Day Five
by Bear_Music

Comment:
From the pattern, it looks like the center of a composite flower.

Warm colors and bold "strokes" give it quite a painterly look to me -- maybe a take on "Sunflowers"?

Boy
by xianart

Comment:
I like the strong diagonals in the composition. I'd like to compare with a version where the eyes are not quite so super-sharp -- it makes it look a bit artificial when it's really a completely natural capture.

PS: The eyes look good in the thumbnail -- I think I was a little surprised at the difference between the small and large versions.

Message edited by author 2007-08-04 21:13:38.

Star Light
by GeneralE

Comment:

Originally posted by annig: what I'm wondering is why a person would know or even think, to do this?? :) interesting use of technology old & new!

I was actually trying to make something which would work as a neutral-density filter. I figured I could focus the camera on the distant subject, and that the dots/lines in the filter would be so OOF that they'd disappear -- there's been a recent discussion of this effect in a thread about shooting animals through cage bars. Obviously, it only partially works.

I work in the printing industry, where I'm used to turning images into halftone screens -- clear film with a pattern of dots which simulates the original photograph.

I have some pieces of film with different types of densities and patterns -- I'll have to see what effects they can produce.

gork
by yanko

Comment:
As mentioned, a great Hallowe'en shot, though I'd probably shift the color of the eyes to a more pronounced orangy-red (though it should be noted that those are colors I don't see well!).

thelook.jpg
by drz01

Comment:
I'd like to see it with the green background darkened up considerable, letting the ladies in the center "glow" and be the focus of attention -- right now the brightness of the background tends to draw my eye away from them.

- P A N I C -
by landcamera

Comment:
That would probably be my reaction, though hopefuly not that of someone experienced enough to enter waters like those.

Not Again - Sheer Terror
by photodude

Comment:
Excellent photojournalism -- I especially like the contrast between the people running away and the solitary figure (kid?) standing and watching.

If this was my photo, I have to admit I'd be sorely tempted to add a question mark to the sign on the truck. : )

Never Lie To A Woman
by idnic

Comment:
Reminds me of an old Broomhilda (the witch) comic strip ... I like the repeating B&W patterns.

New Boing 787 Dreamliner Unveiled
by GeneralE

Comment:

Originally posted by boyd2000: The Boing 787 doesn't look much like the Boeing 787, but it does have a lower cruising altitude.

And can use a rubber band for propulsion rather than jet engines.

Originally posted by rjkstesch: Nicely created plane, and the capture during flight works. The dof and bg don't add to this shot, just leave it as ordinary.

That's why I wanted to use this version where I highly-accentuated the motion blur, but I was informed that it was "too much" ...

People of the Forest
by karenk

Comment:
Nice piece of portraiture -- I like how you used the fur as background.