Which one? Invention~

angevin1angevin1 Registered Users Posts: 3,403 Major grins
edited October 18, 2010 in The Dgrin Challenges
The Original I have been working with?

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Or this New one I am working with?

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tom wise

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  • SeascapeSSeascapeS Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited October 17, 2010
    Tom:

    You spent sooooo much time on the original and it's now perfection! I'd stick with that one. It looks great!
    SandiZ
    If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera. ~Lewis Hine
    http://sandizphotos-seascapes.smugmug.com/
  • MarkRMarkR Registered Users Posts: 2,099 Major grins
    edited October 17, 2010
    #2 is an awesome image, but #1 is more thematic, I think. ne_nau.gif
  • angevin1angevin1 Registered Users Posts: 3,403 Major grins
    edited October 17, 2010
    MarkR wrote: »
    #2 is an awesome image, but #1 is more thematic, I think. ne_nau.gif


    Thanks... yeah! Theme is what I am interested in!
    tom wise
  • lkbartlkbart Registered Users Posts: 1,912 Major grins
    edited October 17, 2010
    Really like the re-worked original - it's put together very nicely. I'd say it's puzzling (pun intended), but it's really just awesome!
    ~Lillian~
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  • travelwaystravelways Registered Users Posts: 7,854 Major grins
    edited October 17, 2010
    The first one turned out very nicely :D

    - I think it still needs a little bit of shadow around the base of the chandelier - it looks a little like
    overimposed, rather than standing on the table.
    Tatiana - Seeing the world through my camera
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  • richterslrichtersl Registered Users Posts: 3,322 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2010
    Save #2 for a local exhibit or contest. It's fabulous! I really like the lighting.

    But leave #1 as your entry for the challenge. deal.gif You nailed all the little nits and it came out terrific. thumb.gif
    Linda

    http://lrichters.smugmug.com
  • JR303JR303 Registered Users Posts: 135 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2010
    photo-bug wrote: »
    The first one turned out very nicely :D

    - I think it still needs a little bit of shadow around the base of the chandelier - it looks a little like
    overimposed, rather than standing on the table.

    I agree. Go with the first, but add a little bit of dimension to the candlestick so it doesn't look like it's just floating in over the table.

    Nice image, might be just a little hot on her face, but that's not much of an issue.
    http://www.johnreed.smugmug.com
  • angevin1angevin1 Registered Users Posts: 3,403 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2010
    lkbart wrote: »
    Really like the re-worked original - it's put together very nicely. I'd say it's puzzling (pun intended), but it's really just awesome!
    ylsuper.gif
    tom wise
  • angevin1angevin1 Registered Users Posts: 3,403 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2010
    richtersl wrote: »
    Save #2 for a local exhibit or contest. It's fabulous! I really like the lighting.

    But leave #1 as your entry for the challenge. deal.gif You nailed all the little nits and it came out terrific. thumb.gif


    I will, and I thank you!
    tom wise
  • angevin1angevin1 Registered Users Posts: 3,403 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2010
    JR303 wrote: »
    I agree. Go with the first, but add a little bit of dimension to the candlestick so it doesn't look like it's just floating in over the table.

    Nice image, might be just a little hot on her face, but that's not much of an issue.


    Right! Got it!
    tom wise
  • ic4uic4u Registered Users Posts: 1,455 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2010
    Your re-worked original turned out very good, I would stick with that as well!
    Karin


    "Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt and live like it's heaven on Earth." — Mark Twain
  • angevin1angevin1 Registered Users Posts: 3,403 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2010
    ic4u wrote: »
    Your re-worked original turned out very good, I would stick with that as well!
    Hey, thanks! I'm ready to move-on!:D- I did that hands thing and another yesterday that are just awesome.
    tom wise
  • angevin1angevin1 Registered Users Posts: 3,403 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2010
    My entry is in the Gallery!

    I appreciate all of you, and all the help I received, just nit-n and pic-n.

    It is not easy to tell someone there stuff ain't quite right, so just wanted to let you know that the time you take matters to me. Cliche': Two heads, better than one. And here I have a goldmine of aid.

    All of this is heuristic. By the time we get to the deadline, I have much, much better ways to do what I tried to do at first. And...and by that time, I am definitely ready to move on to another challenge, another photo, another work.
    tom wise
  • SeascapeSSeascapeS Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2010
    Tom - do you always plan to make these so hard on yourself? Just kidding....
    SandiZ
    If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera. ~Lewis Hine
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  • angevin1angevin1 Registered Users Posts: 3,403 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2010
    SeascapeS wrote: »
    Tom - do you always plan to make these so hard on yourself? Just kidding....


    Uh..no..It comes natural to me..and I ain't kiddin! Prob. for many of us!

    It is though what happens when one is not quite up to snuff in the process, we often over-think it.. Like many folks around here I have an artistic enough eye . What I do not have is ten years experience, which is I figure about the mean avg. to achieve mastery in a given skill-set. 7 to go!! Woo-Hoo!

    It hasn't helped that I just got the Adobe suite this year, and 'almost' refuse to use PS/CS4. I am busy learning Flash, illustrator, AE and .....drag me to the edge, PS!

    But Challenge...ain't that what it's about? It is for me!
    tom wise
  • SeascapeSSeascapeS Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2010
    You sell yourself short. I don't even come close to being able to do all that PS'ing.
    SandiZ
    If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera. ~Lewis Hine
    http://sandizphotos-seascapes.smugmug.com/
  • angevin1angevin1 Registered Users Posts: 3,403 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2010
    SeascapeS wrote: »
    You sell yourself short. I don't even come close to being able to do all that PS'ing.


    You're a Kind commentator!

    I don't think I sell myself short. I think it's the truth! How many things have we done, and when done, we knew we could do better and easier if we had to do over. It's like that.

    If I had to do this one over I would shoot it very differently. For Instance. I would shoot the table top from straight above and slide it below the woman in the photo. If I were to actually have a puzzle, I would shoot that on the table too. It seemed like a simple project in conception, but as it coalesced, I saw how something as simple as conflicting lighting-color-direction was causing all sorts of issues.

    I am glad I did it, because it showed my shortcomings...and that gives me a direction to work on!

    And speaking of PS'ing... How's that going? I've seen a little of your work, and it ain't bad! And wheres your Challenge entry?
    tom wise
  • SeascapeSSeascapeS Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2010
    My entry is the Slinky. You've seen it.

    I seem to log in as both SeascapeS and SandiZ. I don't know how that happens.

    I have the eye, a little bit of creativity, know very little technique, but I'll keep shooting until I'm satisfied. I know that I've progressed a lot since starting the challenges and hope to go much further. I love pushing myself and I see that you do too.
    SandiZ
    If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera. ~Lewis Hine
    http://sandizphotos-seascapes.smugmug.com/
  • angevin1angevin1 Registered Users Posts: 3,403 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2010
    SeascapeS wrote: »
    My entry is the Slinky. You've seen it.

    I seem to log in as both SeascapeS and SandiZ. I don't know how that happens.

    I have the eye, a little bit of creativity, know very little technique, but I'll keep shooting until I'm satisfied. I know that I've progressed a lot since starting the challenges and hope to go much further. I love pushing myself and I see that you do too.
    Yeah! I get it...I think the Log-in issue is a fb thing..I did it that way today as well..new stuff!
    tom wise
  • JennJenn Registered Users Posts: 1,009 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2010
    angevin1 wrote: »
    I am busy learning Flash, illustrator, AE and .....drag me to the edge, PS!

    Now you're talking my language... I don't use illustrator much, but flash and Photoshop are my everyday tools :)
    Jenn (from Oklahoma)
    Panasonic Lumix 10x DMC-TZ3 :photo
    Leica Mega O.I.S./28mm WIDE :smile6
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