Experimenting with light and Western Theme

[Roy]

I enjoy experimenting with light and this was an unusual place with a trailer full of straw. So I brought my 580's along and went off camera with a softbox on one and a simple stand behind the boots for the other.

Comments appreciated.

[J Eddington]

Nice. It is always fun to find things like that. It might have been more dramic if you could have snooted the light and made it more directional.

[flx2000]

Love this shot, I keep saying i need to take a break from glamour and shoot some like this, but it's so hard!

[Janice_d]

Great shot..Roy..I have always wanted to do this type of shot with my DADS STUFF..kind of a memorial type of thing,, BUT he says ..who wants to look at my old boots??? LOL I love it..

[CaptainG]

I like the composition and the light just fine. I think an older, more broken-in hat might work, too, matching up with the well-used boots.

[Roy]

Thanks everybody. Your comments are appreciated.

Janice E, I want to try the snooted lighting too I just haven't made a snoot yet. Maybe I should just purchase one. I agree it's lends to more drama.

Felix, you gotta do what pays the bills but something like this isn't that big of a production. You can do it.

Janice _d, just do it. I bet your dad would appreciate someone else admiring his old boots.

Hal, I agree about the broken in hat. Now that you mention it, I wonder what happened to my old hat?

Thanks again. Gives me some ideas for next time.

[Roy]

They went with this one. Some treatment I did in PS just for fun and that's the one they want printed.

[toverman]

Nice! Love the first shot you posted, and your processing in the second lends the drama apparently the client wanted.

Funny thing, though, as a bicyclist the rope looks more like spare bike tires. But only to me! :-)