This series of photos explores similar ideas to the Night Picnic, but with different results. Here, Chris Proctor and Wes Hermann play a game of go at night. I thought this would be an interesting experiment, because, as with the night picnic, it would be a situation in which the subjects of the picture would be relatively stationary without posing still for the camera.

These pictures were taken with a 35mm single lens reflex camera - by far the most familiar camera I used for this class. This helped me, because I could focus on other technical issues, rather than acquainting myself with the equipment. As with the night picnic, I was not able to use a light meter. However, there was more light here, and I was using a higher ISO film (400 rather than 100), so these exposure times were 1 to 2 minutes, rather than 15.

One thing I like about these photos is the spooky, ephemeral look of the players. The game board, still, looks relatively constant in the photos, while the blurred players look ghostly. Especially since Go is such a cerebral game, the image of these ghostly, disembodied figures hovering over the board is fascinating.

These pictures are also interesting, because they depict multiple simultaneous time scales. In relation to Chris and Wes, they are time-lapse images, showing action that is happening at a faster rate than the exposure length of the picture. But the pictures, as a sequence, are also stop-motion. From the beginning to the end of the series, we see the game progress as the board fills with game pieces.