Mara Tyskens

She is a photographer from Belgium who primarily uses a medium format. A lot of the images she has uploaded on Deviantart are very precise and detailed night photography. They vary from rural, industrial and urban images.

Tyskens has obviously used a long shutter speed to produce this image because she has captured the movement of the clouds across the sky, this has also created a northern lights effect. The moon has been placed in the centre at the top of the of the image and the long shutter speed makes the reflected light look as it the moon is watching the earth and sending its light. It looks like a small aperture has been used because the crops quickly become out of focus which is why I think that the clouds are so effective. Being a little out of focus means that it can be smooth but still create the movement. The yellow light that is being reflected by the clouds show that the sun might have fairly recently set and the light it produces as still visible just over the horizon. Tyskens has also used her own light source behind the camera which has lit up the foreground for around 20-30 meters.

This image uses two light sources the main one is very close to the carriage and the edges of it lead the viewers eyes towards it. It also uses the light to the right which lights up the carriage. There is also lens flare created by the main light which I think encloses the centre of the image and makes it stand out. This image was taken on a foggy day and all the moisture in the air has reflected the light from the sources which has created an aura of yellow light leading into the sky and across the horizon.