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The Hand of Pi
The Hand of Pi
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Challenge: Pi (Classic Editing)
Collection: art/abstract
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: studio
Date: Apr 3, 2003
Galleries: Black and White, Studio
Date Uploaded: Apr 6, 2003

my hand with pi projected upon it. I cut pi into a sheet of newspaper and hung it from a rack with the light behind it. tried chest, eye, back, and decided hand looked best. Converted to B&W with channel mixer, then curves to provide grayish tone.

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Place: 19 out of 76
Avg (all users): 5.6759
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.4576
Avg (non-participants): 5.9388
Views since voting: 1266
Votes: 108
Comments: 13
Favorites: 1 (view)


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04/13/2003 12:40:58 PM
This is quite cool. Perhaps there is a bit too much going on in it though. The layered elements dilute one another, so the overall impact isn't strong.
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04/11/2003 12:45:53 AM
What works so well for me here is that the fingers are being used as kind of a proxy radius for the drawn circle, so it really is the hand of pi. Nice work! The ring distracts me a bit, as I can't see a clear connection to pi (though there is a connection to the finger!). The illumated pi on the back of the hand is a nice touch; I like how it is over exposed, giving it an unearthly feel. The image as a whole confuses me only slightly, since the image doesn't really convince me that a hand is the best communication of pi, though it seems to be a natural one. Does that make sense? Anyway, very nice work. High marks from me.
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04/09/2003 10:55:33 AM
Clever
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04/09/2003 06:58:55 AM
Good composition and idea. I guessed you shone some light through a cutout "pi" symbol on a board or something right? Well done, you did a good job.
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04/09/2003 12:55:18 AM
Very good idea. I think maybe the lighting of the pi sign on the hand is a little harsh. It really doesn't stand out as a pi sign because the light is "run" together.
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04/08/2003 10:33:12 AM
Well done, but a little dark for me. 9 Morgan
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04/07/2003 09:10:50 PM
Nice effect of the light on the hand! Well done and very creative!
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04/07/2003 06:16:08 PM
Very good, creative brain in you head!! Really good work.
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04/07/2003 09:16:52 AM
Really interesting idea although I can't figure out how you did it. The rest of the picture seems a little underexposed, but perhaps that was done intentionally.
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04/07/2003 06:24:20 AM
This is the first pic I have ever commented on, I recently found this site. Just wanted to say the pic caught my eye because I can't figure out how you did it. I like the b/w. It is sorta simple, sorta not. Anyway, I like it.
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04/07/2003 03:30:11 AM
You obviously took some time with this one. I like it.
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04/07/2003 02:28:59 AM
nice fine drawing of scale for Pi, good focus on the hand and ring, and the shadow of Pi on your hand is really different.
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04/07/2003 12:23:24 AM
cool ring... ooo I just noticed the pie shaped sunlight on your hand.. now thats cool... could be a bit more defined.. but very creative!
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