Alien Egg Hatchery, Bisti Badlands, New Mexico
Second round of Eggs .. not round but hey
It has been a while since I shared some of the Images I created when visiting the Alien Egg Hatchery at the Bisti Badlands. Yes, there was the video and when you had a very close look you may have seen what I share today as featured images. In this post, I want to highlight individual eggs that I found worth being featured with some extra features like a Black Fiber Optic Brush.
Es ist schon eine Weile her, seit ich euch Bilder vom Besuch der Bisti Badlands gezeigt habe. Ja, da war das Location Check Video, und wenn Ihr genau hingesehen habt, haben Ihr sie vielleicht schon gesehen. In diesem Beitrag möchte ich zwei einzelne Eier hervorheben đ, die es meiner Meinung nach wert waren, mit einigen zusĂ€tzlichen Effekt wie der Black Fiber Optic Brush hervorgehoben zu werden. Immer wieder wunderschöne einzigartige Effekte fĂŒr jedes Light Painting.
Location, Location, Location
It does not get much more outer-worldly than this. You do want to see it in full daylight and at night. Waiting for the Sun to set is part of what makes the experience so complete, seeing the light change it all. I started to get there early and set up the camera and run around to find the most interesting shapes. To get enough time I grabbed all my stuff and started walking some 2-3 hours before the sun set.
Das muss man wirklich bei Tageslicht und bei Nacht sehen. Ich wollte frĂŒh genug da sein umd alles zu erkunden und wartete lieber darauf, dass die Sonne untergeht. Wenn man noch bei Tageslicht da ist, kann man eben noch entsprechend rumlaufen, um die besten Fotomotive finden. So geplant machte ich mich etwa 2-3 Stunden vor Sonnenuntergang auf den Weg.
As you can see there are many "Alien eggs" lying around so I had to choose some to feature. Selecting some was a tough task because pretty much all of them have some interesting features. Makes me think I should spend a week there and shoot all of them.
Wie Ihr seht, liegen hierreichlich âAlien-Eierâ herum, also musste ich einige auswĂ€hlen, die ich fotografieren wollte. Die Auswahl war schon schwierig, da praktisch alle irgendwie interessant waren. Dachte dann nur, ich sollte hier mal ne Woche verbringen.
Simplicity rocks.
To get started I always give it a simplistic lighting. That by itself looks pretty cool already. So this is a simple 17-second exposure adding light to the foreground and letting the blue hour show up.
Alles beginnt immer mit einer schlichten Einleuchtung. Das sieht an sich schon ziemlich cool aus. Was ihr seht ist eine einfache 17-Sekunden-Belichtung. Licht fĂŒr den Vordergrund und dann noch ein bisschen blaue Stunde einbrennen lassen.
Bring some Life into it - Add some Light Features and Effects
Many of you know already I just love the black fiber optic brush because it provides that random effect feature and makes all effects unique.
The Light Painting you see here is a single 50-second exposure time photograph. The camera was always set to ISO 100 and the Laowa Zero D F2.8 Lens to a very high F-Stop like F8. Here I wanted to keep some of the blue hour background. I was using a flashlight I lit up the Egg and then the fiber optic brush.
Viele von euch wisst, dass ich die Black Fiberbrush am liebsten nutze. Die entstehenden zufÀlligen Effekte machen jedes Bild einzigartig.
Das Light Painting hier hat eine Belichtungszeit von 50 Sekunden. Aufgenommen bei ISO 100 und das Laowa Zero D F2.8 Objektiv war auf F8 eingestellt. Hier wollte ich unbedingt etwas vom Hintergrund der blauen Stunde beibehalten. Ich nutzte eine normale Taschenlampe, um das Ei einzuleuchten und dann natĂŒrlich die Black Fiber Optic Brush fĂŒr einen interesanten Effekt.
My super sophisticated Set Up
Here you see the behind-the-scenes setup foto. Surprising is the size of these. These are not that big.
Hier sehen Sie das Behind-the-Scenes Setup-Foto. Ăberraschend ist die GröĂe dieser. Diese sind nicht so groĂ.
Same principle for the other eggs.
Gleiches Prinzip fĂŒr die anderen Eier.
The plain shot & With the Black Fiber Optic Brush add some extra feature
What were the settings for this one ??
The main shot is a 66-second long exposure Light Painting with some fiber brush light effect. The camera was set to ISO 100 and the Laowa 12mm Zero D F2.8 Lens to F8.
Das Light Painting mit schnellen 66s Belichtungszeit. Die Kamera war auf ISO 100 und das Laowa 12mm Zero D F2.8 Objektiv auf F8.
Egg Hatchery, Bisti Badlands, New Mexico
The shapes you find are just "outer-worldly". Ready to be amazed?
Since these cool alien eggs are laying all around so nicely it could have been so nice to get more of these shots and make it a series. Have a look at this landscape. I will plan more time next time around.
Diese Steinformationen sind schon krass.
Wenn die Eier schon so schön herumliegen, mĂŒsste man eigentlich eine ganze Foto-Serie machen. Schauen Sie sich diesen Bereich an. Beim nĂ€chstes Mal plane ich sicher mit mehr Zeit.
Interested in seeing more of this landscape? You can still watch the video I made of this trip. Impression of the area and the Bisti / De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area in New Mexico as part of my latest Location Check 013
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