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05/10/2003 10:16:44 AM |
Thanks to all for the kind comments and especially to frisca for the CC critique.
First of all, it is possible to get both balls out at the same time - as frisca pointed out, you just have to lift both end balls and let them go at the same time.
But that's not how I did this, this is genuinely three pictures - the end ones aren't mirrored versions of the same shot. Ironically, I'd have liked them to be a bit more different, and of course if I was trying to make them the same, they would be :-)
Lighting this was difficult - trying to show and freeze the motion at the same time. I used a halogen lamp as general lighting and the on-camera flash to stop the motion. Because the on-camera flash was too bright (and direct) on its own, I ended up making a home-made diffuser consisting of a cardboard tube around the flash with a piece of toilet paper wadded in the end.
I now have a nice new Metz flash unit and that allows me much more flexibility - I might have another go at this shot with it. Thanks again. |
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05/07/2003 02:55:06 PM |
Hello hello from the Critique Club, Andrew!
This was a super shot, though I have to disagree with some of the comments, I think you can make both end balls move out at the same time. I recall playing with one and if you pull out both end balls and drop them at the same time they both bounce back out with the middle balls not moving at all. :)
Onto the important stuff:
The shadows give it away that these are in fact three pictures, as Rob pointed out, so full marks for meeting the challenge.
Composition wise, I really like this shot and haven't got too many suggestions by way of critique for you, I hope you're not too disappointed! Someone mentioned the motion on the still strings of the "exterior" balls, and I really like that, adds to the kinetic/potential energy transfer theme!
First, its a bit grainy and appears perhaps oversharp? A subtle hand with a noise reducer would do wonders here, if you were so inclined.
I think the biggest area to play with is the lighting on the exterior balls. I can only really see half of each swinging ball while the rest is lost in shadow. I love the way the rest of it is lit, with the foreground lighter and the background fading to that deep red.
I think the heaviness of the top and bottom border unnecessarily even out your picture, I like the panorama feel a high aspect ratio would give on this shot, and would have loved to see you keep it that way with an even border all around.
Overall:great shot! You lined up these three images extremely well. I am left wondering if the right picture is only a mirror of the left? Something i hope you'll answer for us. Well done, and super placement in the challenge. |
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05/04/2003 07:45:40 PM |
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05/04/2003 08:34:06 AM |
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05/02/2003 02:30:40 PM |
| Very, very cool idea!! The execution is nearly perfect, too. Was this one image divided or three separate shots? (I think it's three, but it's hard to say for certain) The strings of the "still" balls seem to have a bit of motion. Here's a complete nit for you...the shadows of the outside still balls aren't quite parallel with the other four (really, no score impact, just pointing out a tiny, insignificant flaw) 9 Rob the Swash |
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05/02/2003 07:37:51 AM |
the motion looks great :)
neat idea and well executed |
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05/01/2003 09:24:40 PM |
| Dividing this shot into three helps bring a scientific dissection mood to things. Very appropriate. 9 |
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05/01/2003 03:23:06 PM |
| Excellent symmetry. You could only pull that one off with three im ages. Smart set up. Jacko. 9 |
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04/30/2003 03:43:49 PM |
| Stunning! Great subject for the challenge! Sharpness and motion displayed effortlessly in your work! |
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04/30/2003 05:11:38 AM |
| Graphically pleasing. would try to move the images to the top, leaving a larger band of black at the bottom, to break the overload of symetry in the composition. 8 |
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04/29/2003 02:37:28 AM |
| Sir Isaac would be proud. 7 Morgan |
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04/28/2003 08:42:27 PM |
| It's too hard to tell what's going on here although it's a good idea. |
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04/28/2003 08:20:00 PM |
| Very creative shot and well done to boot. |
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04/28/2003 08:05:51 PM |
| Very cool image. Nice use of motion and lighting. The colours on the ground are very nice, especially the gradient to the near black background. I think the only thing that would have made this better is a blacker background. Excellent shot. Good luck! |
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04/28/2003 09:06:45 AM |
| Great way to illustrate that these are different exposures. No way both sides could have been moving at the same time. |
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04/28/2003 07:53:25 AM |
A very very nice capture - one of the cleverest ideas I've seen this week.
Actual images very grainy. |
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04/28/2003 06:55:42 AM |
| nice lighting and coloring. Unique idea. Good job! |
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04/28/2003 05:45:27 AM |
one fo the best, wish something were different however, the white is a bit harsh
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04/28/2003 03:44:45 AM |
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04/27/2003 10:13:27 PM |
| What we have here is the visualization of the transfer of kinetic energy. Well done! |
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04/27/2003 08:44:46 PM |
| Very beautiful. I love the colours. |
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