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Doomsday-Dawn — Coming Through the Downpour
Published: 2009-08-16 22:05:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 13430; Favourites: 227; Downloads: 131
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Shooting artificial rain is still a major challenge for me. This is one of the first shots I've done that felt like a real downpour.A 5'9, curvacious "girly-girl", Tiffany was game to don chain and wield axe amid the torrent. Had to limit the range of her swing, as the oil-slick axe could easily have become a projectile.
Model: Tiffany [link]
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This is such an amazing shot! It's hard to believe it's not actually fantasy.
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Another fabulous portrait full of power.. everything is perfect!
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Awesome shot. I like how the chain mail blends into the water in the harsh light. Very cool effect.
Axe is kinda hidden in shadow though, I thought she had a club until you said axe and I looked closer.
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A couple of tips from real weapons history to deal with the slick axe handle. Wrap it in leather, or with a spiral of twisted wire. This was normal for combat weapons which would usually get slick from blood. Another common design element was a cross guard, a small flat plate, a ball, or even a large knot ("turk's head" being common) at the bottom of the haft/handle to keep the hands from completely sliding off. This would also have provided extra leverage when using the axe in a slicing motion instead of just a simple hack.
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Theoretical and practical knowledge gained from working Renaissance faires for years and from participating in live-steel combat recreations (Adrian Empire)
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Thanks man. Might have to fabricate something that is actual battle worthy. Gearing up for a shot I see in my head, but will be really tough to get.
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no problems
as I've said to others when I've done consulting work
"Information is free,
my doing the work for you is gonna cost"
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An attractive woman dressed in chainmail in the rain with a battle axe... An image plucked from my very own imagination I should say.
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Chainmail, water, weapon, totally unrealistic, but look cool
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You know, when you mentioned working on portraying a 'real' downpour, I'm not sure this is what you even meant, but it made me think about what comes to mind when I think of a "real" rainstorm. I picture not just the water itself, but the place it's raining. A street with water dripping off the buildings, or raindrops making stars of mud in the dirt, or spotting the ground.
Ok, logistical issues acknowledged, with setting that up for a shoot. But just at least in concept, what might it add if you saw not just the torrent of water, but just a hint of "wherever we are," partially obscured and/or accented by the rain sheeting in front of it and/or interacting with and dripping off of it?
It might even be slightly less water than this, such that you could still have a small amount of visibility through the rain to the environment, to give more feel of being "somewhere" in a rainstorm. Here you have more of a "rain whiteout," and a fantasy scene more than a real world feeling, where the source of the water doesn't even matter, only the visual impact. It's gorgeous as is, with nothing wrong and everything right about that in itself!
But your own comment got me musing about other possible ways that might also convey a mood and visual of a torrential rainstorm. I found it an enjoyable thought exercise to come from your comment, even if none of this has anything to do with directions you're interested in taking any of your rainstorm imagery.
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Heh, and I was just happy to have a shitload of water and not totally see the metal frames in the background.
Oh. Wait. You can see them. . .
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It's an awesome torrent of water.
I hope my comment didn't come across as a criticism or even a critique of the image, which is fantastic as it stands, and I wasn't trying to suggest otherwise.
It was just a tangent that came to my mind from your comment, not meant to tell you where you should be going with your rain set images or anything else you're shooting.
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Sorta kinda see a tiny bit of something different colored than sparkly water drops.... not enough to distract or define, that's just my opinion.
I've full faith if you decide you want to do an image of "Zombie Horde Shambling Down Street of Burning City in the Pouring Rain," you'll pull it off in fine form in full detail!
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Wimp, you know it always takes some blood from the artist to get the best shot. A flying ax is never a problem.
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Oh, believe me, this water rig has taken a fair share of blood already. . .
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Wow! This shot is very dynamic. The light shining off the rain drops and the chainmail looks amazing.
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Really nice shot! I'm not sure I like the harsh light on her one side though..maybe making it a bit softer would make it look even more realistic.
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Soft light doesn't illuminate water very well, and takes away from the intensity of the subject. The harsh lighting works better, although it could probably have been fine tuned some.
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I like this piece a lot...My thoughts on it are mainly its too 'lit'. Maybe with the light source further away, more, more diffusion to the light. Maybe go for more of a lantern light source. Great job none the less!
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Nicely done. An intimidating yet welcomed image that some poor soul would see on the battlefield... Before being beheaded of course.
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wery cool and sexy^^ but maby cooler with alittle less exposure on the camera...
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