to use a tripod … it was a 60 sec exposure! ;) :P Dunno about you, but no way could I hold still for that long ;) :P I used to be the same when I had my Kodak Easyshare (who needs a tripod!!) LOL. But now I am finding I am getting richer sunset colours after it appears to the naked eye all the colour has left the sky!! To get those I need to do 2 sec exposures etc. So I need a tripod. And I LOVE my tripod … it is my friend ;) VBS

  • kookylane

    kookylane

    fantastic!! looking very space futuristic like, even the trees not looks martian =P its red

  • bobdollar

    bobdollar

    wow! that is very very awesome. i quite like it actually :D:D

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    hehehe Thanks Kooky :) I’m pretty excited I actually got something so easily first go. :) Now to go and get better stuff :) :)

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    Really Really BD? :P VBS Thanks so much :D:D

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    I love this shot – amazing!

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    Thanks Helene. :) :) VBS …. LOL …. so do I!! :) Hehehehe

  • rock

    rock

    I think they were my headlights!
    Great shot.

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    Hehehehehehe You should have stopped Ronald. ;) Actually NO!!!! Don’t stop!!! LMAO Thanks :)

  • LostBoy1

    LostBoy1

    turned out very cool!

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    Thanks Lostboy. Not bad for my first attempt, makes me pretty excited about the possibilities!! Not only for night time long exposures … but I have been thinking of some cool day time ones as well :) Need to get creative (and feel a little better first) :)

  • dopey

    dopey

    HOW DID I MISS THIS ONE ? GREAT SHOT !

  • Tamarama72

    Tamarama72

    this is great ! did you have to wait a long time for a car to come past, great idea hadn’t thought of doin this kind of shot on a quiet road ! might have to give it a go !

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    Hehehe Thanks Tamarama. Well, I was waiting for the last photo I took, to process on the camera, so I actually thought I was going to miss it (I heard him coming!!) But I just got it in time (thus you can see the start if the taillights in the right bottom of the photo ;) Find somewhere with a bend and with trees that cover the road :) Adds an awesome effect eh :) :) VBS I would have liked this to have had a bit of a lower perspective too, so I’ll have a play with that as well :)

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    Oh PS ;) LOL I was thinking tooooooooo … if ya can’t get somewhere secluded with at least a few cars …. you can always delay the photo and jump in your own car and do the drive by ;)

  • Melody

    Melody

    Holy Goddamn!!!!!!!!! how brilliant! I love this….TELL ME HOW YOU DID IT!!!!...........please..( back to client now)

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    Hehehe Ya dag Melody … I’ll grab some Exif Data and add it with a comment on your photo :)

  • Melody

    Melody

    Yeah I am a dag…..and you’re fabulous photographer….thanks a bunch for the info…Im going to write it in my famous book and play with it….Seriously appreciate it hug

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    Awwww Not a problem Melody :) We are all here to share and learn from each other :D

  • alexkess

    alexkess

    Wow it did turn out really cool! Well done. Love it!

  • Belinda Leopold

    Belinda Leopold

    Cool Craig!!!!

  • Melinda Kerr

    Melinda Kerr

    Woo-hoo that’s a stunner!! Awesome colours and how cool on the long exposure! It’s so funny just the other week I was wondering if I should splurge on a tripod-I reckon you’ve pushed me over the line! Just great Craig. Even I will say VBS!!

  • Neil Boucher

    Neil Boucher

    Excellent!!!!

  • Juilee  Pryor

    Juilee Pryor

    This is sensational Craig! Well done you its a wonderful image. Mysterious and beautiful as well. Lovely!

  • Sharon Hammond

    Sharon Hammond

    Hey Craig….this is fabby.

  • Lost Lost

    Lost Lost

    Just saw this on the front page, didn’t know it was yours, but it’s great, so no surprise there..Great composition and obviously the light trail :)

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    VBS Thanks so much Pehpsi. :) It’s a lot different to my usual stuff eh. ;) I love it though :) VBS

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    :D Thanks Alex. VBS I was really impressed when I first saw it on my puter screen too :) Oh how I love my dSLR :) Hehehehe

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    VBS {{{hugs}}} Thanks Belinda :) Hope you are doing well :D

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    Hehehehe V V VBS Melinda ;) :P YES!! if you can budget it, get a tripod. I couldn’t live without mine now!! And for shots like this (60 sec exp. or even BULB exp.) you WILL need it :) :) THEN you will open up a whole heap of new opportunities and creative ideas :) :) VBS

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    VBS Fabby is pretty damn cool Sharon ;) Thank you {{{hugs}}}

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    :D Thanks so much Neil :D:D

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    VBS Thanks Juilee. I just put an add in the local paper here, so I need to go through and tag all my Kellerberrin shots now and make a set for locals, in case they want to buy local photography :)

  • Ellen Amanda Smyth

    Ellen Amanda S...

    I like it… but i think the light in the picture would be better balanced if you shopped out that pesky lens flare. very nice though love the colours

  • Leigh Ann Pobiak

    Leigh Ann Pobiak

    The colors in this picture are gorgeous! Don’t you just love how lights look with long exposures? :) great job

  • minoanphotography

    minoanphotography

    awsum craig!

  • funkyfacestudio

    funkyfacestudio

    I wouldn’t walk there at night alone, just a little bit scary :] but It’s still a beautiful photograph and im sure quite lovely in the day time :]

  • Basia McAuley

    Basia McAuley

    I don’t know why I missed this one, it’s awesome and eerie at the same time, love the long exposure, great work Craig!

  • loua

    loua

    great shoot mate love the light in the back.

  • Wildwings

    Wildwings

    This is an unusual capture. I especially like the play of light against the rich, warm dark, reddish bowns. Love the clarity of details too. Tis is an instant favorite for me.

  • Craig Shillington replied

    Awwww Thanks you WildWings :) The glow was from fires that were burning in the paddock to the left of shot ;) :)

  • Christian Hartung

    Christian Hartung

    great shot craig, well done

  • Craig Shillington replied

    VBS Thank you so much Christian :)

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    outstanding

  • Craig Shillington replied

    Thanks Scott :)

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