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Point of View of Self (Bathroom Clothes Hanger Knob)
Point of View of Self (Bathroom Clothes Hanger Knob)
wingy


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Point of View (Classic Editing)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 995
Location: My bathroom at home
Date: Jan 8, 2004
Aperture: f10.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 2 sec
Galleries: Abstract, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jan 8, 2004

 I took this independant of any DPC inspiration, but I decided that it was a good fit for the point of view challenge. The angle might not be especially unusual here, but I think the point of view definately is.. I hope people will see that and not mark me down thinking that this doesn't fit the challenge.
This is a bit of an unusual shot all around. It's in a bathroom. I know that the camera and tripod show up, and I didn't really have any intention of hiding them, although I'm sure some people won't like that.

With all that said, I think this shot is very neat, because just the light and dark reflections make for a very interesting black and white on the base of the knob, but then once you look at the head of the knob there's another whole composition there. I like very much that in the knob reflection I show up directly and also in the mirror. The icing on the cake for me is that if you look right where the head of the knob meets the base there is another great reflection of me, and me in the mirror, and it's all inverted from the way it appears on the head of the knob.
Ah yes, irregular reflective surfaces are fun!
Oh yeah, I expect this shot to get trounced in the score, but I'm going to guess that I'll get a few interesting comments as well.

Statistics
Place: 22 out of 286
Avg (all users): 6.3563
Avg (commenters): 7.4118
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D70
 01/20/2004 04:23:01 AM
Nice idea and realization. Love the fish-eye appearence of the reflected image. Wonderful composition. 10.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 01/18/2004 10:39:46 PM
Now, THIS is really neat! Very creative, and the use of B&W is very appropriate.
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Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 01/17/2004 11:34:33 PM
This is a great idea well executed...nice clean B&W shot ...
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Fujifilm FinePix 3800
 01/16/2004 12:25:14 PM
I wish I couldn't see the tripod and camera in the knob, but still nicely done.
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Fujifilm FinePix S2 Pro
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 01/16/2004 12:11:19 PM
That is cool. I especially like the multiple reflections.
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 01/16/2004 08:29:17 AM
I love doing shots like this. If you look closely, I'm in 6 or 7 of my own challenge entries. The one thing I don't like about this oneis you can see the camera on tripod. Nice take on the self portrait AND camera angles though!
TC
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
 01/15/2004 03:09:17 PM
nice. www.mirrorproject.com, right now.
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 01/15/2004 01:12:39 PM
Great shot of a simple object. The angle and reflection work well. Nice job.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 01/15/2004 09:53:03 AM
Creative and interesting - I was glad to see it wasn't an action shot ;)
Like the angle of the knob and the tight crop.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Minolta DiMAGE S414
 01/15/2004 09:45:42 AM
This a great reflection shot. Good job.
Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM
 01/14/2004 09:25:46 PM
Very clever and well done. Excellent shot.
Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Sigma 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art
 01/14/2004 08:48:56 PM
great exposure!
Sony Mavica FD-92
 01/14/2004 07:49:53 PM
makes you look twice...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 01/14/2004 02:47:04 PM
Nice self portrait ... appropriate for mirrorproject.com
Canon EOS-10D
 01/14/2004 02:25:23 PM
I think you will do well. We humans love contact with other people, and this is the first visible person I have seen so far in this challenge. On top of that, your photo is of a very high standard - both in terms of quality of execution and originality.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 01/14/2004 12:30:29 PM
Nice detail, and a good idea too :)
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 01/14/2004 11:00:56 AM
Unique shot. I like this, like the reflection and tones. I do think the crop on the top and bottom could of been a bit better so that they matched. Interesting work. Good luck in the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm FinePix S2 Pro
 01/14/2004 01:04:23 AM
Great Self Portrait!
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