A Daring Escape
by scalvert

Comment by Skip:
re-visiting my faves...

this was my 2nd fave, and i love it as much today as the first time i saw it. the first thing that struck me was "how clever!" the concept of 'freedom' was instantly communicated.

granted, in the past year, i've come to know and love not just shannon's work, but his work ethic. he is a great example of setting your sights on a goal, and relentlessly pursuing that goal, until you achieve it. as a result, not only has his photography and ability to translate his vision into photographic images strengthened, but he has been recognized as one of dpc's valued assets. not bad for someone who professes not to even know what the ROTs were prior to dpc...

there are two other things about this image that really hit home: one is its visual simplicity, the other is just how much work it took to make it happen. granted, shannon's professional experience has taught him 'attention to detail' (well, i'm sure that getting smacked in a few challenges helped a little, also), but when you compare the difference between what he has rendered with a simple household object to what many people do with the toys around their homes, you can learn a lot about the art of presentation.

i'm not suggesting that everyone has to spend hours and hours trying to perfectly polish a table or building a set or painting a driveway, but, all the same, if you want what shannon's got, he's given you a pretty solid roadmap.

thanks, shannon, and congrats on your being named to the SC!

A Night at the Pantheon
by scalvert

Comment by scalvert:
Exactly why I went with the Coliseum- most people are familiar with it.

A Night at the Pantheon
by scalvert

Comment by Joey Lawrence:

Originally posted by scalvert: Dang- this was my second choice for the Free Study and it might have fared better than my entry. I went with a night shot of the Coliseum (taken about 20 minutes after this), but it was a very tough decision.

Yeah, I like this better than "Midnight Rush at the Coliseum." But the Coliseum is such a well-known landmark, it was probably the better choice. (Or was it?) :-O

A Night at the Pantheon
by scalvert

Comment by scalvert:
Dang- this was my second choice for the Free Study and it might have fared better than my entry. I went with a night shot of the Coliseum (taken about 20 minutes after this), but it was a very tough decision.

A Night at the Pantheon
by scalvert

Comment by Joey Lawrence:
I've got to be the first to say it- this picture is downright sexy.

Junco.jpg
by scalvert

Comment by rich:
Terrific shot in the thicket - well done.

When a 3X Teleconverter Isn't Enough
by scalvert

Comment by theSaj:
ROTFLMAO

When I was real young I did that with a cheap old 110mm film camera I had gotten from my grandmother when she died.

It was the best, cause for the longest time I could get the roll developed for like $0.24 because Clark and others would charge a penny a print on that type of film so they could advertisement "Development prices as low as a penny a print!"

Now I am all for helping the handicapped. But um...ouch...didn't your back hurt after that shot?

When a 3X Teleconverter Isn't Enough
by scalvert

Comment by Brad:

Originally posted by kpriest: Shunning his geographical constraints, this photographer attempts to capture a macro of the miniscule hairs on the posterior of a fly that has landed on the forehead of a Tibetan Monk over 8,000 miles away. :P

OK, OK, you don't have to blow it out of proportion!
It was only 7,475 miles away.

ROFL

When a 3X Teleconverter Isn't Enough
by scalvert

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Shunning his geographical constraints, this photographer attempts to capture a macro of the miniscule hairs on the posterior of a fly that has landed on the forehead of a Tibetan Monk over 8,000 miles away.

:P

Home Sweet Hole
by scalvert

Comment by saintaugust:
what an innovative piece of work. i admire the time and thought you put into it, showing the depth there can be to photography - the actual 'photography' element here is secondary. your imagination made the shot.