LPS#4: Kicking out an idea...

Nikolai

War of Worlds:



What do you think?

gus

Now your starting to think nik ! I like it

ChrisJ

Very interesting and creative... I'll take L lens to Phone-4.

I must say, that is also highly irregular.

Nikolai

gus wrote:

Now your starting to think nik ! I like it

Ta mate!

intentional_noise

Hey that's great!

Nikolai

ChrisJ wrote:

Very interesting and creative...

Thanks!

ChrisJ wrote:

I'll take L lens to Phone-4.

ChrisJ wrote:

I must say, that is also highly irregular.

Yeah, that's what I'm afraid of... I have a feeling that I'm missing something important, but can't quite figure out what it is yet

Nikolai

intentional_noise wrote:

Hey that's great!

Thanks!

Bendr

That's an awesome idea! I like it alot!

Michiel de Brieder

an amazing idea Nik, kudos, although it is not quite finished yet... I'm trying to put my finger on what I'm missing, but I can't seem to grip it yet...

I'll think some more I love the concept

richtersl

Very original! I love it!!!!

pyroPrints.com

Michiel de Brieder wrote:

an amazing idea Nik, kudos, although it is not quite finished yet... I'm trying to put my finger on what I'm missing, but I can't seem to grip it yet...

I'll think some more I love the concept

I agree, I mean the idea and the effort are awesome. But it seems like something's off. I think you can do better with the lighting (even if I couldn't =c) and I think on the organic side for the King and Queen I think it should be vegetable or a fruit instead of the bottles. Just my 2 копейки

Bountyphotographer

Love it but a bit too dark


BP

photogmomma

I love the idea! But instead of doing electronics, I'd do processed foods. You know, strawberries - organic - vs a twinky or oreo... Just my thoughts. I dont' really see electronics as battling organic type foods.

But do this with processed food and some brighter lighting and I really think you have it! Awesome concept! Keep going!

saurora

I knew there was something bothering me about this idea besides the lighting. You may have to invent a new chessboard!!! Great thinking though, Nik!!

thebigsky

Very nice, where do you find the time?

Charlie

pemmett

This picture is a brilliant idea - the more I look at it the more I see. Very creative. The light may be slightly off - but it really draws me into the shot and makes me wnat to discover more. Brilliant. Now if you'll just share a few secrets about how to be half as creative as you then we'll all be better off

Nikolai

Bendr,

Bendr wrote:

That's an awesome idea! I like it alot!

Thanks!

Nikolai

Michiel,

Michiel de Brieder wrote:

an amazing idea Nik, kudos, although it is not quite finished yet... I'm trying to put my finger on what I'm missing, but I can't seem to grip it yet...

I'll think some more I love the concept

Back from your chambers already, your honor?

Thanks:-)
Yeah, I do have a gut feeling it's not ready.. Although I'm going to play more with it.. This is the first draft, just a scramble...
Let me know if you have some ideas:-)
Cheers, partner!

Nikolai

Linda,

richtersl wrote:

Very original! I love it!!!!

Thank you!

intentional_noise

well I dont pick winners (even though I DID love the prune shot) but with this one, I actually really related to the whole 'real food even if having artificial ingredients' vs ' computer will feed you one day' concept

the chess board - who will win?

won me!

loved the whole thought behind it to be honest



was thinking more light but looked again and thought nope - whole concept fixated in my mind - my version at any rate

sherstone

Nice!
I have a feeling I'm going to be hanging around this board much much more so... I better start getting in on the mix.


This idea is AWESOME - love it.
I too think something is slightly off - might be the lighting?

Yes, where do you find the time???

Nikolai

Pyro, Bounty

Bountyphotographer wrote:

Love it but a bit too dark
BP

Thanks!

I actually wanted it to be dark. The lighting idea comes from the boxing ring: harsh light from zenith, strong fall off. I guess I didn't deliver this message...

Nikolai

Andi,

photogmomma wrote:

I love the idea! But instead of doing electronics, I'd do processed foods. You know, strawberries - organic - vs a twinky or oreo... Just my thoughts. I dont' really see electronics as battling organic type foods.

But do this with processed food and some brighter lighting and I really think you have it! Awesome concept! Keep going!

Thank you!
The floppies/cheese chessboard was the key element of this design. It kinda dictated the electronics...

I agree that sushi vs hamburger would deliver a clearer battle message. Wanna try?

Nikolai

Saurora,

saurora wrote:

I knew there was something bothering me about this idea besides the lighting. You may have to invent a new chessboard!!! Great thinking though, Nik!!

The only problem is it does not fold
Thanks!

Nikolai

Noise,

intentional_noise wrote:

well I dont pick winners (even though I DID love the prune shot) but with this one, I actually really related to the whole 'real food even if having artificial ingredients' vs ' computer will feed you one day' concept
the chess board - who will win?
won me!
loved the whole thought behind it to be honest

was thinking more light but looked again and thought nope - whole concept fixated in my mind - my version at any rate

Well, batteries are some sort of energy source, as is food. You know, Matrix style..

schmoo

I absolutely love this idea! I like the dramatic lighting and understand the boxing ring feel to it, but I agree that the sides are so busy that the falloff doesn't quite work yet.

But you have lots of time to tweak it. I'm looking forward to that!

Nikolai

BigSky, Pemmet, SherStone

Very nice, where do you find the time?

Thank you!

It didn't take that long, actually. I came with the idea like an hour after Shay announced the themes. During the next day I decided on the technicalities and a set of components for pieces (bought them as well). The biggest issue was the cheesy squares, so I went to deli where a friend of mine works and ask him to cut me some Swiss exactly with the thickness of a floppy disk, which I brought with me and which he used as a sample.
Same Monday evening I made a basic setup and tried a few shots just to see if it works at all.

Finally, last night (Tuesday) I simply trimmed the cheese pieces to match the shape of the floppy exactly, and went on shooting. The rest was only a matter of pressing the button...

Thank you for your attention!

Nikolai

Schmoo,

schmooo wrote:

I absolutely love this idea! I like the dramatic lighting and understand the boxing ring feel to it, but I agree that the sides are so busy that the falloff doesn't quite work yet.

But you have lots of time to tweak it. I'm looking forward to that!

Thanks!

Yes, I think "busy" is the right word...
It's like they don't have to be there, yet they're needed to ensure this is a chess game.

You know what? Mebbe I should switch to checkers and use only batteries/strawberries (or some other paun-like veggies/fruits)

I'll give it a try tonight:-) And yes, I still have a few days left:-)

Bendr

If you wanted to do artificial foods, you could use plastic cheese for some of the squares...

Nikolai

Bendr wrote:

If you wanted to do artificial foods, you could use plastic cheese for some of the squares...

I could, I could... It's a hassle though, and it would kill my "inner child". I *wanted* the real cheese

LiquidAir

Its a great idea. A couple thoughts:

It lacks drama. Showing the game at the opening gets across the idea but doesn't tell much of a story. As it is, it comes across more as really neat diorama than a great photograph. I laughed when I got the idea, but there was nothing to really draw me into the shot. I know this problem personally because I am struggling with it in my own photography...

Aside from that, it needs prespective correction.