LPS 16 entry

Izzy Garavito

Hey all, let me know what you think!
#1



#2



#3


Picture

Pic #1 Exif:

Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS 30D
Shutter Speed: 1/20 second
F Number: F/2.8
Focal Length: 20 mm
ISO Speed: 250
Date Picture Taken: Nov 19, 2007, 11:36:22 PM

#s 2&3 Exif:


Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS 30D
Shutter Speed: 1/40 second
F Number: F/5.6
Focal Length: 17 mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Date Picture Taken: Nov 21, 2007, 9:41:54 PM

pemmett

Great picture, would like to have seen the person a tad more over to the right though. Definitely a very scary picture. Good Luck.

shatch

Great tension in the photo. Would have been fun to see a drip off the edge of the blade to add a little more mystry to it. "Is he slicing tomatoes outside? or what"

Nikolai

Izzy Garavito wrote:

Hey all, let me know what you think!

I think the pose is conflicting with the suggested premise - it's not menacing enough.
I did something in this direction at one of early LPS QRs, http://nik.smugmug.com/gallery/2791047/1/148823531/Large
It didn't work out, but you see what I mean by the pose...

Felicia

Oh, I feel menaced! :oogle

Izzy Garavito

shatch wrote:

Great tension in the photo. Would have been fun to see a drip off the edge of the blade to add a little more mystry to it. "Is he slicing tomatoes outside? or what"

lmao

Izzy Garavito

Nikolai wrote:

I think the pose is conflicting with the suggested premise - it's not menacing enough.
I did something in this direction at one of early LPS QRs, http://nik.smugmug.com/gallery/2791047/1/148823531/Large
It didn't work out, but you see what I mean by the pose...

I see what you mean. maybe because it looks too static?

I was trying to make it menacing to whoever was looking at the photo. it works with the high-res version on full screen on the monitor, but loses impact when scaled down.

What different pose would you suggest?

Izzy Garavito

Thanks guys but competing with you all is almost impossible

Nikolai

Izzy Garavito wrote:

What different pose would you suggest?

This particular pose is of a person showing a knife to somebody. Except for the context (dark; presence of knife in general) I don't see a single bit of a menace in his pose. Is he waiting to be attacked? But in that case why he choses a knife as a defence weapon if he's about to be hit by a car?

Pick a sitck, give it to your kid and ask him/her to attack you as if it was a knife. You will see plenty of truly menacing poses...

Izzy Garavito

Nikolai wrote:

This particular pose is of a person showing a knife to somebody. Except for the context (dark; presence of knife in general) I don't see a single bit of a menace in his pose. Is he waiting to be attacked? But in that case why he choses a knife as a defence weapon if he's about to be hit by a car?

Pick a sitck, give it to your kid and ask him/her to attack you as if it was a knife. You will see plenty of truly menacing poses...

Good point. I'll pray for fog and catch him moving toward the camera. otherwise, i'll see how it looks without the fog. Maybe i can make the light wrap around the dude a bit more

Nikolai

Izzy Garavito wrote:

Good point. I'll pray for fog and catch him moving toward the camera. otherwise, i'll see how it looks without the fog. Maybe i can make the light wrap around the dude a bit more

Adding the kind of fog you have is a kid's play in PS. Get the pose right, shoot the dude contre-a-jour and do everything else in post.

imax

Nicely done. I have been toying with a similar idea for several months now. It's just not to where I want it yet. I think what you entered is definitely a contender. Good work.......

Joe

Travis

Actually, without even reading the title I got the menacing theme. The composition and the use of subtle light works (at least for me ).

Izzy Garavito

Thanks a ton for your feedback guys I have another pose in mind that I'll try out tonight and tomorrow to see which one works best

Izzy Garavito

Nikolai wrote:

I think the pose is conflicting with the suggested premise - it's not menacing enough.
I did something in this direction at one of early LPS QRs, http://nik.smugmug.com/gallery/2791047/1/148823531/Large
It didn't work out, but you see what I mean by the pose...

Hey man, what do you think of the new pose?

Felicia

I still like the first shot the best.

Nikolai

Izzy Garavito wrote:

Hey man, what do you think of the new pose?

I think the pose in #2 is creepier , but the angle is better in the original

Izzy Garavito

So maybe #2 with #1s angle?

Nikolai

Izzy Garavito wrote:

So maybe #2 with #1s angle?

Yep, something like that.
BTW, is he a lefty? Knives are ususally handled by the primary arm...

Izzy Garavito

Nikolai wrote:

Yep, something like that.
BTW, is he a lefty? Knives are ususally handled by the primary arm...

No sir, I'm a rightie. it just reflected the light a bit better with my left, and kept the knife out of view of passersby--a guy in the fog, with a knife and a skimask

BOATS

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i know its late but i like #1 best


r u related to michael meyers???

sorry just trying to be funny - i like the 1st