National Geographic Travelさんのインスタグラム写真 - (National Geographic TravelInstagram)「Photo by @prasen.yadav / While documenting different aspects of the living root bridges of Meghalaya, India, I was keen to photograph them in a unique light. The idea was to isolate these monumental bridges from the rainforest background that engulfs them. After extensive research and advice from a Nat Geo photographer friend, @anandavarma, we settled on an age-old technique known as light painting. Essentially, with an exposure time of approximately a few minutes, I would hold the portable light source as we walked the length and breadth of the bridge, aiming the light at some areas and letting others go dark for the photograph. In addition, we put fixed lighting in specific places, sometimes behind the bridge, to add layers of highlights, bringing certain branches and elements of the bridge into focus. After weeks of trying, the resulting images were close to what we had in mind: to make them look like they are right out of “Lord of the Rings,” and then tell how they are grown and that these surreal structures actually exist in India. Follow me @prasen.yadav for more photos from the extremely biodiverse states of India and parts of Central Asia.」1月19日 4時37分