How I Got That Shot – Planets Collide

How I Got That Shot – Planets Collide

Planet Collide. Photo by Alina Oswald.

Quite a few years ago I joined a photo group here in New York City area. As part of the group, we were to work on various assignments. One of the assignments asked us to create an image with an end-of-the-world theme. So I came up with the idea for an image I eventually called Planets Collide. Since nowadays sometimes it feels like the world as we know it might soon be coming to an end, I’d like to share, here, the story behind the making of Planets Collide image.

At the time of this particular photo assignment, I had just discovered the Lensbaby. I know, I’ve mentioned it several times so far. So, I used the Lensbaby composer I had at the time to create this image.

For the assignment I played with…