Sweeney Todd
by Alex_Petrini

Comment:
Great scene! I would have loved to see a more dramatic lighting, closer to what you see in the movie. Perhaps using just one flash on a side and a reflector on the other to give more depth and to make the background disappear? Just a thought, great shot though!

Absolut Push Pins
by pixelstudio

Comment:

Originally posted by tate: Oh - and I also agree that a new title would also help bring it together. As is, the photo could be called: "Absolut(ly) Tacky"

That would have been an excellent title!

Found missing!
by pixelstudio

Comment:
Thanks for the comments. I came up with the oxymoron idea and created the poster. I have this nice brick wall in my house and it was perfect for this shot. Picked a photo of a cat, printed the poster, stuck it to the wall and took the shot. Processing was all done in Lightroom, playing with contrast, saturation, exposure, etc.

Daydreaming
by pixelstudio

Comment:
If anyone is curious about the lighting, I used 24W (equivalent to 100W of light) CFL bulbs mounted on a clamp reflector. Three on the top right, two on the bottom left. These provide really nice soft light.

Post-processing is simple and the key is something that I do on most on my pictures: I use a duplicate layer with the usual Gaussian blur in soft light layer mode and another layer with a High Pass filter set to around 50%, with an adjustment layer set to saturation. I slightly decrease saturation until I find the right colors.

Thanks for the great feedback! This was a really fun photo shoot!

Message edited by author 2010-08-08 12:30:58.

The Golden Boy and His Technicolor Posse
by tobinbster

Comment:
Some longer exposure would have made those lights and colors look nicer.

Heading for the Wild Blue Yonder
by CJinCA

Comment:
I like how the wings divide the grass from the sky. Great shot!

Music vs. Medicine: Career Choices
by bcrants

Comment:
this isn't a long exposure shot

Light desire
by sarampo

Comment:
This is my very favorite to win! Great shot!

Abstract Existence
by dwyllie

Comment:
Pattern is beautiful. I would have loved it more if the person wasn't in motion. It kind of distracts my eyes too much from the great symmetry of the church.

Basilique Notre-Dame
by KarenNfld

Comment:
Beautiful shot. I would, however, processed this as HDR. Also, I know it's hard to straighten the shot when you use a wide angle but I do think it's a bit tilted to the right.