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12/28/2004 12:56:58 AM · #1
This was a picture I was going to enter into the Mechanical challenge... I decided to go with something else but wondered what people thought of this pic.

12/28/2004 01:09:39 AM · #2
Seems pretty blah, frankly. Lighting is way "down", everything is laid out horizontal-like, the drill bit is too close to the bottom edge, the drill chuck and crank are kissing the right edge. It's maybe a good one to have passed on :-)

(robt)

12/28/2004 01:47:35 AM · #3
Nice subject but as bear says very flat linear composition.

If I was to go with something like that (black and white is good here) I might actually have it vertical and in motion. I think it would do alright with the human element in the picture but the focus on the drill. Get a shot of the big gear going around (very slowly and a slow shutter) to get a little blur action going.

To go static like this maybe have it hanging on an old looking tool wall with lighting from a couple of directions, take the shot from below to add angle to the comp.

Andy

12/28/2004 11:50:28 AM · #4
I wasn't really feeling this photo either... Thank God I went with my instincts and let it go... It's a really cool piece of antique mechanics but I had a hard time finding a way to make it interesting... Hopefully the submission I went with with turn out better... Thanks for the comments. :)

Eric
12/28/2004 04:30:46 PM · #5
Originally posted by photomayhem:

I wasn't really feeling this photo either... Thank God I went with my instincts and let it go... It's a really cool piece of antique mechanics but I had a hard time finding a way to make it interesting... Hopefully the submission I went with with turn out better... Thanks for the comments. :)

Eric


I must thank you for your submission.

I too had the exact piece of equipment in mind, replete with oodles of spider webs and dust, but given the comments you received, I also opted for something else.
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