DSS 58 - Options

WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
edited September 6, 2010 in The Dgrin Challenges
It was a busy week. Work was intense, so I just got out shooting this weekend.

What do you think? Do any of these work for the theme? Any suggestions?

#1 Airborne Master
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#2 Airborne Twist
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#3 Watching the Master
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#4 Uh Oh!
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#5 It's Only a Flesh Wound
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#6 Rough Landing
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Comments

  • red_zonered_zone Registered Users Posts: 533 Major grins
    edited August 29, 2010
    out of all of this set I really like #4 and 6. 4 he really looks like he's about to bite it, but 1-3 could just be stunts. 6 I like how the guy is sideways and sending up dust, but the composition is more about the parachute than the landing.
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  • shoppixshoppix Registered Users Posts: 93 Big grins
    edited August 30, 2010
    Yeh, geez, slam - bang!!!
    He's going to break an arm or collar bone landing like that!
    Steve
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    As they say, "it's not the fall that will get you, but the sudden stop!"
  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2010
    shoppix wrote: »
    Yeh, geez, slam - bang!!!
    He's going to break an arm or collar bone landing like that!
    Steve
    19th Special Forces Group- Airborne
    As they say, "it's not the fall that will get you, but the sudden stop!"


    I like the last one too and I like the quote above as a possible title.

    Not sure about that animal shot--looks awful, yet reminds me of a fuzzy slipper I used to wear as a child ne_nau.gif.
    Liz A.
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  • red_zonered_zone Registered Users Posts: 533 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2010
    just realized what #4 is... shudder... decapitated head of some sort of rodent... EWWW!
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  • OverfocusedOverfocused Registered Users Posts: 1,068 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2010
    Its a squirrel head lmao


    Ick
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  • travelwaystravelways Registered Users Posts: 7,854 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2010
    red_zone wrote: »
    just realized what #4 is... shudder... decapitated head of some sort of rodent... EWWW!

    Right :wow

    #5 and #6 fit to the theme I think, but I like more #6
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  • WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2010
    For the first 3, I was going for "I am a master". But maybe they are not really expressing that, either.

    5 is definitely a squirrel's head. It may be the one I saw foraging within a foot of my lazing cats last week. He got away with it that time, but may have tried it again. There may be too much ewwww factor for this one to be successful.

    Here is a closer crop on #6. Does this work better?

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  • red_zonered_zone Registered Users Posts: 533 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2010
    I like the crop better! It's a big crop, and a little grainy as a result, but you can see the action a LOT better! and... Ouch!
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  • SeascapeSSeascapeS Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2010
    Definitely #6!
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  • WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2010
    Thanks, Seascapes! Do you like the cropped version or the original with the full canopy better?

    I had another idea. Is this better than the others?


    #8 Make my Day or Take Your Best Shot
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    #8a A little closer and different processing
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  • OverfocusedOverfocused Registered Users Posts: 1,068 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2010
    WhatSheSaw wrote: »
    Thanks, Seascapes! Do you like the cropped version or the original with the full canopy better?

    I had another idea. Is this better than the others?


    #8 Make my Day or Take Your Best Shot
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    #8a A little closer and different processing
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    I like #8's impact, but I think the blacks could stand to be pulled back a bit... just enough to show a little more tonal variation, but keep it punchy like it is. Also the crop on 8a is better.

    I'd mix n' match :)
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  • WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited September 3, 2010
    So I made a few tweaks. Is this better?

    #8b
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    Then I did a reshoot with a different backdrop. Do any of these work better?

    #9
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    #10
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    #11
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    #12
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    #13
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    Are these better than #6 Rough Landing?
  • OverfocusedOverfocused Registered Users Posts: 1,068 Major grins
    edited September 3, 2010
    The #9 composition is much more interesting/better. It fits the character. Maybe try getting the eyes evenly exposed... he looks like he has a black eye (not from lighting) lol
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  • WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited September 5, 2010
    One last try. Is anybody out there? :D

    Is this concept better than the rough landing?

    #14
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  • travelwaystravelways Registered Users Posts: 7,854 Major grins
    edited September 5, 2010
    WhatSheSaw wrote: »
    One last try. Is anybody out there? :D

    Is this concept better than the rough landing?

    To be honest, I personally don't quite understand how this nice portrait can be related to the theme of the contest...
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  • dlsdls Registered Users Posts: 385 Major grins
    edited September 5, 2010
    Hard to chose. Regarding theme, the parachute is more on target. Of the last concept, I like #8 the most... it is definitely the most punchy of the lot, and I actually like the wider crop... the dark leaves and branches add great contrast to the subject, and all seem to direct the viewer to him. I do not mind the loss of detail in the shadows in this case... the harshness fits the theme better.
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  • travelwaystravelways Registered Users Posts: 7,854 Major grins
    edited September 6, 2010
    dls wrote: »
    Hard to chose. Regarding theme, the parachute is more on target. Of the last concept, I like #8 the most... it is definitely the most punchy of the lot, and I actually like the wider crop... the dark leaves and branches add great contrast to the subject, and all seem to direct the viewer to him. I do not mind the loss of detail in the shadows in this case... the harshness fits the theme better.

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    I thing that the parachute fits better too.
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