Hands to the Sky

kidzmom

I posted this in the cool shots forum, but maybe it is better here :scratch I had fun with this. I liked the reflection in the middle marble (of the forest and clouds). It gave the cloud reflection a spherical aspect which I found very amusing. I decided to put up my hand to emphasize the reflection idea. It appears as if there is a mini person inside the glass marble, putting their hand against the glass! Wierd! I was thinking of putting this up on the "Fill the Frame Challenge". Thoughts or critique much appreciated Thanks!

Kelly

craig_d

Very pretty. The idea and colors are great. I'm not sure the larger marble in the background adds anything, though. Removing it and cropping the top down for a wider rectangle might have given the shot a bit more zap. And ideally the marbles would be more perfect so that the hand reflections wouldn't be wavery, but I don't suppose perfect marbles are that easy to come by.

kidzmom

Thank you for your feedback Craig!!! Yes, I agree that the oof marble isn't adding much except a bit of depth. I was originally going with JUST cloud reflections on all 4 marbles. I'll post that...and also the "okay" sign I did as a variation to the hands And you are right...symmetrically perfect marbles are a PAIN to set up. I must have spent an hour trying to get them just right, !

kidzmom

And here's the "Okay" sign (with a twist) as a variation to the hand.

Lord Vetinari

Like them - interesting shots - prefer the arrangement/composition of #2

Brian V.

kidzmom

Thank you, Brian. I'm glad you liked it. My kids have been playing with marbles lately (the fad at school), so I thought I'd try to play too My daughter's folder made a fun backdrop for the color pop. Now all I need for some real macro fun---a better flash and a macro lens. Good thing x-mas is around the corner