#49 - first thoughts

whiterice

So, it should be obvious to most what this is.



The differing bristle lengths (that with the naked eye seem so perfectly sized) really draw my attention. I'm still working on a title, though was thinking the title should have something to do with the bristle lengths - perhaps something like, "a problem with quality control?" or something similar.

Maybe this is not macro enough? I have plenty of pixels available to crop, but I sorta like the current composition. Thoughts?

Or, this whole idea could suck :rofl and if that's the case, please do tell me!

travelways

Tooth brush! - Ha, ha, ha... Great

slpollett

Oooohhhh.....I like this. The color combination works really well with this & the lighting is right on. I'm undecided on the crop, though. I like it the way it is, but depends upon how technical the judge will be with the 'wth' part. Right now, it's pretty obvious that it's a toothbrush. So if part of the goal is to make it hard to determine what it is, then a different crop or a different angle might meet that better. Maybe just have the bristles and part of the base without any 'dead space' on the left.

I love this idea though. I'm envious, too. I've been walking around the house all morning looking at anything & everything up close to see how interesting it is. I haven't found any inspiration yet.

Sherry

whiterice

Ok, so how about a cropped version.....

kdotaylor

I really like both versions. I love the color...much better than the photo of the toothbrush I took this a.m.

TLVoDra

the lighting on this image is very nice! I think lighting macro is a challenge and you've done it very well. I like the uncropped version best, even though it's obviously a toothbrush. May not work for the WTH theme as well, though.

travelways

I like the cropped one better

whiterice

Thanks all for your input.....much appreciated.

kdotaylor - sorry for taking your toothbrush idea (I hate when that happens).:cry

Sherry - thanks for your kind words. I'm struggling to decide how important the "WTH" portion of the theme is.

TLVoDra - thank you - I tried different lighting angles, this one look best IMO. I agree with you - I really like the uncropped version as well, just trying to decide which is better for the challenge though.

Tatiana - thank you for chiming in. I think I might submit the cropped version and then spend the week mulling over it. Or, I might come up with something better.

JAG

first thing I thought before reading any of the posts is that it needed to have a square crop! I like the crop version!

ic4u

JAG wrote:

first thing I thought before reading any of the posts is that it needed to have a square crop! I like the crop version!

whiterice

Thanks JAG and Karin!

Now, maybe during the next week I can think of something better....

Velvet-Art

JAG wrote:

first thing I thought before reading any of the posts is that it needed to have a square crop! I like the crop version!

agree

A square crop would really suit this shot imho.

Tim

slpollett

I also think a square crop would work great. Right now, though, I'm liking your original a little better than the crop you posted. The crop took out too much of the white (for me). Could you try the square crop with a few more of the white bristles showing to see how it looks??

Loving your idea though.

Sherry

The Curious Camel

Nice image Christopher. Color and light are great.

peace, gail