Challenge 23: miketaylor01's look at time
miketaylor01
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Ok, this is my first challenge entry ever. I was having a very hard time figuring out what I wanted to shoot to show time. Everything I came up with was very abstract and didnt display time well enough I thought. Until I got this shot this morning which was a one time opportunity.
I was sitting on the roof of the building I live in looking around trying to find some good stuff to shoot. As I was scanning the skyline of the city I noticed ths young man sitting on the roof of his building also readin a book. Then it dawned on me that that would make a perfect shot to portray time in a way that is very important to every soldier here. Spending as much TIME as possible doing those little things that get your mind out of here. I know this may not seem to portray time as well as a shot of a clock, but to me I cant think of a better way that I could portray time where I am right now.
So the title of my shot is
Time Alone
By the way this is exactly what I pulled off my camera with no post work done to it except for cloning out a dust spot from the lens. Every time I tried to make changes to this in post I was never satisfied becaus the colors in the original really are exactly what I was seeing. Please let me now what you think.
An interesting side note is that the Mosque in the background is the Saddam Mosque in downtown Tikrit.
Mike
I was sitting on the roof of the building I live in looking around trying to find some good stuff to shoot. As I was scanning the skyline of the city I noticed ths young man sitting on the roof of his building also readin a book. Then it dawned on me that that would make a perfect shot to portray time in a way that is very important to every soldier here. Spending as much TIME as possible doing those little things that get your mind out of here. I know this may not seem to portray time as well as a shot of a clock, but to me I cant think of a better way that I could portray time where I am right now.
So the title of my shot is
Time Alone
By the way this is exactly what I pulled off my camera with no post work done to it except for cloning out a dust spot from the lens. Every time I tried to make changes to this in post I was never satisfied becaus the colors in the original really are exactly what I was seeing. Please let me now what you think.
An interesting side note is that the Mosque in the background is the Saddam Mosque in downtown Tikrit.
Mike
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You never got CS, did you?
I would like to see some contrast in it. Great thinking, meaningful shot.
Over at the Sony site on dPreview they kind of define what they mean by time, it is quite broad. We just started sticking these "clocks" up.........
Time passes, everything is time, smile.
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At first glance I think the sky looks fake but the more I look at it the more I really like the effect on the whole image. What do you think? No I dont have CS yet.. still using elements 2.0.. but the software that came with the SD9 is awesome. Called Sigma Photo Pro.
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So, in a short note. I like the sky, don't remember the old one, but I don't think those chairs are blue, are they?
If not, can you do it without getting blue on the chairs? Or can you get it off?
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Mike
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Just an opinion here, but I think the new sky you put in is too distracting and takes away from the mood. Maybe you could try something a bit more subtle? Looking at some of your other shots, it doesn't seem like a natural color for the sky in that area of the world.
Another thing that is distracting to me (and I realize this is just a pet peeve of mine), is all of the technology intruding into an old area like that. All of the towers and the portable sat dishes, etc seem very anachronistic (if that's a word). Not a criticism of your photo, just a general comment.
Glad you are enjoying your new camera, and I've really enjoyed looking at your photos from over there.
Erm...not a big fan of that version. I might fool around with desaturating everything but the sky, just a bit, like 10-20. Just a thought.
I am a believer in trying to make my pics look as much like the original scene as possible just because that is truly showing you what I was trying to do with the picture in the first place. Thats what post if for, in cas eyou screwed up taking to original. The sigma has just been awesome so far with having most of my pics be very true to the colors and lighting of the actual situation. Of course that only counts when I get the exposure right.
Plus, I dont really mind having the sky and background out of focus and not really standing out in that I was trying to make him stand out and keep the background blurry, even if just a little bit..
Mike
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Hi Mike,
I liked the clear contrasty version of the shot, but it was harder to notice the man. This last one makes the man stand out. I think the title could say a little more about where it is. When I looked at the shot on the challenge, I had not read your comments. I would like to see a title like, "Quiet time in Tikrit" or "Free Time in Tikrit". It really helps to put it into context. Very nice shot. Good interpretation of the theme.
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Brad
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