Whisper

 

Whisper

It took a long time to set this photograph up and I took many wasted frames until I got what I was after. I wanted to created a soft feel to the smoke as it rises in the air and twists around, almost to a point where the smoke is blurred. I used a black background and then changed the gradient in PS CS4. I originally tried my fixed lens (135mm) however the distance to focus was all to cock so I settled for my standard Pentax zoom and got in close. After getting the shot I wanted I cropped it so it gives the illusion of length, in reality its a very short picture. I added a very subtle grain to the ppicture to give it a more austere feel as I felt it was just a little to soft at first. Please click on the image to see the full size version as it make a lot of difference.

Taken on my Pentax, 82mm focal length, 1/125 sec f8, ISO 200, manual flash added from the side.