Blinded by the Light
by Vipermike

Comment by Gordon:
A great picture from 'nothing' Wonderful use of light and things around the home.

Blinded by the Light
by Vipermike

Comment by Vipermike:

Originally posted by achiral: is there any method to creating such a flare, or was it something unplanned

Hi Josh, Strong focused light intensity such as the rays coming through the blinds or the crack of a door should work well. The sun is a free professional light source. Just control it as you would a hot lamp with barn doors. Also, your subject should have a fairly hard surface. If you can add a bit of smoke or shake an old duster just before you shoot, this will enhance the visibility of rays in the flare and the main light source itself, as was done in this shot.

All my best,
Mike Malloy

Blinded by the Light
by Vipermike

Comment by joshua:
is there any method to creating such a flare, or was it something unplanned

Blinded by the Light
by Vipermike

Comment by scab-lab:
Great shot Mike, I saw the pic over at the DA site and loved it.

Blinded by the Light
by Vipermike

Comment by FranziskaLang:
mike, congrats and welcome to dpchallenge. i've seen your work on fred miranda and like it a lot. you'll be doing well here, i'm sure :)

Blinded by the Light
by Vipermike

Comment by DougPaz:
Fantastic shot, my favorite of the week. After looking at your gallery, it appears that you will certainly be a force to be reckoned with in future challenges. Congrats on the ribbon.

Blinded by the Light
by Vipermike

Comment by Vipermike:

Originally posted by Cryptnotic: Are we sure that the highlight on the head of the doll was done with only in-camera effects? I'm skeptical that it wasn't a Photoshop lens flare. Did the moderators check the original image?

Brendan, I can assure you that it is an in camera flare. but hey, if you do have a PS filter that can achieve a 16+ point at a 3D angle I'd love to get my hands on it. If you have any doubts about my ability you may view some of my other work. //www.mindandmachine.com Personally I would never use a PS lens flare in a photograph. I realize some may have done this in the past. If you still have doubts I would be more than happy to give you the RAW Canon D60 file of this shot.

With that said..."sigh" I would like to thank you all for the votes and the very warm welcome you have greeted me with on my first post. I look forward to more challenges.


Best Reguards,
Mike Malloy

Blinded by the Light
by Vipermike

Comment by Cryptnotic:
Are we sure that the highlight on the head of the doll was done with only in-camera effects?

I'm skeptical that it wasn't a Photoshop lens flare.

Did the moderators check the original image?

Blinded by the Light
by Vipermike

Comment by SarahWM:
Love this song by Manfred Mann, and your photo animating it!

Blinded by the Light
by Vipermike

Comment by redfig:
Well done-I love It