The Angel
by Blackdog

Comment:
this is thing i love about dpc. here's something i had never seen before dpc, and now i immediately recognize it. almost like that haystack thing that zoomdak does ;)

beautiful shot, great composition.

General J.E.B. Stuart, Richmond, VA, USA
by LindaLee

Comment:
i wonder who took this? nice composition. this is a tough one to get. the lighting tends to wash out the details. would love to see some of the other shots.

A Fredericksburg Landmark
by agrimace

Comment:
i used to make that commute...uhhg. nice composition/cropping.

Six Vases
by BikeRacer

Comment:
while i like the colors and general composition, in images as this, you would want the reflections to lend to the image, not take away from it. here, the reflections, especially of the light source, are not adding to the image. [if you want to see a great example of a reflection adding to an image, check out coley's everyday objects entry...]

Frozen Leaf
by BikeRacer

Comment:
i agree that this has potential. play with the crops, and definitely clone out the large white stuff. very interesting image.

Message edited by author 2004-12-03 07:25:01.

Begs To Be Touched
by Kylie

Comment:
wow...what a stunning image. composition, colors, timing, all--you absolutely nailed it! on the other hand, i can see where you got clobbered by the 'meeting the challenge' crowd. this is one of those shots where everybody benefits but you: we all get to view it and appreciate it, and you get the sacrificial score ;-) well, don't despair...just keep shooting and submitting! as long as it is good work and you don't let the scoring affect you, you'll be fine.

Go To Your Room, NOW, Young Man!!!
by Skip

Comment:
Thanks to all of you who voted and commented here! I deeply and truly appreciate it!

Every now and then, the stars line up, and opportunity meets effort. This shot required 3 days to take. Even though Beau has had a camera in his face most of his life, he still has all the energy of 6 1/2 year old. Because his sister wasn't involved, he was twice as fired up, enjoying the spotlight (so to speak).

Day 1, we did test shots just to see if it would work. The next day, we tried playing with the lights (I was using 2 desklamps with 100 wt bulbs), but nothing seemed to work.

We decided to try one more time, putting the lights where we had them for the test shot. This really took an effort, trying to get a defined shadow without my hand, while also only having 2 seconds to get in place after firing off the remote.

I really owe Beau big for helping me pull this off. Stop for a moment, if you will, to picture this. He really wants to be bouncing off the walls, and he's got this natural killer grin. I line up the shot, and tell him, "Ok, NOW! Don't move!!!" He strikes his pose and holds it for about 4-5 seconds. Then I go check the LCD, and, for the umpteenth time, say, "Aw, my finger's in it! We have to do it again!" Yep, my little man came through for me, and I am really proud of him for that!

Thanks again to all of you, glad that you all found a little piece you could connect with.

Skip

Fingertip Authority
by bigfish

Comment:
well??? who wrote the text? we're all dying to know! where'd you get it?

Superstition Mountains #2
by dsidwell

Comment:
great detail, here, david. would you mind posting up the exif when you have a moment?

Coca Cola
by dsidwell

Comment:
that's a classic ;-)