For my second excursion with me Professional Imaging class, we stayed in Sis. Esplin’s lovely cabin on the river. Our focus this time was macro and fashion, but the scenery was too beautiful to resist shooting as well.
Before getting to the cabin we took a small detour to shoot in an awesome field of daisies. I’ve never seen wild daisies before, so I was shocked at their size and vibrancy. Dotted among the daisies were cute little dandelions. Did you know that the white puffy top of a dandelion is called the tock?
We arrived at the cabin a little before sunset, and the lighting was just gorgeous. This is a shot of the river through the trees.
After the sun had gone down I went out with Sis. Esplin to lightpaint at a horse barn a short while away. This handsome old machine made a good subject.
I thought sunset on the river was beautiful–I was in for a treat when I saw the river in the morning! I accidentally took the first picture with a tungsten white balance, but I ended up loving the surreal blue tint.
We stopped for lunch in a small town en route to Virginia City and we were given free time to roam around scouting the little place out. I used the opportunity to do a lot of experimenting with angles and my camera settings. I was particularly enamored with a tiny yellow house that was apparently considered a rich residence in its heyday.
Virginia City is a well-preserved little piece of history. We had arranged to do our fashion shoot in the old-fashioned town, and before the shoot we were told to get a feel for the city.
Before heading in each evening of the excursion we stopped to light-paint various curiosities. The first was this old train near Virginia City, and the second is the “Rue Inn” not far from Rexburg.
