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Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

09/25/2005 09:31:21 AM · #1

I took these for challenges but for some reason didn't submit them. Nevertheless, I still really like these shots and I thought I'd share them.

The first picture is inspired by F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.

The second is less widely regarded in the same light as The Great Gatsby, but is still heralded as a cult classic, Douglas Adam's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Comments?

gloda

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

09/25/2005 11:56:10 AM · #2

I left a comment.

09/25/2005 01:05:45 PM · #3

Thanks!

09/26/2005 12:08:03 PM · #4

bump

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

09/27/2005 09:39:21 PM · #5

bump again

downtherabbithole

Canon EOS-30D

09/27/2005 11:01:11 PM · #6

you should have entered them. Both of them are very good shots and it would be interesting to see what kind of votes/comments you would have gotten

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

09/28/2005 03:45:22 PM · #7

I think the first one was for Billboard... and it probably would've been killed because of the not conforming to the ratio.

The Hitchhiker's one was for late night, and I was waiting all week for a clear night to get a spiral stars effect, but nothing doing, and that's all that happened. I wasn't overly satisfied at the time though in hindsight I imagine it would've been ok.

Thanks for the comments!

gloda

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

09/28/2005 04:59:58 PM · #8

Now knowing that Eckleburg was for "Billboards", I think you could have gotten a much more intense effect if you had concentrated on the eyes, cropping out the negative space. The black is great, showing only the eyes is exactly what you need, but the negative space makes him lose his oppressive and all-knowing quality.

09/29/2005 02:02:24 PM · #9

Yeah, in hindsight I could've cropped the frame to the specified size while at the same time keeping to the same subject matter. I would've missed the effect the negative space contributes, however. It would be interesting to see how such a shot would've fared