E. coli, it's what's on your plate
by fas-ligand

Comment:
closing in on the hand, leaving out the green tubes and blurring the background dishes would have made it better.

Physics course on CD
by darix

Comment:
done so often before that it becomes boring, although this one is one with good colors. 5

Late Evening with a Science Luminary
by kirbic

Comment:
nice image, good atmosphere of the past, the watch is not really needed and makes it overdone. 7

using science to learn science
by hopper

Comment:
very good, clear lighting, good fit to theme, nice use of DOF

My science project
by heida

Comment:
Very strong because of its simplicity/reduction to essentials. Also like your choice of background and the composition. Good fit to theme and appealing image. 10

River Heights Welcomes You
by dsidwell

Comment:
great find and good framing

Hair today...
by johnm

Comment:
An original interpretation, nostalgia for me is in people's minds and this expresses it well. Good composition and atmoshpere as well. Can't think of anything to improve. 10

Chitty Chitty Bling Bling
by thelsel

Comment:
Love the atmosphere and tones. The car stands out really well and the composition and angle of view really give the feeling as if it is just managing to roll over the top of the hill. Good fit to theme as well. 10 from me.

Stainless
by willem

Comment:
Absolutely Magnetic9999, you should not be lazy if you want to make something like this....

Just a few additional explanatory notes how I go about in making such a picture, just to inspire people that with some extra effort you can get at least results which are technically good. At least the technical aspects then don't get in the way of the voting, it is "just" the idea, the appeal and impact that you need to concentrate on :

I did make this setup and moved the lighting around with the camera switched on but without making a picture. Then I moved the tools around to get a good composition, constantly looking in the viewfinder. I took a number of shots and loaded them on the PC to check the histogram for exposure. I determined the right exposure to get as much highlighst as possible without overexposing (this ensures minimum noise). Then a number of shots, at different apertures and focus distances, to check the sharpness and depth of field (using manual focus). As result I then had the exposure, focus and depth of field I wanted and an o.k. picture.

Then I looked at the scene again and reconsidered the composition. In this case I repeated the whole process above with a lower camera angle since I thought I could get some more impact with a lower angle of view. And only then I had the final picture ready for post processing.
Total took about 25 pictures and 3 hours of work.

Message edited by author 2003-09-05 02:06:19.

Stainless
by willem

Comment:

Originally posted by K-Rob: Congrats, this was one of my favorites. By the way...did you notice what the average vote was for people with no camera??? A PERFECT 10! Also, thanks for giving us the set up details.

Thanks, it ended up higher then expected. I had expected it still needed some more "WOW" factor to get a ribbon. Looking at the comments quite a number of people recognised the thinking and effort that went into the lighting setup and appreciated the results. I enjoy doing those kind of product shots which require careful arrangement and also feel myself this was a well succeeded shot.

On your comment about the avg for people with no camera and looking at the way it influenced the overall average : my conclusion is that it was only 1 person without camera providing this vote. Still nice to get such appreciation though.