hyphen, 2007-

System

I am just overflowing with joy and pride for my -!-

System

I feel so... so.... connected to everyone here, thanks to -!-

System

8x10 prints for sale for $75 each-

color prints for $100-

signed, $150-

System

should I center it, or put it into the thirds?-

Andy

gefillmore wrote:

should I center it, or put it into the thirds?-

:rutt :rutt :rutt

gus

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System

gus wrote:

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heavy baby-

Elaine

gefillmore wrote:

heavy baby-

pyrtek

gefillmore wrote:

I have returned to my former user title in anticipation of my photo title change-

:cry

NeilL

George, it's so, well... iconic! Can you post the exif, please?

urbanaries

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(the artist formerly known as george)

schmoo

urbanaries wrote:

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(the artist formerly known as george)

Andy

pyrtek wrote:

It has the potential, but the moderators will ruin it. They've already started.
Too bad.

I think that your comment is ruining it Lighten up, pyrtek, it's the Holidays

Flyinggina

gefillmore wrote:

should I center it, or put it into the thirds?-

Well, since you asked, George, I do have some suggestions that might make your hypen a stronger image.

Don't get me wrong, I think it is a wonderful conceptual piece and I am so glad you posted it. Somehow, though, I'm not sure why, it doesn't elicit an emotional reponse in me (unless you count uncontrolled giggling and occasional laughing out loud). Without that - well, I'm not sure I can fully appreciate your work.

So here is my -2 cents worth.

First, for this work, I recommend a ramblin' hypen. I don't think that the placement of the hypen on the canvas is too important. Obviously you want to be sure it contrasts adequately with the background color and you don't want it hidden in the corners, but otherwise, it seems to me that you can move it around at will without ruining the impact.

The black and white conversion seems a bit flat to me. I'm wondering if the hypen doesn't need a little pop. You can get some great suggestions on how to do that in this tutorial.

You might also want to experiment with hypen-heavy a la Gus. If the hypen gets big enough, you can add noise to give the work a true gf signature feel. (Of course, if gf has now become a hypen, that would be redundant.)

Have you tried oversharpening and oversaturating a color version of the hypen? Just a thought, but it might be interesting and give the hypen more of an emotional impact for the viewer.

Finally, consider reshooting with your fisheye lens. This would change the hypen to a grin.

Thanks for the post, George. It made my week.

Happy Holidays!

Virginia

System

for those of you that would try to create your own hyphen, just use a dash of this and a dash of that-

System

pyrtek wrote:

:cry

sorry bernard-

all good things must end-

System

NeilL wrote:

George, it's so, well... iconic! Can you post the exif, please?

thanks neil-

I really don't want to reveal all the secrets to the hyphen-

System

urbanaries wrote:

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(the artist formerly known as george)

yeah-

prince's lawyer has already contacted my lawyer about copyright and trademark infringement-

urbanaries

gefillmore wrote:

for those of you that would try to create your own hyphen, just use a dash of this and a dash of that-

I just snorted my coffee, thanks -

System

Flyinggina wrote:

Well, since you asked, George, I do have some suggestions that might make your hypen a stronger image.

Don't get me wrong, I think it is a wonderful conceptual piece and I am so glad you posted it. Somehow, though, I'm not sure why, it doesn't elicit an emotional reponse in me (unless you count uncontrolled giggling and occasional laughing out loud). Without that - well, I'm not sure I can fully appreciate your work.

So here is my -2 cents worth.

First, for this work, I recommend a ramblin' hypen. I don't think that the placement of the hypen on the canvas is too important. Obviously you want to be sure it contrasts adequately with the background color and you don't want it hidden in the corners, but otherwise, it seems to me that you can move it around at will without ruining the impact.

The black and white conversion seems a bit flat to me. I'm wondering if the hypen doesn't need a little pop. You can get some great suggestions on how to do that in this tutorial.

You might also want to experiment with hypen-heavy a la Gus. If the hypen gets big enough, you can add noise to give the work a true gf signature feel. (Of course, if gf has now become a hypen, that would be redundant.)

Have you tried oversharpening and oversaturating a color version of the hypen? Just a thought, but it might be interesting and give the hypen more of an emotional impact for the viewer.

Finally, consider reshooting with your fisheye lens. This would change the hypen to a grin.

Thanks for the post, George. It made my week.

Happy Holidays!

Virginia

gee gina, after all the work I already put into it?-

I dunno-

but thanks; something to ponder on-

System

Andy wrote:

I think that your comment is ruining it Lighten up, pyrtek, it's the Holidays

hah!-

bernard's ok; he keeps me grounded-

System

Merry Christmas everyone (and Happy Hanukkah, too) (and peace and good-will to all others)-

please be careful this season as you go 'dashing through the snow'-

jeffreaux2

I think it is underexposed.....have you tried posting thius in the " finishing school" or " whipping post"? Just a thought. You might get a better response there.


Oh.....and....


Merry Christmas!:jose