Assignment #46: Feet
Nikolai
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In case you're wondering "why" - well, in Europe my shoe size is 46:-)
This week we're going to concentrate on the human feet. Male or female, child or adult, lone or abundant, shoed or bare - your choice. Try not to get anything above the knee (crop tool to the rescue!). Get low if you have to. Silk stockings = extra credit:-)
Safety advice: if shooting in public places, please observe the law and the public norms, no need to be accused of perversion for a lousy homework shot:-)
Since feet are our only interest, shallow DOF is recommended, but shall you decide otherwise - go for it.
Fresh pictures only. Post processing-wise - PS your heart out, as long the original subject is still recognizeable. For the rest of the rules please consult this sticky.
Let's get us some feet!
This week we're going to concentrate on the human feet. Male or female, child or adult, lone or abundant, shoed or bare - your choice. Try not to get anything above the knee (crop tool to the rescue!). Get low if you have to. Silk stockings = extra credit:-)
Safety advice: if shooting in public places, please observe the law and the public norms, no need to be accused of perversion for a lousy homework shot:-)
Since feet are our only interest, shallow DOF is recommended, but shall you decide otherwise - go for it.
Fresh pictures only. Post processing-wise - PS your heart out, as long the original subject is still recognizeable. For the rest of the rules please consult this sticky.
Let's get us some feet!
"May the f/stop be with you!"
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ISO 200
f/8.0
1/6 sec
70 mm
cropp4.jpg
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Love the light, b/g, compo - everything
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... I'm still peeling potatoes.
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here comes another pic of my feet
Call me Riz.
My work:
https://instagram.com/rizwan.sattar1/
More feet!
... I'm still peeling potatoes.
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Thank you, nice entry, I can feel the relaxement :-)
Thank you, nice entries, 1st one is awesome!
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Nikon 70-200 2.8/50 1.8/85 1.8/14.24 2.8
Great, I love the feeling!
As you guys can see, even such simple thing as feet can be very expressive!
I may have strayed a bit to far from the assignment with this one, went with a more interperative composition. Have a couple of more ideas that I am looking forward to trying tonight at Karate class
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Not at all, great entry, thank you very much! Love the composition and the conversion!
Thank you, nice entry!
Basic
Date Modified 2007-08-15 17:01:32
Date Taken 2007-08-15 12:52:43
Camera Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Exposure Time 0.025s (1/40)
Aperture f/9.0
ISO 100
Focal Length 55mm (guess: 214mm in 35mm)
Photo Dimensions 1116 x 800
File Name Hot Summer Wet Feet sm.jpg
File Size 678.33 KB
Detailed
Flash flash fired, compulsory flash mode
Exposure Program aperture priority
Exposure Bias 2/3 EV
Exposure Mode auto
White Balance manual
Color Space unknown
#2
Basic
Date Modified 2007-08-15 17:26:22
Date Taken 2007-08-15 12:50:39
Camera Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Exposure Time 0.005s (1/200)
Aperture f/5.6
ISO 100
Focal Length 47mm (guess: 110mm in 35mm)
Photo Dimensions 1812 x 720
File Name Four Feet sm.jpg
File Size 911.77 KB
Detailed
Flash flash fired, compulsory flash mode
Exposure Program aperture priority
Exposure Bias 2/3 EV
Exposure Mode auto
White Balance manual
Color Space unknown
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Thank you!
Harsh light, eh?
FWIW, I like the composition on #2 better. Mother and child - tells the story...
Jeff,
Not at all...
This shot give me several paths for the questing eye. I think the footprints and slight horizontal gradient across the image strengthen it.
Then, at the top, you crop above the knees as requested.
Well done...
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These are my nephew's feet hangin' from grandma's bed...
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I know this thread is a bit older, but I am just catching on to the assignment section of Dgrin. I saw the "feet" category a few days ago and really started thinking about how I might approach the subject. I wanted to push my creativity and not do a "normal" take on the subject. Whether or not it was successful, I will leave up to you all to decide. Here is what I came up with:
And while I'm at it, here are a few more takes on the theme...
Shot with a Nikon D80, Nikor 18 - 135 mm lens, ISO 100, f/32, focal length of 62 mm, with a shutter speed of 28.2 seconds in bulb mode, full manual settings.
To get the shot, I placed a black tee-shirt on the floor and rested my feet on the shirt. I took a small mag-light (small torch, for you on the other side of the pond) and wrapped the lamp end with a strip of aluminum foil to make a snoot of sorts, limiting the spill of the light. I had my camera on a tripod which was sitting between my legs as I was sitting on a chair. I darkened the room, then used the flash light as an AF assist light. Once focus was locked, I released the shutter with a wired remote shutter release device, and used the flashlight to just paint my toes with light, avoiding the rest of my feet. I moved the light back and forth across my toes for nearly thirty seconds. For PP, I used Picasa 2 to convert the image to B&W, add contrast, and tinted the image blue. And there you have it. So, how does it work for you? What do you think? Too Weird?
Tinting wise - I'm not a big fan personally, but I can see it may work in some special applications.