Ben Etherington
I've been twenty four years on this earth. Chicago dwelling realist/skeptic. I do crash safety research, mandolin, photography and coffee. I'm engaged to Analiese.
I've been twenty four years on this earth. Chicago dwelling realist/skeptic. I do crash safety research, mandolin, photography and coffee. I'm engaged to Analiese.
Analiese shot this one.
Underexposed Rose (by Ben Etherington)
I really, really like this one.
Kris and I took a walk through the Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor this last weekend. It was a blast to wander around with a fellow photographer and talk about life and art and nature. Over the next few days, I’ll be posting the photos I took.
At one point, I mentioned my tendency to overexpose shots because while it’s a rabidly popular technique, it still looks great. Kris pointed out that underexposing has never been popular and that she didn’t think it ever would be. She went so far as to say that she had never seen an underexposed photo that looked good. Of course I took that as a challenge. I kept an eye out for shots I could underexpose. This one won.
I find buds and seeds to be fascinating. They are incredibly weighty, reaching into the future with a latent energy. The underexposing really caters to that feel.
