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Posted by Eric Hahl on January 30, 2007 at 11:18 PM
I pre-visualized this in black and white and set the camera accordingly. I'm not sure about it though. Does it suck or is it worth saving? I really am having a hard time with it...leaning toward suckage though.
Posted by Darren White on January 30, 2007 at 11:20 PM
Big time...I would take it off if I were you!!!!!
Nice...very nice....
Posted by Marc Adamus on January 30, 2007 at 11:49 PM
Um.....well, I don't know about Darren, but for an icy-climate veteran such as myself, I'm not finding anything particularly interesting here. I guess I do kind of like the snowy shapes in the foreground, but it's lacking any unusual patterns, shapes or textures that would hold my interest beyond the next icicle shot I see. Just my opinions of course.
Posted by Mark Hudon on January 31, 2007 at 12:04 AM
Well, I'm leaning with you, Erik.
Posted by Bryan Swan on January 31, 2007 at 12:26 AM
What if you cropped off the right side, so the black "arch" is centered towards the bottom of the photo?
Oh, you're too funny!
Well, I'll say they are certainly massive spiky icicles. But I feel toward this shot like I did with my onion abstract. I'm kinda on the fence.... Perhaps it's a good shot to play with using artistic filters in PS, if you like that sort of thing.
Posted by Eric Hahl on January 31, 2007 at 9:55 AM
To the bin in goes, I think, LOL. Thanks all!
Posted by Dave Simmerman on January 31, 2007 at 12:15 PM
Nothing to keep my interest, I'll have to side with the rest of them...sorry
Posted by Jeremy Cram on January 31, 2007 at 1:53 PM
hmm. I like it.
Posted by Ned Fenimore on January 31, 2007 at 2:04 PM
I like it too
Posted by Jim Jirka on January 31, 2007 at 2:16 PM
Eric,
I like it too. It just sucks...................my eyes out.
Posted by John Lehmkuhl on January 31, 2007 at 5:35 PM
Not doing a lot for me...... but nice pre-vis excercise.
Posted by Rick Lundh on February 2, 2007 at 2:53 AM
Not terrible...but not feeling much of it either. I think a tighter crop and darkening the shadows completely would improve it some.
Posted by Mike Stovall on February 2, 2007 at 3:55 AM
Is that where the Yeti lives ? Don't put this in the closet with the Hoover. It is a nice picture and interesting to look at, yet doesn't evoke any concepts that I relate to with strong emotion. But it doesn't suck at all.
Posted by eric lee on February 2, 2007 at 12:49 PM
Does not suck. (1) Good choice of B & W; (2) nice repeated shapes; (3) good contrast with the rounded shapes at bottom and LRC. I'd buy.
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14 repliesWell, I'll say they are certainly massive spiky icicles. But I feel toward this shot like I did with my onion abstract. I'm kinda on the fence.... Perhaps it's a good shot to play with using artistic filters in PS, if you like that sort of thing.
I like it too. It just sucks...................my eyes out.