Today’s Warm Up: Magical Photographs of Fireflies from Japan’s 2016 Summer

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2016/07/2016-summer-firefly-photos/

After viewing the photos contained in the link above, answer the following questions using complete sentences.

What does the term ‘composite image’ mean to you? How were they able to get so many fireflies in the frame at the same time? What is created with so many of these shapes, what does it do to the nature of reality presented here? What ideas do you get for your own work?

28 Replies to “Today’s Warm Up: Magical Photographs of Fireflies from Japan’s 2016 Summer”

  1. What does the term ‘composite image’ mean to you? to make it more of an image than what it really was. How were they able to get so many fireflies in the frame at the same time? long exposure. What is created with so many of these shapes, what does it do to the nature of reality presented here? makes it light up beautiful. What ideas do you get for your own work? to make longer exposures to my photos with light to make it really light up.

  2. Composite image means that you add other objects from other photos and present it in a final photo that incorporates those other things in it. Fireflies stay together, so in order to get that many in one photo could mean that they took multiple photos in order to make it look like that. The fireflies are blurry, making the other focuses of the images pop out more like the bamboo in the background in one of the photos. When I look at these it makes me think of the things someone could do with the lights and how it could change the way you look at something.

  3. He made this effect by combining 10 to 200 photos together and it makes this effect of a ton of fireflies. That is the act of compositing a photo. And this gives me ideas to do this with cars at PIR

  4. What does the term ‘composite image’ mean to you?
    -I think it means to have one final picture with elements from other images to make it change from the original to new.
    How were they able to get so many fireflies in the frame at the same time?
    -With a shutter speed camera?
    What is created with so many of these shapes, what does it do to the nature of reality presented here?
    -They like forests 🙂
    What ideas do you get for your own work?
    -Colorful, and that has a meaning to it at the same time.

  5. A composite image to me is taking multiple different shots and putting them into one to create something that ordinarily wouldn’t be possible. This was the technique used to put so many fireflies into one image. As a result, it looks like fireflies have taken over the forest as they blanket everything. For my own work, I could use it co create a number of different visual metaphors.

  6. The term ‘composite image’ means that it is the same frame over and over again. They were able to get so many fireflies in the frame at the same time by taking multiple pictures of the same frame and combining them. This makes it seem like there are a lot more fireflies than there actually is. The bright colors of the fireflies makes the dark background stand out. I get the idea to experiment with lights in my own work.

  7. Composite image to me means that the photographer combines many photos took make one photo to make it look like there’s more fireflies than there is. They don’t move the camera.They combine several photos into one. In my own work i could probably do the something like combining several photos maybe involving basketball.

  8. Composite image to me means to combine multiple images together to make one photo. For example the fireflies probably has more flies than it already does. To use this technique in my own photo, experimenting with light may be the key subject into making a great photo.

  9. composite imaging to me means taking several different elements of photography and putting them together.
    I think they play with the shutter speed a little bit to get those photos
    they dont move the camera
    This inspires me to do the same but with objects that I’m passionate about

  10. What does the term ‘composite image’ mean to you?
    to me a composite image is an image the is made of of multiple parts. It is a complex image.
    How were they able to get so many fireflies in the frame at the same time?
    A slow shutter speed and it also shows the paths of one fly itself
    What is created with so many of these shapes, what does it do to the nature of reality presented here?
    I new perspective is created giving the viewer a sense of distance. We focus on the light instead of all the nature around.
    What ideas do you get for your own work?
    I want to use a slow shutter speed image that show the travel of light.

  11. They were able to get so many fireflies in one picture by leaving the exposure on longer. This makes me want to work more with long light exposures in my work.

  12. What does the term ‘composite image’ mean to you?

    How were they able to get so many fireflies in the frame at the same time? Maybe used something to attract the bugs. Also by using a tripod and creating a surround image
    What is created with so many of these shapes, what does it do to the nature of reality presented here?
    It makes the picture come alive and give it a highlighting glow
    What ideas do you get for your own work?
    Being patient can create a beautiful photo. I need patience when im shooting

  13. composite means to me that when you combine two pictures together you get more objects because you combine two into one makes the picture looks like there more stuff going on when you combine two photos instead of just having one by its self .

  14. The term ‘composite image’ to me means many of the same photos combined in to one to make a whole. There were very few fireflies in the frame at the same time, the photographer edited many photos together. A swarm look is created with so many of these shapes, with this it makes it seem there are more fireflies in the frame then there really is, it represents how the firefly population would be without the human interference. I would love to do this for the stars.

  15. What does the term ‘composite image’ mean to you?
    How were they able to get so many fireflies in the frame at the same time?
    they probably used shutter speed or a time lapse to capture the photo.
    What is created with so many of these shapes, what does it do to the nature of reality presented here?
    it really shows what nature is and how pretty it is.

  16. What does the term ‘composite image’ mean to you? How were they able to get so many fireflies in the frame at the same time? What is created with so many of these shapes, what does it do to the nature of reality presented here? What ideas do you get for your own work?

    A more formal and in depth picture. I think the shutter speed and aperture were adjusted. Nature is peaceful and wonderful in the photos

  17. Composite image means that like the photographer combines several pictures. And maybe by taking several pictures then combining them. some of the shapes are created by using light and moving it. Some ideas i get to use is to use light to having different shapes to be unique with a lot of light.

  18. to me a composite image is an image the is made of of multiple parts. It is a complex image.ideas i get for my own work is to try this with some pictures

  19. What comes to mind when I hear ‘ composite image’ is when a photographer is combining several photographs. It makes the photograph look so unique and lit up. An idea i got for my own work would have be to use more light.

  20. It means to combine multiple images together to make one photo. They took multiple pictures and put them into one. They made it look like the fireflies are taking over the forest/ blanketing the forest. It gives me the idea to use slow/ fast shutter speed in the dark.

  21. composite image to me means “??”. because the camera stayed in the same place and took several pictures while the fire flies still flied around, then the pictures were put together kinda and you could see the fire fly in several different spots.so many of those shapes were swirls and not straight lines. it gives me the idea of doing the same thing, just not with fire flies.

  22. what composite image means is like the last picture but with other elements added. How they where able to get so many fireflies in the pictures is by taking many pictures. a lot of fireflies, looks like they took over. i get no ideas.

  23. What does the term ‘composite image’ mean to you? When the photographer combines many photos together to make it look like there is more than it really is. How were they able to get so many fireflies in the frame at the same time?the photographer combined the photos to make it look like more. What is created with so many of these shapes, what does it do to the nature of reality presented here? makes lit up circles that are somewhat transparent that really make the photo complete. What ideas do you get for your own work? Combine photos of the same person but combine them to make it look like more of them.

  24. The photographer was able to produce these images by using photoshop to enlarge just the dog probably. This gives me ides of how to use portions to make my photographs more interactive

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