SF idea

Nikolai

Flamenco

pemmett

Nice idea and good lighting:D. But the hand just looks strange rather than it's playing the guitar. Did you use a strobe light?

Nikolai

pemmett wrote:

Nice idea and good lighting:D. But the hand just looks strange rather than it's playing the guitar. Did you use a strobe light?

Thanks!
Believe it or not, I was playing..:-)
It's strobe idea, but not a strobe per se..

Dalantech

I like it -but I think the hand shows too much motion. Can you re-shoot with a little faster shutter, or set the flash to second curtain sync?...

Nikolai

Dalantech wrote:

I like it -but I think the hand shows too much motion. Can you re-shoot with a little faster shutter, or set the flash to second curtain sync?...

Thanks!
You mean - faster than 12 seconds?

pemmett

Nikolai wrote:

Thanks!
You mean - faster than 12 seconds?

I reckon that 11.5 seconds would nail it

Swartzy

Agreed
A bit faster shutter speed would be good....take the ND filter off Nik

richtersl

I like it!

But I think it needs motion blur centered around your fingers rather than the "ghostly" blur you have created centered around your hand.

I'd defintely try a reshoot with a faster shutter speed.

sunita

I agree with Linda. The motion blur would be better focused on the wrist and fingers than the entire hand. Also moving the camera a little to the right may give a better angle?!

Cheers,
Sunita

Dalantech

Nikolai wrote:

Thanks!
You mean - faster than 12 seconds?

Holy cow Nik -you can almost play an entire song in 12 seconds!

richtersl

Dalantech wrote:

Holy cow Nik -you can almost play an entire song in 12 seconds!

Yep, I guess he can pretty much guarantee us it wasn't the "Minute Walz" by Chopin.

kingmamaof2

Cool idea Nik! What nails it is the sharp sharp guitar with the motion blur. I like it and would love to see more if you do a reshoot. Good job!

pemmett

I can't see the strings moving Are you really playing?

seastack

Great, great idea.

I agree there is too much motion, or at least the motion is too complicated. I've been toying around with the idea of getting an inexpensive variable strobe light (Spencer's Gifts?) - didn't we all have one in the 70's - to create some stylized motion shots myself. That could create distinct and consistently placed steps of sharp but still translucent hand moving through the motion of strumming the guitar, and would significantly reduce the shutter speed to better ensure a sharper guitar. Make sense? Might be worth a shot, so to speak.

Nikolai

Thanks guys!
I appreciate the feedback.
I will try to reshoot...

LiquidAir

Howabout putting that 1D mark III on autofire and blending on photoshop....

I agree with the other posters about the motion blur. My suggestion is when planning the shot, think about telling a clear story with the motion blur. As it is, the shot feels like you are experimenting with technique rather than using the technique to communicate.

Nikolai

LiquidAir wrote:

Howabout putting that 1D mark III on autofire and blending on photoshop....

I agree with the other posters about the motion blur. My suggestion is when planning the shot, think about telling a clear story with the motion blur. As it is, the shot feels like you are experimenting with technique rather than using the technique to communicate.

Yeah, I wish... I'm like $3,999 short:-)

I'll try to decrease the blur on the wrist..

ChrisJ

Can't add much to what's already been said, but I do think it's a cool shot. Just tweak it a bit...

Nikolai

Chris,

ChrisJ wrote:

Can't add much to what's already been said, but I do think it's a cool shot. Just tweak it a bit...

Thanks!

Nikolai

Take 2
Flamenco

pyroPrints.com

Nikolai wrote:

Flamenco

I like it, but I think you can shoot a higher caliber shot for the semi-final

pemmett

pyroPrints.com wrote:

I like it, but I think you can shoot a higher caliber shot for the semi-final

Smashtoad

The Guitar Shot
The lighting is good and the guitar is beautiful...but the hand motions used to play the flamenco style are not attractive in motion...it's confusing to the eye. The creative use of a pensive or morose child holding the guitar might be a better direction. Anyway, that's what came to me.

Nikolai

Pyro, Pemmet, Smash,
Thanks guys, appreciate the honesty:-)!

Robert

Take 2

Nikolai wrote:

Flamenco

I like the second shot, the light is better. But it bothers me that the strings don’t show any sign of motion.

Nikolai

Robert,

Robert wrote:

I like the second shot, the light is better. But it bothers me that the strings don’t show any sign of motion.

Good point, thanks!

annnna8888

I like the second try better, but it's still not quite there. I'd try with a shorter exposure to make the fingers less blurry, and the movement of the strings should also be visible.

Ana

Nikolai

Ana,

annnna8888 wrote:

I like the second try better, but it's still not quite there. I'd try with a shorter exposure to make the fingers less blurry, and the movement of the strings should also be visible.

Ana

Thank you! Appreciate the feedback!

richtersl

Nikolai,

Instread of strumming, play something that requires you to pick. This way the hand is steady and the motion will be in the fingers and strings.

Nikolai

Linda,

richtersl wrote:

Nikolai,

Instread of strumming, play something that requires you to pick. This way the hand is steady and the motion will be in the fingers and strings.

Thank you!
The technicalities of this shot are way not what it appears to be.
But I get the direction of what you're saying...