Weekly Photo Challenge – FREE SPIRIT

For me are trees, preferably winter trees, a symbol of a strong and free spirit.
So therefore was this picture a very obvious candidate for this week’s theme.
A double exposure straight up to the sky and the sun.
The color is because I used Lomography Redscale XR 50-200, it is a redscale film that gives different hues depending on exposure.

The higher the ISO, the more reddish the color, the lower the ISO, the more shades to the green or blue-green direction.

Almost completely unpredictable, which I like. 😀
Here is the ISO set to 100, which would normally give a reddish orange image but due to the double exposure the ISO is 50 which gives this yellow-green color.

Hasselblad 503CX
Lomography Redscale XR 50-200
C41 developing process

Enjoy!

Tags: 120film, art, double exposure, film photography, Hasselblad 503CX, Lomography, Lomography Redscale 50-200 XR, nature, photography, postaday, redscale film, weekly photo challenge

29 thoughts on “Weekly Photo Challenge – FREE SPIRIT”

Conor Cullen on August 31, 2012 at 17:23 said:

Beautiful image.

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- LightHouseBlues on September 1, 2012 at 15:39 said:
  
  Thank you very much Conor!
  
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marl1een on August 31, 2012 at 18:47 said:

This is such an amazing shot – I should say: shots! The color is fantastic and the mood intriguing and mystic. Love it! It somehow makes me think of Wuthering Heights…

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- LightHouseBlues on September 1, 2012 at 15:37 said:
  
  Thank you Marleen! Wuthering Heights, yes, that’s actually crossed my mind too… 🙂
  
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Arindam on August 31, 2012 at 19:13 said:

Beautiful Picture. Awesome Work!

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- LightHouseBlues on September 1, 2012 at 15:39 said:
  
  Thank you, happy you like it!
  
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B. on August 31, 2012 at 19:49 said:

I like the colour and drama in that picture. so wonderfully eerie!

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- LightHouseBlues on September 1, 2012 at 15:38 said:
  
  Thank you B, makes me smile! 🙂
  
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whatrockysees on August 31, 2012 at 22:31 said:

I liked your photo. I don’t know much about film photography, but you should check out http://www.tanjalippertphotography.com….her pics are all in film, and she does amazing portraits…have a beautiful day

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- LightHouseBlues on September 1, 2012 at 15:40 said:
  
  Thank you for your kind words!
  
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Liesl on September 1, 2012 at 16:50 said:

What a beautifully eerie atmosphere to this photo!

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Sue McB on September 2, 2012 at 04:19 said:

What a gorgeous shot!

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Vanessa T. on September 2, 2012 at 14:08 said:

This is so pretty!! I love it!

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greenmackenzie on September 2, 2012 at 14:55 said:

I love how even the trees look opaque….how did you get this effect?

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- LightHouseBlues on September 2, 2012 at 20:53 said:
  
  Thank you!
  This effect comes from the double exposure. Glad you like it!
  
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Steve Osborne on September 3, 2012 at 01:11 said:

I feel pulled into this image and start imagining myself in the perfect settings for a 19th century story.

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- LightHouseBlues on September 3, 2012 at 07:29 said:
  
  Thank you very much Steve, that is a wonderful comment! 🙂
  
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jdtphotography.co.uk on September 3, 2012 at 14:31 said:

Totally gob smacked ! A haunting image even more effective through the double exposure. What an interesting type of film you have used. I visit your blog with intrepidation and I always leave excited in having learned from looking and reading.

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- LightHouseBlues on September 3, 2012 at 20:08 said:
  
  Thank you, you’re almost too kind James!
  Yes, it is a very interesting film indeed. Sometimes it gets this good and sometimes really really ugly, and all differences in between… Very much a challenge every time. In my “about” site is almost the same image, but a single exposure, taken at the same time with the same light, but at 100 ISO. Look at the difference in colour with just one step difference exposure.
  Thank again for you kind words!
  
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  - jdtphotography.co.uk on September 4, 2012 at 09:43 said:
    
    You are always welcome and I will look at both images and many thanks for this info.
    
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Stephen Kelly Creative on September 4, 2012 at 01:01 said:

wow!!! that’s a wonderful shot. love the perspective … it’s a little ominous. reminds me of the living trees from The Lord Of The Rings films

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- LightHouseBlues on September 4, 2012 at 07:57 said:
  
  Thank you very much for your kind words! Well, how different we all experience a picture. It is fascinating in itself, and stimulating the use of imagery. Just love that 🙂
  
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zoeticdesign on September 4, 2012 at 03:53 said:

Stunning!

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Keenan Samway on September 22, 2012 at 16:07 said:

The texture in this photo is amazing. I must say, this is one outstanding photo.

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- LightHouseBlues on September 22, 2012 at 16:12 said:
  
  Thank you very much, most appreciated!
  
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sued51 on September 22, 2012 at 21:54 said:

SOOOO beautiful. I saw the comment about Wuthering Heights…what a great comment…it has that kind of bleak beauty.

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- LightHouseBlues on September 22, 2012 at 22:38 said:
  
  Thank you very much for your kind words!
  
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Strauss Louw on September 23, 2012 at 13:15 said:

Hey, love your take on the theme. Don’t know if you know, but I was the photographer that hosted this specific challenge. It truly is a beautiful image that you have made, love the fact that you have used a double exposure to further communicate the idea of being ‘free’, of an extended sense of self, doubled over that which makes you, well you. Also, the faint hints of tree branches creeping out from behind the clouds serves as a continuation of that free spirit, dreaming and obsessing over future endeavors. Or at least this is what I think.

I’m glad that I was able to find your blog, thanx again for the comment you left on mine. It’s difficult to find good film photography blogs, they seem to hide away from my many midnight searches.

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- LightHouseBlues on September 23, 2012 at 13:46 said:
  
  Thanks a million for your kind words, I feel very honored.
  Your interpretation of my image fits very well with my own.
  I love trees. All trees are different and have beautiful personalities, it is in any case so I see them, so choosing a tree as interpretation of your amazing theme came naturally to me.
  Thanks again for a great theme, for your kind comment, and for following my blog.
  Have a nice Sunday!
  
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