On Saturday night, I shot some more fun psychedelic photos of some of Lake Tahoe's casinos. It's a wild look that I used to create years ago, but recently while in Las Vegas for the Steem Creators Conference, I tried the old technique again and really had a lot of fun with it. On Saturday, I had shot a nice sunset out at Secret Cove and on my way back home, I was about to pass these casinos at the Nevada/California border when I realized I had never used that technique there. So I quickly turned into one of the parking lots, got out my gear, and played with the lights instead of the slot machines.
I explained this technique in the Las Vegas photos post HERE, but I'll explain again.
This look is created in camera, not in Photoshop. These were all shot on a Canon 5DS R with a 24-105mm lens. This ISO was 400, the apertures were between f9 and f18 depending on how bright the sign was, and the shutter speeds were all 1 second long. During the long exposure, I zoomed the lens and moved the camera a bit. I start out trying to keep the camera as still as possible during the first half of the one-second long exposure. Then I zoomed the lens fast for the second half of the exposure. For some of the shots I started out with the lens set at a wide angle of 24mm, then I zoomed to 105mm. For some of them it was opposite, where I started out at 105mm, then zoomed out wide. I always tried to make sure the main subject matter was in focus when I started the shot. This technique requires a lot of experimenting and taking many many exposures, making slight adjustments each time in order to end up with a "keeper" shot.
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Did you know Lake Tahoe has casinos? About half of the lake is in Nevada where gambling is legal, and the other half is in California where it is not legal. These are on the north side of the lake. There are a lot more casinos on the south side of the lake and I plan on shooting those soon...
What do you think of this look? Do you like it or should I stick with Tahoe landscapes? Haha! Cheers!!!
Thank you for looking and reading!
Scott Thompson
Scott Shots Photography
For videos with some @scottshots photo education, please visit these posts:
- Photo Adventure - Secret Cove, Lake Tahoe (including a bit of "how-to")
- Improving Your Photography With @scottshots - Part 3 of 3
- #Fail!!! The Importance Of Accepting Failure When Shooting Landscape Photography
- Wildflower Photo Adventure At Sagehen Meadows - And A Bit Of How-To
Just a reminder, I now can sell prints in trade for STEEM. Please contact me through my website www.ScottShotsPhoto.com if interested.
