"Milk" Entry

silvereye

If time is available, might reshoot.. but my image is in

sherstone

Congratulations on being the first to enter.

SeascapeS

You make my head spin around. I just keep walking around saying "milk. milk." I asked my son if I could dump a gallon of milk on his head in an alley. He said no. That was the only idea I've had so far.

I have a wedding to go to this weekend and I was hoping the theme would somehow fit in and I could get a shot. Milk is the furthest thing from a wedding that could possibly be. I've been busy with my real job and some engagement photos, so I have not had much time to get to this yet. Good for you@

silvereye

SeascapeS wrote: »

You make my head spin around. I just keep walking around saying "milk. milk." I asked my son if I could dump a gallon of milk on his head in an alley. He said no. That was the only idea I've had so far.

I have a wedding to go to this weekend and I was hoping the theme would somehow fit in and I could get a shot. Milk is the furthest thing from a wedding that could possibly be. I've been busy with my real job and some engagement photos, so I have not had much time to get to this yet. Good for you@

I totally understand.. I HAVE to execute these challenges quickly due to my Job and other photo ops.. It helps to have an amazing Girlfriend/Partner to help me brainstorm ideas Im sure somthing will come up:D

dnie

SeascapeS wrote: »

I have a wedding to go to this weekend and I was hoping the theme would somehow fit in and I could get a shot. Milk is the furthest thing from a wedding that could possibly be.

gee... wonder if you could get the bride to chug a wineglass of milk... or get a milk mustache.

Froch

silvereye wrote: »

If time is available, might reshoot.. but my image is in

Very nice! I wondered who would do a milk crown. ) I like the originality behind this one with the coconut. Nice! C&C is a tough thing, because it's subjective to the viewers POV. In this photo, it looks like the meat of the coconut is the focal point, with crown secondary. For me, I love the texture of the coconut, but I also have a desire is to see the crown a bit clearer. There seems to be something ( could be the vignette or a gradient applied?) causing it to seem slightly obscured, and a bit flat. It takes me slightly out of the image, as I wonder what that's about. Not sure if that makes sense.

silvereye

Froch wrote: »

Very nice! I wondered who would do a milk crown. ) I like the originality behind this one with the coconut. Nice! C&C is a tough thing, because it's subjective to the viewers POV. In this photo, it looks like the meat of the coconut is the focal point, with crown secondary. For me, I love the texture of the coconut, but I also have a desire is to see the crown a bit clearer. There seems to be something ( could be the vignette or a gradient applied?) causing it to seem slightly obscured, and a bit flat. It takes me slightly out of the image, as I wonder what that's about. Not sure if that makes sense.

Thanks for the great C&C and I do see you POV.. I was attempting to "Soften" the image by adding the gadient to add serenity or a serene feel to it. I wasnt sure if it would work or not. I am overall pleased with the image but may look back to the org. and side by side them again.

red_zone

I'm also a fan of the original vs. the vignette. It's just personal taste, but I think it detracts a bit, especially because it's covering out some of the milk that come all the way up to the brim of the coconut in the fg. I think that should be clear... maybe if it were a little further into the frame the vignetting wouldn't be an issue?

silvereye

red_zone wrote: »

I'm also a fan of the original vs. the vignette. It's just personal taste, but I think it detracts a bit, especially because it's covering out some of the milk that come all the way up to the brim of the coconut in the fg. I think that should be clear... maybe if it were a little further into the frame the vignetting wouldn't be an issue?

But, I guess my question is does the vignette provide a more serene or, for lack of a better word, elegant feel or does it distract??

I really appreciate all the comments

SeascapeS

I think milk mustaches may be very popular this round....kind of cliche'.

I used to be a big vignette fan, but am leaning against them these days. If you wanted a dreamy feel, then you got it with the vignette, but it would have also been very good without it.

silvereye

SeascapeS wrote: »

I think milk mustaches may be very popular this round....kind of cliche'.

I used to be a big vignette fan, but am leaning against them these days. If you wanted a dreamy feel, then you got it with the vignette, but it would have also been very good without it.

Ok ok.. now I'm second guessing myself...

SeascapeS

I do that all the time. In that case, you just have to make a decision and go oh, well, whatever happens, happens. Then forget about it and have a day.

Froch

silvereye wrote: »

Ok ok.. now I'm second guessing myself...

I'm sorry Chris.... My main thought was the area of the milk and the crown. For me (as I'm sure it is for you), the vignette should be a control, that focus' and pushes my attention somewhere. In this instance, it pushes me to the crown, but it just seems like there is another level of gradient or something in that specific area, where, again for me, I'd want to see it a bit clearer. It may be because the challenge is Milk, and my mind is too narrowly set on what it expects to see and I need to step outside the box... )

**but know, all that gradient, vignette crap doesn't take away from the creative thought on the image. I personally love the presentation, because, I expected to see a few of these. ) Similar to how Allen set the bar on Stripes wiht his gorgeous Zebra, you've set the bar here on milk crowns. . Good luck!