The Wood 2, by Stephen Anstey
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Today, our featured photographer on the DPNow Picture of the Day is Stephen. Many of you will be very familiar with Stephen because he has been a tireless supporter of the DPNow almost since the site was first launched in 2001. Stephen is also chief moderator of the DPNow forum. Much more importantly, he's s great photographer and is always experimenting with new ideas. The picture we're featuring today is one of a series he experimented with last year. The forum discussion that was prompted by some of his experimentation like this was a highlight back then. Stephen didn't quite feel the effect worked fully:
Stephen, who lives in Wakefield, Yorkshire, explains: "This picture was taken at a local country park, Newmillerdam, near Wakefield. It was rather an experimental effort as I was trying to emulate a similar effect I had seen elsewhere.
"To create the effect I made a feathered selection round the tree trunks and then applied some movement blur, adjusting the angle and distance until I was happy.
"I was never 100% satisfied with the result, perhaps I should have used a different picture, but I felt in the end it was worth the effort."
This is certainly a subjective work, but from a persona viewpoint, I like it very much. It also hints at what can be done to add spice to an otherwise routine shot.
You can see more of Stephen's work in his DPNow gallery - and it's well worth a look.
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