City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain.
by bob_bobski

Comment by mileskea:
Wow this would have been a great entry for the architecture challenge!

The Thinker
by bob_bobski

Comment by Shutter-For-Hire:
nice idea! IMO it could use a bit of fill light to make out the suit

The Thinker
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Comment by fubu2:
He's a thinker, not a do-er.

The Thinker
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Comment by moondog:
nice I think if he was looking away from the camera with his eyes it would be better.

The Thinker
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Comment by Schnitzer17:
I could see this in a brochure or catalog. I like the low key lighting. Good model, nice expression and pose. Well done! 8

My eye in the sand
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Comment by Guyzy:
Good shot, I may have given up after 2 or 3 attempts. Nicely Done ! ;-)

The Thinker
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Comment by klkitchens:
Too dark for effective stock purposes

The Thinker
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Comment by fotofan:
Nice...I like the low light.

My eye in the sand
by bob_bobski

Comment by JMart:
Nice job on this one. I did a similar sand shot for a previous macro challenge & really enjoyed seeing this done better than what I was able to accomplish:


Regarding the focus, sure the marble may be towards the front of the focal plane (very difficult to hit that same spot time after time), but I think the focus is fantastic since the marble and the stationary grains around it are quite sharp and the far part of the ejecta that is not on edge (the most important part imho) is going right through the center of the focal plane.

Stopping the grains with a shorter flash might have been interesting, but I'm not sure I'd like that more than the texture you captured here with the sand's motion blur. I bet you have some very cool out takes from experimenting with the settings.

Kudos to you Bob for having the perseverance to pull this shot off so well! I think capturing sand drops makes water drops seem like an easy point and shoot.

My eye in the sand
by bob_bobski

Comment by mileskea:
You must be chuffed and you deserve to be. TickVG!