Daydreaming (abstract)

NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
edited July 1, 2005 in Holy Macro
Got some urge to play with the new cordial set I got on a weekend:

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"May the f/stop be with you!"

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  • HiggmeisterHiggmeister Registered Users Posts: 909 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2005
    Hi Nik,
    That's really cool:cool. I like the reflection of the red glass in the green glass, adds a realism to it. Nice effect. Now you are going to have to tell us what you did to get that. Is it PP or just the placement of the glasses? Enquiring minds want to know.


    Thanks for sharing this,
    Chris

    A picture is but words to the eyes.
    Comments are always welcome.

    www.pbase.com/Higgmeister

  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2005
    Great shot- I'd guess the red wine glass is just to the left of the other glass.

    Brian V.
  • NetgardenNetgarden Registered Users Posts: 829 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2005
    Very clever and accomplished! Love it!thumb.gif


    Great shot- I'd guess the red wine glass is just to the left of the other glass.

    Brian V.
  • HiggmeisterHiggmeister Registered Users Posts: 909 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2005
    Hi Brian, I think you are right
    That would be my first assumption also. The red in the back of the green glass pushes this assumption. The mirror edge in the green glass would be very difficult to create. A very creative setup which makes one thinkthumb.gif.

    Chris

    A picture is but words to the eyes.
    Comments are always welcome.

    www.pbase.com/Higgmeister

  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2005
    Chris, Brian..
    Great shot- I'd guess the red wine glass is just to the left of the other glass.

    Brian V.
    Initially I thought of PS-ing the whole thing together.
    But when I actually got both glasses & vanity mirror together I realized that I don't need it - it's all real. Reg glass is simply left outside the frame (on the left).
    So the whole setup is incredibly easy, but it makes a nice picture:-)
    Thank you for your attention:-)thumb.gif
    Cheers!1drink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2005
    Thanks Linda!
    Netgarden wrote:
    Very clever and accomplished! Love it!thumb.gif
    I'm glad you like it!iloveyou.gif
    Cheers!1drink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • Tim KirkwoodTim Kirkwood Registered Users Posts: 900 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2005
    Fun Set up Nik. I like the idea and the way you got the shot you wanted.



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    Tim
    www.KirkwoodPhotography.com

    Speak with sweet words, for you never know when you may have to eat them....
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2005
    Thanks, Tim!
    Fun Set up Nik. I like the idea and the way you got the shot you wanted.
    thumb.gif
    Tim
    I got very lucky..:-)
    The whole thing - from idea to upload of the processed image - took less than 15 minutes:-):D
    Cheers!1drink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2005
    Went to a challenge!
    Good folks at STF pointed me to this conveniently themed chalenge, "Inside the Dream", so I submitted to peer's presuure:-)
    http://www.pbase.com/stfchallenge/image/45437705

    Just in case, voting thread is here:
    http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1009&message=14055756

    I highly doubt I get any points, but oh well :-)
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited June 28, 2005
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2005
    Thanks, man!
    Angelo wrote:
    fun studio shot. you done good :Dthumb.gif
    I'm jealous of your work, still need to learn:-)

    Cheers!1drink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • HiggmeisterHiggmeister Registered Users Posts: 909 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2005
    Hi Nik,
    I'm glad you entered it. It's actually closer to reality than to dreaming which is quite scary. It's really amazing at what people see in themselves when they look into a mirror. Many don't see themselves for who they really are so in a sense, what they see in the mirror is no more than a dream, either more or less than what they really are. I found it very appropriate for the challenge. Now, whether or not you read this much into your shot is another matter. That's what I love about photography, for the most part, there is no right or wrong, just perceptions. In my book, perceptions are greater than reality.

    Again, thanks for posting this,
    Chris

    A picture is but words to the eyes.
    Comments are always welcome.

    www.pbase.com/Higgmeister

  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2005
    NIK so you are using your time wisely thumb.gif very nice clap.gif
    Jeff W

    “PHOTOGRAPHY IS THE ‘JAZZ’ FOR THE EYES…”

    http://jwear.smugmug.com/
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2005
    Chris,
    I'm glad you entered it. It's actually closer to reality than to dreaming which is quite scary. It's really amazing at what people see in themselves when they look into a mirror. Many don't see themselves for who they really are so in a sense, what they see in the mirror is no more than a dream, either more or less than what they really are. I found it very appropriate for the challenge. Now, whether or not you read this much into your shot is another matter. That's what I love about photography, for the most part, there is no right or wrong, just perceptions. In my book, perceptions are greater than reality.

    Again, thanks for posting this,
    Chris
    I appreciate your comment - and your vote:-)

    Actually, I didn't realize that it's gonna be a PS fest. I really don't understand what's the point of requesting certain camera brand for such heavily postprocessed items, let alone what does it have to do with photography (it's a computer graphics/art)...

    Don't get me wrong: I always admire a good PS work, but I always thought there should some limit to it when you present a "photograph".

    Here's an example (I posted it as a joke half a year ago at stf):
    12420626-L.jpg

    This is not a real picture (though both shots of Yosemite valley and the plane were taken by me). I would not enter that image into a photography contest. It's like swapping heads.:yikes

    I am pretty good at PS and have no problems with going wild with it. But I do think there should be separate challenges for photographs per se and for computer-aided art.

    But I guess it's just mene_nau.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2005
    Thanks, Jeff!
    jwear wrote:
    NIK so you are using your time wisely thumb.gif very nice clap.gif
    Sometimes I get lucky:-)
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • devbobodevbobo Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,339 SmugMug Employee
    edited June 29, 2005
    Nikolai wrote:
    Actually, I didn't realize that it's gonna be a PS fest. I really don't understand what's the point of requesting certain camera brand for such heavily postprocessed items, let alone what does it have to to with photography (it's a computer graphics/art)
    Hey Nik,

    I understand your frustration, I have felt that way on other STF challenges. However, given the host for this challenge, it was always going to be that way.

    Cheers,

    David
    David Parry
    SmugMug API Developer
    My Photos
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 30, 2005
    Thanks, David!
    devbobo wrote:
    Hey Nik,
    I understand your frustration, I have felt that way on other STF challenges. However, given the host for this challenge, it was always going to be that way.
    Cheers,
    David
    I didn't have a chance to check the host's background - had just a few hours before challenge's end...

    Well, I guess next time I'll check..:-)

    Cheers!1drink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited July 1, 2005
    Ooooh, I made top ten!
    Actually, 7th:
    http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1009&message=14085132
    Nikolai wrote:
    Got some urge to play with the new cordial set I got on a weekend:

    26370420-S.jpg
    Thank you for your support!thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
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