Help to achieve this shot please.

[ricktas]

I would firstly look at an alternate background, You say you want DARK, so look for a darker background that can easily be made darker still in post processing. The other issue will be that if it to dark, you risk not being able to see the whip at the furthest points. I would suggest going with some bracketed shots at different exposures and blending components of each to get the final image.

[Hamster]

I would firstly look at an alternate background, You say you want DARK, so look for a darker background that can easily be made darker still in post processing. The other issue will be that if it to dark, you risk not being able to see the whip at the furthest points. I would suggest going with some bracketed shots at different exposures and blending components of each to get the final image.

Good points. That location is between two buildings so I could turn to the right and get more open space behind. My thinking was that the background will show through to some extent and that one is fairly innocuous. What I'd really like is an alleyway with fire escape and bins etc but I haven't found anywhere suitable yet. There was one spot like that I might have a second look at. Good point re the end of the whip too, I'll watch out for that.Thanks for the feedback.