What Color Is YOUR Shadow?
by GeneralE

Comment:
Thanks all -- I wasn't overwhelmed with cooperation from the kids -- I think the whole set-up and shoot took less than four minutes out of their recess period! I was aided in getting this shot by being able to use the tilt/swivel LCD on the Canon to hold the camera high overhead and shoot almost straight down, and get the hands closer to the shadows -- probably the number one comment on the original, along with the flowerpot.

Link to original entry:

Left Behind
by Nobody

Comment:
Poor bear ... maybe Woody and Buzz Lightyear will be along soon to help him find his way home.

Only one way out- UP!
by dabidejpn

Comment:
Acrophobics need not apply ...

She LEFT
by edmeng

Comment:
Good time to use this technique; nice job with the lighting and angles. For some reason, I think your "message" might come across better if the dress were some color other than a passionate red, maybe mourning purple or some othe "cold" color.

Not Superstitious
by riolobo

Comment:
Good idea thematically, and a clever contrast between the multicolored umbrella and "monochrome" surroundings; good job with the lighting.

Dimensional Space
by seebrown

Comment:
This is a lovely piece of abstract art which could be rendered in almost any medium, photographically probably being the hardest : )

Lonely Corner
by Penny Lane

Comment:
Starkness of th eexposure suits the mood of the photo well. Did you consider blurring the stuff showing through the opening? There's a lot of detail there, and it fights for attention with your subject.

Ray of Hope?
by GeneralE

Comment:

Originally posted by CBalck: Oh this just doesn't work for me, the negative image loses much of the lovely architectural details.

Actually, the whole purpose of the post-processing was to allow the details to be seen at all, as this link to a resized-only original help show may show.



I wanted the sunburst through the cupola, and this was the position and angle where that occurs -- earlier in the day, you'd have to stand in the middle of a busy four-lane street ... in front of the police station and jail ...

I tried some horizontal ones, but they weren't as good.

Mostly I was impressed with myself for getting the sunburst and getting it that straight and symmetrical with a handheld shot.

Here's a link to a screenshot showing the single RGB Curve I ended up using (you can see I tried others). The numbers in the Info Window are being sampled from the center-underside of the cupola.



Message edited by author 2006-06-07 01:46:46.

Protected Watershed
by GeneralE

Comment:
Link to original:


Message edited by author 2006-05-29 14:06:21.

Driving Pop Crazy
by GeneralE

Comment:
I come from a graphic design background, so I was planning for the added type, as well as isolating the arms and reducing some of the clutter of the BG.

Here's an example of how the finished poster might look: