phantasmagoria- a constantly changing medley or real or imagined images (as in a dream)
Well I dreamed I saw silouettes balancing high in the sky on the horizon line last night, everything was foggy and blurry with a circular rainbow around the sun.
Then the next day I decided to try something for this challenge, my idea was to jump really high off a table outside and flip it so it appeared I was flying. But when I was setting up my camera outside in the cold, I breathed on the lens and without knowing it this picture came out, amazingly similar to my dream the night before. When I saw it I wasn't shocked, it was a strange feeling.
The differences between this picture and my dream were there were more silouettes and their arms were not out in a flying position, but the concept is there as well as the circular rainbow around the sun.
I was talking to Kelly Brannon (CalliopeKel) on msn asking what I should name this, and she was making up random titles and suggested 'Phantasmagoria.' She didn't know what it meant but when I looked up the definition it was perfect.
This picture is strange. I don't care what I score I think it turned out pretty sweet. 4
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I personally love this shot. I think it might have received more votes in a different category, I am not sure which one but I think voters were looking for fantasy like we would see on TV.
The composition in this shot is excellent. I love to read the comments and find it very interesting how this shot was taken. I was wondering what kind of filter you could have possibly used but your approach is something I would not have thought of. I think the placement and pose of the subject is great not too centered. The warm glow just gives the shot a nice even flow. Everything in this shot really does look great. I could even see this on one of those inspiration posters you see. Great job as usual!
Joey, I really enjoyed reading your background on this image! I had a really hard time voting on this pic because although I really like the image and it does convey a powerful dreamlike state it didn't really hit fantasy for me. I ended up as one of your 72 sixes.
And ya know if you can have dreams of floating silouettes why can't judy see butt cracks in your images? absinthe hmmm
hmm... absinthe, Judy, and experimental Joey Lawrence imagery... I see a recipe for free-flowing poetry about illusory buttcracks. Fascinating, to be sure
gave this a 6 in the challenge. it stood out as a sort of experimental/concept piece, but the rough edges still show. thinking about it, the one thing I would really have done differently if it were my shot is I would have had your/the model's legs bent back up to create some distance from the horizon. but then, that's MY shot, and not your dream :)
I like the softness of the light in this shot. Might wish a little strong sillhouette...but I can certainly see your motivation behind the picture as is too....almost has a soothing effect for me.
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