Playing with Mud
by indigo997

Comment by GeneralE:
I always liked thisbut was never very good a it. Don't really like the large dark area, but don't know what I'd do differently; rest ofthe exposure is excellent.

Playing with Mud
by indigo997

Comment by Anachronite:
great use of black and white... just needs to be a little darker.. just a little bitty bit

Playing with Mud
by indigo997

Comment by gminish:
Very good capture!

Playing with Mud
by indigo997

Comment by Marsha:
I would like to see this in color!

Playing with Mud
by indigo997

Comment by justine:
a quink a dink.....I was a professional potter for 15 years. Back, shoulders gave out...all that mixing, lugging heavy bags. Mostly functional, some wimzee. I miss it very much. This is a good shot, light is a little harsh.

Playing with Mud
by indigo997

Comment by bamaster:
Let's count how many times people say this would have been great for the Motion challenge... hehe

The b/w works perfectly here. Would have liked better lighting, but I love the messiness of this. (8)

How to Scramble an Egg
by indigo997

Comment by indigo997:
OK. I took this before reading the "how'd they do that" on the "Swish" photo, but my technique was similar. I don't have second synch flash and wanted to freeze the egg above the nail rather than at the beginning of the fall... To do that, I blew out the egg and glued a piece of black thread in one end. I then tried holding the egg for the flash and pulling it up. The problem was that the string was showing in the shot (due to the flash). To solve this, I flipped everything.
I nail was hanging from a string (and wouldn't hang straight). I held the egg just under the nail for the flash and then let it fall. In post processing I flipped the photo so that it would be falling the right way. I also had to adjust the black level some so that the string didn't show at all.

Message edited by author 2002-12-16 00:19:09.

How to Scramble an Egg
by indigo997

Comment by chrysalis:
Nice. I like it.

How to Scramble an Egg
by indigo997

Comment by Turbotech:
1)Does the photo fit the Theme? (9)
2)Color(7)
3)Composition(8)
4)Focus(8)
5)Bacground(8)
6)Lighting(7)
7)Title(6)

Overall Score: 7.57 rounded to 8

Commentary:
This shot is done very well. I think the nail could have been straight. The idea is just perfect. The black background causes for the perfect amount of contrast here. Wish I would have used a black background myself. Wonderful shot

John (TurboTech)

How to Scramble an Egg
by indigo997

Comment by Jacko:
Looks like winner to me. Great shot. Nice effect. Jacko.