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| "Glass Blower" |
Here's a hot shot (sorry, couldn't resist!) that I took at the Corning Museum of Glass. This is my eighth Photo Carousel entry.
If you've never been to Corning area, I can say that it's a nice family trip with many things to see and do, especially considering its close proximity to the Finger Lakes region of New York. We live far away from that area so it's a long drive for us, but we combine the trip to Corning with the July 4th Indycar race at Watkins Glen International Speedway. We also do some hiking in Watkins Glen Gorge and rent a boat to go out on Seneca Lake for a 1/2 day. A nice way to spend a few days...
While at Corning, I wanted to capture the spirit of the place....which is all about making glass and the skill and concentration required to do it. There are many ways to capture that, but I thought this shot was a perfect opportunity.
My daughter got selected to be a in a glass breaking demonstration, and for her participation in the demo she won a small glass bud vase. They mentioned when they gave her the prize that the man who made it would be doing a glass blowing demonstration just across the hall so we went over to see him. I saw the opportunity for this shot developing so I quickly got ready for it.
From the creative perspective, I composed this shot to place the three major interest points (his face, his hand, the flame) in strategic locations to keep the viewer's eye bouncing around between them. I also wanted to create the black free space in the upper left to give the photo some room to breathe. There was no need to have anything in that part of the frame because it only would have distracted from the main elements.
I think this photo is successful and interesting because of it's simplicity. There are the three main elements within the frame that are closely tied together, and that's it. The slow shutter allowed the flame to blur a bit to give the photo some dynamic quality. I spot metered off the glove.
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