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Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

01/17/2006 01:55:40 AM · #1

This one's been sitting around in my "possible best-of" folder for months, but in the end I couldn't bring myself to enter it. It's very dear to my heart. Anyone else like it, or am I just weird? The black in the foreground is natural, the asphalt had just been recoated.

Robt.

Message edited by author 2006-01-17 01:55:59.

justin_hewlett

Canon EOS-1000D Rebel XS

01/17/2006 02:01:10 AM · #2

Left you a comment.

mpeters

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

01/17/2006 02:02:09 AM · #3

left one.

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

01/17/2006 02:06:34 AM · #4

Originally posted by justin_hewlett:

Left you a comment.

Justin's comment: "Looks good, but I'm not too fond of the black asphalt in front. It occupies a significant portion of the composition and is very distracting and pulls my eye away from the rest of the scene. It doesn't seem to add anything, so I'd be interested in why you chose to include it. If there was some detail in the foreground then maybe I would be ok with it."

My answer; that's my weirdness. I like the way the black void echoes the shape of the cabin, almost like a negative reflection.

R.

justin_hewlett

Canon EOS-1000D Rebel XS

01/17/2006 02:12:29 AM · #5

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by justin_hewlett:
Left you a comment.

Justin's comment: "Looks good, but I'm not too fond of the black asphalt in front. It occupies a significant portion of the composition and is very distracting and pulls my eye away from the rest of the scene. It doesn't seem to add anything, so I'd be interested in why you chose to include it. If there was some detail in the foreground then maybe I would be ok with it."

My answer; that's my weirdness. I like the way the black void echoes the shape of the cabin, almost like a negative reflection.

R.

I do like the way it reflects the cabin, but the complete lack of detail and complete blackness is what gets me. I need at least some indication that light is hitting the darn thing, LOL. It seems fake. Is there any detail at all in the original?

TooCool

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

01/17/2006 02:14:29 AM · #6

Originally posted by justin_hewlett:

Have you ever seen 2001 A Space Oddesey?

justin_hewlett

Canon EOS-1000D Rebel XS

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

01/17/2006 02:16:40 AM · #7

Originally posted by TooCool:

Originally posted by justin_hewlett:
I do like the way it reflects the cabin, but the complete lack of detail and complete blackness is what gets me. I need at least some indication that light is hitting the darn thing, LOL. It seems fake. Is there any detail at all in the original?

Have you ever seen 2001 A Space Oddesey?

No. Is that a movie?

Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko

01/17/2006 02:28:04 AM · #8

Originally posted by justin_hewlett:

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by justin_hewlett:
Left you a comment.

Justin's comment: "Looks good, but I'm not too fond of the black asphalt in front. It occupies a significant portion of the composition and is very distracting and pulls my eye away from the rest of the scene. It doesn't seem to add anything, so I'd be interested in why you chose to include it. If there was some detail in the foreground then maybe I would be ok with it."

My answer; that's my weirdness. I like the way the black void echoes the shape of the cabin, almost like a negative reflection.

R.

I do like the way it reflects the cabin, but the complete lack of detail and complete blackness is what gets me. I need at least some indication that light is hitting the darn thing, LOL. It seems fake. Is there any detail at all in the original?

There is no detail whatsoever. It's literally as black as tar. And that sharp cookie TooCool has nailed it; "2001: A Space Odyssey" was definitely in my mind when I saw this.

Yes, it's a movie. From a great Arthur C. Clarke novel.

Robt.

ubique

Olympus PEN-F

01/17/2006 03:32:19 AM · #9

Comment.

ergo

01/17/2006 03:47:29 AM · #10

You're weird. This shot gets a 9 from me.

goc

Apple iPhone 4

01/17/2006 04:18:01 AM · #11

ummm, a comment ? :-)

sherpet

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

01/17/2006 05:21:17 AM · #12

Hi Robert and fellow DPC members,

I have sent this message to Robert and I have also decided to add it here as well. I hope you will be able to visually see that I saw in his this image.

I think it has amazing perspective appeal. The focus point being the bottom edge of the front building, which could be the centre of a the letter X. You then can see a line going diagionally moving towards 2 o'clock direction, the second line going in the direction of 4 o'clock, the 3rd moving to 8 o'clock and the 4th moving towards 10 o'clock. These are only imvisible perspective lines but are so strong in this image. Does that make sence. I like it a lot. Well done Robert and make sure you keep it, and I am adding it to my favorites.

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

MAK

Leica CL

Leica 18-56mm f/3.5-5.6 Vario Elmar-T ASPH

01/17/2006 05:36:07 AM · #13

I really like it.. i like the way the asfelt and cabin forms an X and the angle of the shot takes you into oblivion, but then Im probebly as 'wierd' as Robot is too

Good job Mr Bear

jsas

Sony Mavica CD250

01/17/2006 07:06:14 AM · #14

Great shot...weird is as weird does, cuz I is too.