[SI] - still life comments
Beach Bum
do so.
Bandicoot - very nice use of light. it reminds me of a Rembrant painting.
IMO this is the best image in the set - tied with Doug's duck head.
Mimi - one word - Creepy! She took this at the Monkey Jungle south of
Miami. It's worth a visit if you're in the area, but I wouldn't go out of
my way.
Mark - lots of color from a guy who's convinced color film is a fad that
should go away. <g> i took this at a mexican restaurant on south beach.
really good food. can't remember the name of the place.
Walter - a difficult exposure to make, but I think detail /could/ have been
held in both the snow and the planter if post processing options were kept
in mind at shutter time.
Bowser - it's difficult for my eyes to find a subject and so they move
around the image without direction. the result is that I don't /feel/ still
from the photo even though the scene is obviously peaceful. the scene is
beautiful, but not "still" to me. Perhaps focusing on a single tree or snow
covered branch would have simplified the image in such a way as to give it a
calmer feel.
Tom - beautiful stained glass like none I've ever seen. the scene makes me
feel relaxed and I think it fits the mandate quite well. my only criticisms
are the bits of blurry color at the bottom of the image and the jagged edge
to the right side.
Bob - this made me smile, then I noticed the t-rex and it made me
belly-laugh.
Alan - very pro IMO. is that a frosted glass table? i've made a note of
the technique and hope to have a chance to try this on some e-bay product
shots some time soon.
Al - very peaceful composition. i can't decide if i like or dislike the
rocks at the top of the frame.
Jim - I like the subject a lot, but the presentation leaves me flat. maybe
a more dramatic angle could have been used.
Rich - very cool!
Doug - excellent lighting and arrangement of the subject. the subject is
interesting too - very warm and woody. imo this ties for first place with
Bandicoot's dried flower arrangement.
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BobFli...@spamnomore.ca
>I'm finally taking some time to comment and I'm sorry I've taken so long to
>do so.
>
>
>Bob - this made me smile, then I noticed the t-rex and it made me
>belly-laugh.
>
Thanks for the comments - glad you had fun!
It would have been funnier if I could have found the toy gorilla...
Beach Bum
> >Bob - this made me smile, then I noticed the t-rex and it made me
> >belly-laugh.
> >
>
> Thanks for the comments - glad you had fun!
>
> It would have been funnier if I could have found the toy gorilla...
Some friends and I had a contest to take the funniest photo. It was the
most difficult photo challenge I've ever tried. So I'm impressed with how
you presented the unexpected and made it funny.
Doug Payne
> Doug - excellent lighting and arrangement of the subject. the subject is
> interesting too - very warm and woody. imo this ties for first place with
> Bandicoot's dried flower arrangement.
Thanks for the comments. Nothing like the early morning sun and a whole
lot of wood to make 'warm and woody' :-)
Beach Bum
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LOL! Warm and woody is gemuetlich. :)
I don't often see the early morning sun - it comes up too early.
Walter Banks
Beach Bum wrote:
> Walter - a difficult exposure to make, but I think detail /could/ have been
> held in both the snow and the planter if post processing options were kept
> in mind at shutter time.
>
> Mark
Thanks for the comments. I was focused (pun intended) on taking pictures in a bright snow filled environment. The camera I was using has 8 bit digitizing and lacks a raw mode, it also over compresses the jpeg image that compresses detail out of bright
objects. I had hoped to eliminate the background by taking advantage of the camera deficiencies. In retrospect this image had too much focus on technology and not enough on composition.
Walter..
Beach Bum
>>
> > Walter - a difficult exposure to make, but I think detail /could/ have
been
> > held in both the snow and the planter if post processing options were
kept
> > in mind at shutter time.
> >
> > Mark
>
> Thanks for the comments. I was focused (pun intended) on taking pictures
in a bright snow filled environment. The camera I was using has 8 bit
digitizing and lacks a raw mode, it also over compresses the jpeg image
that compresses detail out of bright
<<
Yeah, looked up the camera to see if it had RAW because I was going to make
some suggestions on the processing there.
> objects. I had hoped to eliminate the background by taking advantage of
the camera deficiencies. In retrospect this image had too much focus on
technology and not enough on composition.
<<
That's my problem. I'm spending all this time getting good exposures of
crap and my girlfriend is taking awesome photos with no worries. :)
Alan Browne
> Alan - very pro IMO. is that a frosted glass table? i've made a note of
> the technique and hope to have a chance to try this on some e-bay product
> shots some time soon.
Thanks. Yes, smooth top, frosted underneath.
e-bay product shots I would reccomend you simply bounce flash off a low
ceiling with a dark, neutral or white surface for the product ... curved
up at the back so there's no corner. A second light if needed for fill
or to reveal texture.
If you do use the technique I used for selling, then go a 1/2 stop
closed down so transarent parts aren't as "burned" as they are in my shot.
Cheers,
Alan
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Beach Bum
> > Alan - very pro IMO. is that a frosted glass table? i've made a note
of
> > the technique and hope to have a chance to try this on some e-bay
product
> > shots some time soon.
>
> Thanks. Yes, smooth top, frosted underneath.
Yeah, that's a neat idea.
> e-bay product shots I would reccomend you simply bounce flash off a low
> ceiling with a dark, neutral or white surface for the product ... curved
> up at the back so there's no corner. A second light if needed for fill
> or to reveal texture.
>
> If you do use the technique I used for selling, then go a 1/2 stop
> closed down so transarent parts aren't as "burned" as they are in my shot.
Thanks for the advice. When I do finally get around to taking the photos
I'll share a few of the better ones for comments and feedback.