#61- First attempt

travelways

1. A new wheel era:



2. The wheel



Please tell me what you think,

Thank you

travelways

Obviously nobody liked them... what about another type of crop - or, it's all wrong?



or maybe this?



I'd like to have another opinion please, about the concept at least. Am I on the wrong direction?

Any thoughts would be much appreciated.

Thank you,

angevin1

Perhaps everyone is snoozzin!!

I like the Red one, and I think it is in Winner territory!

travelways

angevin1 wrote: »

Perhaps everyone is snoozzin!!

I like the Red one, and I think it is in Winner territory!

Oh, thank you so much, Tom :whew

I just added another version of the CD/DVD (whatever it is...)

JAG

I like #2 also as well as the new cropped version of the dvd.

MarkR

#2 for me.

travelways

Thank you Joice and Mark.

I like the red too but I was afraid actually of:

sherstone wrote: »

... In fact I was hoping that this theme would bring out everyones creative side instead of trying to conform to something.

I had some thoughts about creating something, but I was not sure the theme,
and also if I can do something that makes sense - the same as per WhatSheSaw

angevin1

photo-bug wrote: »

Thank you Joice and Mark.

I like the red too but I was afraid actually of:

sherstone wrote: »

Agreed! In fact I was hoping that this theme would bring out everyones creative side instead of trying to conform to something.

I had some thoughts about creating something, but i was not sure about a result that makes sense - the same
as per WhatSheSaw

I hear ya! Perhaps you ( as me?) are misinterpreting Sean's quote there. We all interpret so very differently, judge differently, create differently.

Theme is of course, of the greatest import, secondary to that, a stunning piece of work. I think your Red Wheel, fits nicely into both theme and work. It is simple,. It is of one tone, which I adore. it has wonderful shadow play. And it is a very old rudimentary invention.

sherstone

photo-bug wrote: »

Thank you Joice and Mark.

I like the red too but I was afraid actually of:



I had some thoughts about creating something, but I was not sure the theme,
and also if I can do something that makes sense - the same as per WhatSheSaw

You always seem to be afraid of what the theme is supposed to be or what it implies. Just let go and let it be what you want it to be and what it speaks to you as being. Both of your images fit perfectly within the theme. When I said I was hoping to see peoples creative side that certainly does not mean they need to manufacture an image; it just means that you need to look within yourself for the creative spark that leads to invention.

travelways

angevin1 wrote: »

I hear ya! Perhaps you ( as me?) are misinterpreting Sean's quote there. We all interpret so very differently, judge differently, create differently.

Theme is of course, of the greatest import, secondary to that, a stunning piece of work. I think your Red Wheel, fits nicely into both theme and work. It is simple,. It is of one tone, which I adore. it has wonderful shadow play. And it is a very old rudimentary invention.

Thank you Tom again! I think you should change your signature to "Tom the Wise"

- ... in addition I always try if possible, to follow the path of least resistance , so why go complicated?

I'll see if I can come with something else - if not, the red wheel will be it

WhatSheSaw

#2 is excellent!

I think what Sean is saying is that this theme doesn't have to be just about an invention or about the process of invention, but it can also be a photographic invention - a creative photographic idea.

I am also hoping to see someone enter something along the lines of "the invention of a false story " as misterb pointed out here: http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=179922]. I could see a lovely portrait of a storyteller, young or old.

travelways

sherstone wrote: »

You always seem to be afraid of what the theme is supposed to be or what it implies. Just let go and let it be what you want it to be and what it speaks to you as being. Both of your images fit perfectly within the theme. When I said I was hoping to see peoples creative side that certainly does not mean they need to manufacture an image; it just means that you need to look within yourself for the creative spark that leads to invention.

Gotcha

travelways

WhatSheSaw wrote: »

#2 is excellent!

I think what Sean is saying is that this theme doesn't have to be just about an invention or about the process of invention, but it can also be a photographic invention - a creative photographic idea.

I am also hoping to see someone enter something along the lines of "the invention of a false story " as misterb pointed out here: http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=179922]. I could see a lovely portrait of a storyteller, young or old.

Yeah... a false story - something that's not true, I was thinking about and I had some ideas already...
oh, I need a kid to pose and don't have A-N-Y... And/or, I need at least some clear, blue sky, cause my objects are supposed to fly too...

ha, ha, but I know that when we really want something, it comes, so watch-out!!!

richtersl

All the shots you've thus far submitted in this thread are well done and meet the theme requirements. But I know you can do better.

travelways

richtersl wrote: »

All the shots you've thus far submitted in this thread are well done and meet the theme requirements. But I know you can do better.

Oh, I knew this will come

Thank you Linda, as always

I have to find the kid

travelways

BTW: I bookmarked the "peeling" tutorials too

ic4u

I like the last crop of the CD best

tinamarie52

I like the wheel. You might want to crop or clone out the bit of cordor wire in the bottom left. Otherwise it's very theme-worthy!

Chris

WhatSheSaw

If you decide to go with the CD, maybe call it, "Reinventing the Wheel".

travelways

ic4u wrote: »

I like the last crop of the CD best

Thank you Karin and WhatSheSaw

"Reinventing the wheel" was the thought that made me looking for wheels but I didn't want to use the same term
as the theme...

While thinking of this concept, I just saw the laptop and I said "Eureka!" - this is sooo fantastic! We are all so used
with the computers, but we only think about them in terms of 010101... we don't think too much that actually those square boxes have a wheel inside what a fantastic invention it was!!!

travelways

tinamarie52 wrote: »

I like the wheel. You might want to crop or clone out the bit of cordor wire in the bottom left. Otherwise it's very theme-worthy!

Chris

Thank you Chris for the suggestion!

I left that line deliberately there, because it's parallel with other lines in the picture and it gives a more authentic feel to the image, I think...

Here is the version without the line:

SeascapeS

So funny, Tatiana! I was thinking of the wheel too. Before I had the chance to work with it though, I went on to something else. Good luck with whichever you choose.

travelways

SeascapeS wrote: »

So funny, Tatiana! I was thinking of the wheel too. Before I had the chance to work with it though, I went on to something else. Good luck with whichever you choose.

Thank you Sandy:)

The wheel is such a common think, and I'm sure many others may have thought of it, not only me

Good luck with whichever you choose, too

travelways

What about this:

#3 An old concept that's still rolling



and this:

#4 Chrome age

SeascapeS

I really like #3. It has a 60's feel.

travelways

SeascapeS wrote: »

I really like #3. It has a 60's feel.

Thank you Sandy, I'll see what I can do. Probably not too much.

richtersl

#3 is looking mighty good. I alsolike the 60's vibe you've given it and love how just a little bit of the foot shows on the pedal. Is a retake possible, by any chance? It would be neat to see more of the shadow.

travelways

richtersl wrote: »

#3 is looking mighty good. I alsolike the 60's vibe you've given it and love how just a little bit of the foot shows on the pedal. Is a retake possible, by any chance? It would be neat to see more of the shadow.

Thank you Linda. That was a street shot - I took tones of them but very few to consider. I'll look trough them,
but the alley was quite narrow and the shadows went out on the grass - I noticed this and I should have stopped
shooting in that place... maybe I'll find another place.

However, I also have other ideas. I'm working on them

richtersl

photo-bug wrote: »

However, I also have other ideas. I'm working on them

:lurk

red_zone

I really like the last crop of the laptop, it looks like a promotional ad from the late '90s or something. Super cool and I like the colors and angle.

I also like the simplicity of the cropped red, especially the interesting shadows it's throwing... the shadow revealing more about the structure of the invention (train car brake?) than the head-on photo does.

Neither of the second round really cut it for me.

travelways

red_zone wrote: »

I really like the last crop of the laptop, it looks like a promotional ad from the late '90s or something. Super cool and I like the colors and angle.

I also like the simplicity of the cropped red, especially the interesting shadows it's throwing... the shadow revealing more about the structure of the invention (train car brake?) than the head-on photo does.

Neither of the second round really cut it for me.

Thank you red_zone I agree, and I like more the ones in the first round too.

I'll see if I can come with something better, but I kinda doubt...