This photograph was taken about 45 minutes after sunset. In Norway the sun sets very slowly and it takes about an hour at this time of year before itgets dark. We call this extra time of light after the sun is down "the blue hour".
I had taken pictures of the young lady in the evening sun, but didn´t feel I got what I wanted, so I´m glad I had tungsten lights available and the blue extra hour.
If you throw a rock straight up in the air there is a split second when it stands still before falling back to earth. I used this principle to get the girl sharp and capture the movement of the water.
A. Subject
B. Camera: Nikon F3 w/105mm Lens,
Konicachrome R100 film, exposure @ 1/15th
sec. @ f:2.5
C. 250w, 24v Kaiser tungsten lamp
(the battery was so low it was giving
approximately125w)
Other: The background is a famous sculpture
of a whale hunt.