This was the first shooting night this year at Woods
of Terror. Unfortunately, due to other activities, I was
unavailable to publish (post) these pictures until that Sunday night.
For those interested, my geocaching team came in first place at the
Saturday event.
There were quite a few new scenes and tweaks to Woods
of Terror this year. Returning customers should recognize some
very familiar paths and scenes, but will be delighted (or is that
"horrified"?) with the changes. I arrived early to begin my
initial walk through the attraction. It was nice and bright out at
that time, but I had to rely on my flashlight before I was halfway
through. My personal favorites of the night included "Movie
Maniacs" and the scares produced from the guy with the cage on his head.
This album includes some experimental photography.
Results may vary, but I have to agree that experimenting like this can
produce some interesting results, both good and bad. Why
experiment? Trying out new ideas allows me to learn new
techniques, such as ghosting effects and ways of playing with light
while freezing a specific object in the picture. I produced the
much-raved "ghost bride" from experimenting. Anyway, this night's
experiment was in the 3D section. You see, at that point in the
attraction, the camera will see the set normally while customers see it
through 3D glasses. This experiment involved ways I can use the 3D
glasses as a filter--in other words, I tried to take pictures with the
camera's lens looking through the 3D glasses. The results are
quite interesting. Perhaps I can refine this and produce something
better. Showing some pictures from my experiments should give you
an idea of what I'm thinking and the things I am trying. Progress
was definitely made.
I also met up with the people from
Haunted Media
Magazine. I am pleased to report they were impressed with my
pictures from last year and commented amongst each other these pictures
range from par to above what they produce. As I am self-taught
more from experimentation and experience, and have never been formally
taught, I am very glad to hear that. That just means when I post
new pictures I can say with more confidence, "Enjoy!"
This album is part of
Christopher Hall's
Haunted Pictures collection.