Ch 66: Patch of Depression
LeDude
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is this the one you were talkin about man? if so i'm diggin' it
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I've got to clean up the upper-right hand corner. I still need to experiment with the coloring, but this is growing on me (I was very unsure to start).
My biggest concern is thematic. I'm going music, obviously, but I'm having a tough time getting creative (other than with my title). Interpretation has been fairly liberal so far and I wonder if the judges will be so liberal.
"a part of something marked out from the rest by a particular characteristic; a small area or amount of something"
One depressed key among many is the idea here, but I'm so undecided as to whether I'm really getting it. The coloring question I've got running through my mind is how to empasize the depressed key. Should I go hard and use selective coloring (how, it's a white key? emboss effect helps bring it out, but is w-w-WAY too strong an effect). Maybe I just let it go on subtle. I'm rambling...
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[edit: er... I am mistaken, just a sliver off the bottom: 68 pixels worth]
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.......and I wouldnt even say that if I didnt really love the photo
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i think grain was inevitable because it was a lowlight indoor shot at 1.8 with a 1/125 shutterspeed which tells me he probably had his ISO bumped up to at least 800
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conflicting views on grain have given me reason to consider the following:
grain on the reflection of the white keys into the black: huge plus
grain on the hand: minor plus
grain on the silver panel above the keys: minus
grain from the light in the upper-right hand corner: huge minus
I'll make the appropriate granular adjustments.
other issues?
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On the overall shot, the odd angle of the hand is a minus.
(Normally, in photography, hands are curved at the wrist.)
Also, the angles seem to detract.
The grain is apparently detracting.
Is this shot done sharp and non-grainy? Maybe we should see it, if it is.
Finally: how does it fit the theme?
I've made some adjustments... and the title change should help, though it is interpretive and while I think it matches the challenge description I could see some legitmate argument to the contrary.
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Thanks Mark for the comments. I don't know about the hand angle... he was playing, and that's how he plays
Angles... do you mean the angles created by the tilt/keys/lines of the back of the keyboard? Would this be corrected by simply straightening the shot, or are the lines of the piano itself a problem?
Grain: check. Attempt #3 has a far subtler grain effect imposed, better? Seems less dramatic to me, but maybe that's best.
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I love the shot. It makes me want to reach up and play with you. - uh, that does't sound quite like the way I meant :uhoh
I don't think there is a theme issue. You've come up with a creative angle.
Oh, speaking of angles, although the angle of the wrist not the usual bend, I think the angle of the shot works well.
LCD, thx... and, I know what you're saying
HitC, grazie... I agree on the red deal, #3 was my bid at clarity-rather than grain-but I think the color is poor (you should see the original! colors: :uhoh)
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Speshul, gracias... I think one of your picks will be my entry
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I hope you all enjoy the shot; and, thank you once again for all the help, critique and encouragement.
peace... love... music...
LeDude
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