i see a little silhouetto of a man...
by FourPointX

Comment by jmritz:
Like the perspective.

watching the everglades burn
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Comment by bmartuch:
I really like the textured look to this.

watching the everglades burn
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Comment by salmiakki:
I like this very much indeed.

i see a little silhouetto of a man...
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Comment by crowis:
"...No one knows the very next lyrics. . .thunder bolts and lightning, very very frightening!!!!"

i see a little silhouetto of a man...
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Comment by expatdawn:
I wish this had a bit more contrast.

i see a little silhouetto of a man...
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Comment by Tiny:
To be honest, I don't !

riding the rail
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Comment by tome:
Good one Joe! I love the composition with the leading line and I think you did a good job in processing. It has a great balance of colors.
I bet a "running in the dark", b&w version of this one would also be great :).

riding the rail
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Comment by Gallatin:
Nice shot

if memory serves...
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Comment by spiritualspatula:
I kept forgetting to come and comment on this, Joe.
A very different take on things, I like the novelty. The centered composition works well, as does the black background. You've done a really good job arranging things, which sounds like a minor success but is really much more difficult to achieve than most think. Usually set-up shots look very manufactured and distinctly "wrong," but this looks very natural.
In regards to what others have said about the lighting, did you consider putting your camera on a tripod and using a longer exposure? Stop down to perhaps F7.1 or so and drop your ISO a little bit maybe, and then use a flashlight to light paint the scene? This will eliminate the harshness that was noted in the comments, and keep your shadows from being so directional, with more of an even soft light. Just sorta trial and error things, evenly "painting" the entire plate. I don't recall if your camera has RAW, but if so, shoot in raw and adjust your white balance after the fact. If not, do some experiements seeing which setting turns out the best result and use that (but don't use auto as you'll get variation). It may also have a custom setting, in which case you can set that, as well.

Message edited by author 2011-04-16 23:30:31.

if memory serves...
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Comment by colorcarnival:
What? where's ponch? darn it.

I bet you have some great pot luck parties at your house :)