ISO 100 | 40mm | f 4.0 | 1/250 sec

 I like to think of myself as being up for a good adventure.  A good, safe adventure, that is.  While I agree that risk, peril, danger, and life-threatening circumstances are all words that are often used to describe the adventure of a lifetime, I prefer using other words to describe my escapades.  Words like fun, safe, easy, wholesome, comfortable, and family-friendly.

Maybe it’s just a simple matter of definition.  I mean, what really classifies a true, full-blown adventure anyways?  Some folks think walking a tight-rope between two skyscrapers is pretty adventurous.  Others think taking a joy-ride through downtown L.A. at 97 mph is a good way to get the adrenaline flowing.  Still others find various forms of exciting and dangerous activity (e.g. skydiving, deep-sea scuba diving, bungee jumping, fire breathing, etc.) to quench their thirst for adventure.  Personally, I find rolling out of bed in the morning to be a daily adventure.

So what am I saying?  Am I dissing adventures and advocating loafing around on the couch all day?  Absolutely not!  All I’m asking for are a few simple things that will make adventures easier, safer, more comfortable, and fun for everyone.  Things like electric blankets for those cold nights spent backpacking on Mount Everest.  Or a face mask, hockey pads, and a parachute for downhill skiing.  Or seat-belts and air-bags for Motocross bikes.  I’m as much for adventure as the next guy, but I like to know that I’ll come out on the other side of an adventure unscathed and in one piece.  If an adventure can guarantee that much, I’m all for it!

But the next time you want to fly a rocket to the moon, count me out.  That’s one adventure I can afford to miss out on.

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Only a few short weeks left and I’ll be done with this project.  The end is in sight!

This was a pretty simple image to create.  Shot it all with natural light in the late evening, which gave it that sort-of golden, soft-lit look.  The smoke and the sun-flare were both captured in-camera (which I thought was pretty cool!), and then I photographed myself in the same lighting, posed as if I was strapped to a rocket.

To act as a place-holder for the composite, I taped an eraser to the side of the rocket to represent my intended end-position.  With the tape already in place, I simply composited myself in and utilized the form already created by the eraser to represent my helpless self strapped to the side.

I enhanced the sun flare in post a bit, also did some color enhancements and some desaturation.

Hope you enjoyed this week’s post.  More on its way.

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