The Lion Lies Down With The Lamb
by GeneralE

Comment by Jaded_Housewife:
I like the idea but i'm put off by the crushed velvet. just makes anything look a bit cheesy and cheap. If this were on a smotth fabric I think it would have done better. and maybe if you could have clipped off the yellowish parts of the feather. lighting is great though and it's sharp enough. hope that helps.

The Lion Lies Down With The Lamb
by GeneralE

Comment by GeneralE:
Here's a link to the resized but otherwise unprocessed original:

Here is how I set it up with mini-tripod on the handle of my big one:

I thought about this shot throughout the week, but only set it up and shot it in the last hour before the deadline.

In addition to the "quiet" zen theme, I wanted to introduce a yin-yang element, of opposites in harmony (or at least peaceful coexistence), thus two objects of similar topology but opposite textures. I chose the title for the same reason.

Technically, I wish I'd had a better twig I could arch over the feather, but I was pretty happy with the lighting and detail on the feather.

Message edited by author 2006-08-10 15:20:38.

Cornices at Sunset
by GeneralE

Comment by scaramanga:
Like the texture and angle.

Brass-Wound Bass Strings
by GeneralE

Comment by bragur:
This seems more like a physics experiment to me :) But hey, that can be cool too!

Brass-Wound Bass Strings
by GeneralE

Comment by posthumous:
is this a picture of a plucked string? very creative interpretation, and it makes for a highly conceptual photo, a photo of sound. 7

Bits and Pieces of Hardware
by GeneralE

Comment by arsenal:
nice dof

Brass-Wound Bass Strings
by GeneralE

Comment by EricMGB1974:
When you consider the title it's somewhat interesting technically to see the stopped motion of the vibrating strings, but as a picture on it's own I'm afraid there's really not much to draw in the viewer, especially when you consider how dark and indistinct it is. You really have to look hard to see more than the highlights on the strings.

Brass-Wound Bass Strings
by GeneralE

Comment by Jason_Cross:
If I didn't see the title and know what it was, I would be confused by this pict. I can't see enough of the subject.

Bits and Pieces of Hardware
by GeneralE

Comment by rjkstesch:
I can see the attempt was to have the tip of the drill bit in focus, while the background hardware is OOF. That part worked. Using the drill bit as the main subject doesn't pack enough interest to make this a really good shot. It's nice overall.

SunRays_PC120022-DPC.jpg
by GeneralE

Comment by sevilduvarci:
i like this one, looks very dramatic.