“At the Crossroads”

© 2014 Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott

This shot has an interesting story with it. I’m in the middle of testing the Rodenstock line of high end filters for the Canadian distributer, so I have been going purposefully to get certain shots that emphasize the use of filters. This was one shot I wanted to take as a long exposure, so I used the Rodenstock Vari-ND filter set not quite to the maximum (about a 4 stop ND effect). I wanted the full range of both the sunset and to capture the light trails from passing cars while utilizing the cool painted turn arrows on the ashphalt surface. This 13 second exposure has just finished when I see flashing lights behind me. I turn, and an Ontario Provincial Police car has “pulled me over”. The officer leaves his vehicle in the middle of the road, and comes over to ask me what I’m doing. I explain, and he looks at me like I’m kind of crazy. He then asks what I’m taking a picture of. I start to explain, but then just grab the camera and show him the image. His look changed, and I could tell he was interested. He asked if I was a “pro photographer or something?” I told him I was, and he went back and got in his car…and that was that. I decided that it might be time to stop shooting in the middle of the road 🙂 P.S. Thanks for pushing me past the 2 million view mark on Flickr last night!

Technical information Canon EOS 6D, Tamron SP24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD, Processed in Adobe Lightroom 5, Photoshop CC, and OnOne Perfect Photo Effects

Gear Used:

Canon EOS 6D DSLR Camera (Body Only)
Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD
Rodenstock Vario-ND Filter
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 Software for Mac and Windows (Boxed Version)
Adobe Photoshop Creative Cloud 1-Year Subscription
Alien Skin Exposure 5

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