Challenge 29 - First Person

blackwaterstudioblackwaterstudio Registered Users Posts: 779 Major grins
edited January 1, 2005 in The Dgrin Challenges
A little background before you look at the picture. I don't know if anyone of you know that at my full time job I'm a Police Officer, and on the SWAT team.

This is what I like to call, "My Point Of View"
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Critiques, comments.
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  • cmr164cmr164 Registered Users Posts: 1,542 Major grins
    edited December 30, 2004
    Interesting thought.

    One technical detail that you might want to think about is that the challenge has an 800 pixel limit (including borders) for every submission.
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  • blackwaterstudioblackwaterstudio Registered Users Posts: 779 Major grins
    edited December 30, 2004
    cmr164 wrote:
    Interesting thought.

    One technical detail that you might want to think about is that the challenge has an 800 pixel limit (including borders) for every submission.
    Changed :)
  • judyfuessjudyfuess Registered Users Posts: 259 Major grins
    edited December 30, 2004
    wow! Great Shot clap.gif
  • blackwaterstudioblackwaterstudio Registered Users Posts: 779 Major grins
    edited December 30, 2004
    judyfuess wrote:
    wow! Great Shot clap.gif
    Thanks Judy.
  • John MuellerJohn Mueller Registered Users Posts: 2,555 Major grins
    edited December 30, 2004
    Flesh and steel. Me likes itbowdown.gif
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  • blackwaterstudioblackwaterstudio Registered Users Posts: 779 Major grins
    edited December 30, 2004
    MHJS wrote:
    Flesh and steel. Me likes itbowdown.gif
    Thanks for the comments thumb.gif
  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited December 30, 2004
    imo needs more of the gun showing, sort of at an angle, otherwise it's hard to know what it is... could be a joystick or somesuch thing.

    excellent idea!
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  • blackwaterstudioblackwaterstudio Registered Users Posts: 779 Major grins
    edited December 30, 2004
    andy wrote:
    imo needs more of the gun showing, sort of at an angle, otherwise it's hard to know what it is... could be a joystick or somesuch thing.

    excellent idea!
    I tried that Andy, but it seems to be out of focus, you get part of the gun, but the rest of the gun and your hand is out of focus.

    But I'll keep trying :)
  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited December 30, 2004
    jdsphotography wrote:
    I tried that Andy, but it seems to be out of focus, you get part of the gun, but the rest of the gun and your hand is out of focus.

    But I'll keep trying :)

    that's okay... the oof part...

    what lens are you shooting with? lights?
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  • blackwaterstudioblackwaterstudio Registered Users Posts: 779 Major grins
    edited December 30, 2004
    andy wrote:
    that's okay... the oof part...

    what lens are you shooting with? lights?
    I was using the 50mm 1.8, but have since switched to the 18-55 which seemed to work out pretty good :)
  • andr3wandr3w Registered Users Posts: 2 Beginner grinner
    edited December 30, 2004
    question
    how do i post a piceture?ne_nau.gif
  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited December 30, 2004
    andr3w wrote:
    how do i post a piceture?ne_nau.gif

    take a look here

    and welcome to dgrin wave.gif
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited December 30, 2004
    jdsphotography wrote:
    I was using the 50mm 1.8, but have since switched to the 18-55 which seemed to work out pretty good :)

    okay... i'd stay with the fifty - how about using a tripod and flash? stop down to f/8 or f/11. now angle the weapon, a bit....
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  • blackwaterstudioblackwaterstudio Registered Users Posts: 779 Major grins
    edited December 30, 2004
    Ok, lets try this again.

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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited December 30, 2004
    jdsphotography wrote:
    Ok, lets try this again.

    IMG_2860c.jpg

    now, yer talkin....

    mebbe try less arm, so you'll need to try the kit lens maybe too, goign a bit wider .... and not crowding the gun so much upper right... and some more light .. light light
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  • fishfish Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins
    edited December 30, 2004
    Southpaw, huh?

    Neat idea. I've played with that approach in the past on advrider. Decided to do a few fresh ones just for grins. Wanna see 'em?

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    Extra credit if you can name the weapons. deal.gif

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  • blackwaterstudioblackwaterstudio Registered Users Posts: 779 Major grins
    edited December 30, 2004
    First one looks like a H&K, the last one is a AR-15 :)
  • blackwaterstudioblackwaterstudio Registered Users Posts: 779 Major grins
    edited December 30, 2004
    What about from this angle?

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  • cletuscletus Registered Users Posts: 1,930 Major grins
    edited December 30, 2004
    jdsphotography wrote:
    What about from this angle?
    Not a very good "first person" view lol3.gif

    -Edit: Nice title
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  • blackwaterstudioblackwaterstudio Registered Users Posts: 779 Major grins
    edited December 31, 2004
    cletus wrote:
    Not a very good "first person" view lol3.gif

    -Edit: Nice title
    Yea true :)

    Here's another attempt.

    IMG_2866.jpg
  • cletuscletus Registered Users Posts: 1,930 Major grins
    edited December 31, 2004
    Maybe it's just me, but I think you need to loose the watch. Your arm leads the viewers eye into the shot, but the dark watch band interrupts the flow.
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  • blackwaterstudioblackwaterstudio Registered Users Posts: 779 Major grins
    edited December 31, 2004
    cletus wrote:
    Maybe it's just me, but I think you need to loose the watch. Your arm leads the viewers eye into the shot, but the dark watch band interrupts the flow.
    Ok I'll try that, be back shortly :)
  • fishfish Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins
    edited December 31, 2004
    jdsphotography wrote:
    What about from this angle?
    Barrel is out of focus.



    btw, that was a Colt Cold Cup Trophy in the middle photo.
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  • blackwaterstudioblackwaterstudio Registered Users Posts: 779 Major grins
    edited December 31, 2004
    Here's one without the watch.
    IMG_2872.jpg

    Here's another view (this one I think came out of the best of all)
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  • cletuscletus Registered Users Posts: 1,930 Major grins
    edited December 31, 2004
    Much better without the watch nod.gif

    The light on the gun looks great, but there is too much light on your arm now. Is there a way you could cut back on the amount of light hitting your arm while keeping the same light on the gun?
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  • fishfish Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins
    edited December 31, 2004
    dude...have you considered cleaning and oiling that firearm? mwink.gif Your rear nightsight is rusting.
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  • blackwaterstudioblackwaterstudio Registered Users Posts: 779 Major grins
    edited December 31, 2004
    cletus wrote:
    Much better without the watch nod.gif

    The light on the gun looks great, but there is too much light on your arm now. Is there a way you could cut back on the amount of light hitting your arm while keeping the same light on the gun?
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  • blackwaterstudioblackwaterstudio Registered Users Posts: 779 Major grins
    edited December 31, 2004
    fish wrote:
    dude...have you considered cleaning and oiling that firearm? mwink.gif Your rear nightsight is rusting.
    Yea haven't had a chance to clean it from when we qualified the other night, it was pouring the rain. Gotta love glocks though, only thing that is rusting is the sights :)
  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited December 31, 2004
    Rust just adds to the appeal, IMO. You go, Cletus! I am still concerned, myself, about the light arm.

    I don't know how experienced you are with post processing, but that arm is not blown, if you can just isolate it and darken it, or burn it in, or something. So as not to distract.

    Too bad you have to have the arm at all. How about a black sweater for just a trial. You have time, a good subject, kind of. I would play with it.

    Hey, any way you can show the speeding bullet, too.rolleyes1.gif

    ginger (do you have a german shepherd? To stand there and look like a pro dog)
    How about a person as the target? Nah, can only do that when it is serious stuff. If you have to do it on your job, don't forget to photograph it.
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited December 31, 2004
    Just looking at it again, please keep playing with it. I realized I was so tired of skin, I actually liked the watch.

    It definitely has potential. My first thought was black gun and black background will never work. Don't think that is the problem, can be separated by light, but that may be the problem with the skin?????

    ginger
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
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