Two Bullets for Wild Bill
by GeneralE

Comment:

Originally posted by pineapple: The idea is good, IMO. I wonder what might make for more drama? Raking light coming in from an out of frame window? A spilled glass? Some deep shadow on the arm hinting at the body out of frame? Just thinking what I might do to enhance the visual theatre.

I agree -- more/better props might have helped. Most of the light is actually coming from a window way off to the left -- see the lighting on the glass and the shadow below the arm; I probably should have made it darker overall, though, but the typical state of people's monitors made me err on the side of visibility.

It didn't want to spill any liquid -- those are some old cards which used to belong to my grandfather and I didn't want to take a chance with them.

I only found out just last night that I only have three of the five cards exactly right -- the Eight of Diamonds should be the spade, and the Queen should instead be the Deuce of Spades ... :-(

a very hot macro
by cirrasch

Comment:
Nice timing!

Forty Three Small Staples On A White Plate
by Nordlys

Comment:
Reminds me of one of those famous M.C Escher prints; nicely subtle composition.

12 Drops Refracting
by banmorn

Comment:
Great prop idea -- I'll probably try this myself :-)

Salad and Sandwich
by BAMartin

Comment:
I like the pepper strips. At least on my monitor (and with my eyes) there seems to be a bit of a yellow cast which tends to "muddy" the colors a bit.

1912 Iowa-Style
by GeneralE

Comment:
When they were filming the movie version, Robert Preston found out for the first time that Shirley Jones was pregnant when her son kicked him in the stomach as them embraced on the bridge during this song.

An unmarried man and woman "meeting at the footbridge" was about as daring a display of non-marital (or really any) public intimacy which might be expected for the times.

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Till There Was You
Words and Music by Meredith Wilson

There were bells on the hill
But I never heard them ringing,
No, I never heard them at all
Till there was you.

There were birds in the sky
But I never saw them winging
No, I never saw them at all
Till there was you.

And there was music,
And there were wonderful roses,
They tell me,
In sweet fragrant meadows of dawn, and dew.

There was love all around
But I never heard it singing
No, I never heard it at all
Till there was you!

Message edited by author 2008-04-06 22:23:11.

Domes
by ustiebitz

Comment:
I built a model of one of these way back when ... :-)

Drilling for Curves
by JMart

Comment:
Interesting veriation on the water-drop theme.

Steep Learning Curve
by Ristyz

Comment:
Ouch!

Fruit Bowl with Flower
by BrianR

Comment:
At least as I see it, this is not only a well-executed still-life, but a cool optical illusion of a gradient in the wide border.