challenge 35, comments?

jeff lapoint · March 23, 2005

greed

thegreenegg · March 23, 2005

I chuckled when I saw this picture. I thought it was so cool. I don't know if it shows greed though. I don't know a lot about American money but maybe you can get a bill that you can capture more green in. But if you are able to capture the color green, you know green and greed, I think that would add a punch to your picture. Don't you love the smell of Captialism in the morning?... great subject!
Ashley

Flyinggina · March 23, 2005

I really like the photo. Good idea.

jeff lapoint · March 23, 2005

Flyinggina wrote:

I really like the photo. Good idea.

thanks for the comments

for some reason the eye screams greed to me. its the look i get in the camera store

ginger_55 · March 23, 2005

jeff lapoint wrote:

thanks for the comments

for some reason the eye screams greed to me. its the look i get in the camera store

The eye looks like Lust to me..........which fits me in the camera store and others too, I imagine.

good idea. I am stumped...........nothing.

ginger (just sitting here thinking of an Osprey)

My worst sin is that I covet, boy do I covet! No idea how to show that.

DoctorIt · March 23, 2005

That is a cool photo. I'm having a hard time deciding if you desaturated it or not...

Also, agree with Ginger, not sure if "greed" pops to mind when I see it. this is gonna be another tough challenge.

jeff lapoint · March 23, 2005

DoctorIt wrote:

That is a cool photo. I'm having a hard time deciding if you desaturated it or not...

Also, agree with Ginger, not sure if "greed" pops to mind when I see it. this is gonna be another tough challenge.

Again thanks for the comments.

Erik: no desat done...just an old dollar. maybe i should bump up the greenage?

i guess i was thinking greed over lust because with money you almost always need/want more or at least thats what the eye looked like to me. and then i thought about the camera store analogy...always wanting more.

dunno... tough challenge.

mel · March 24, 2005

Great idea! Also agree the eye immediately makes me think, "Greed". Here's a thought... use a $100 bill to make the shot a little more greedy?
Nice work!
mel

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ginger_55 · March 24, 2005

I posted my idea under "my thread". No photo as I am housebound without a car, but I did want to post that I am going to use lenses as my theme. Something about as big a lens as I can find in this small town, and maybe a wide angle, maybe lots of lenses. Have to get out to do it. And it may be Monday.

I thought it up as I was almost asleep last night. Then and in the shower are good times for inspiration, don't you all think?

ginger

jeff lapoint · March 24, 2005

ginger_55 wrote:

I posted my idea under "my thread". No photo as I am housebound without a car, but I did want to post that I am going to use lenses as my theme. Something about as big a lens as I can find in this small town, and maybe a wide angle, maybe lots of lenses. Have to get out to do it. And it may be Monday.

I thought it up as I was almost asleep last night. Then and in the shower are good times for inspiration, don't you all think?

ginger

great idea! what does it look like when you shoot through a lens not attached to yur camera?

ChrisJ · March 24, 2005

Funny, a money shot (pun lightly intended) was the first thing that popped into my mind when I read the challenge. Nice execution, though! I was thinking about a stack of bills, wish I had some to use!

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Chris

jeff lapoint · March 24, 2005

95Mcaj wrote:

Funny, a money shot (pun lightly intended) was the first thing that popped into my mind when I read the challenge. Nice execution, though! I was thinking about a stack of bills, wish I had some to use! :

Chris

the pun is underrated and underused

i wish i had a stack to use as well. had to settle for a lowly $1. i need to look at all the bills and see who has the best looking eye. i may try again with hammilton or jackson...but that may be as high as i am able to go. grant and benjamin may be out of my league today

DawnLand · March 27, 2005

jeff lapoint wrote:

greed

Actually I think it's well thought out and clever! The angle on the eye is done in a way that he looks "sly" and almost taunting! Coming from money, it's a great piece! Dawn

jeff lapoint · March 28, 2005

DawnLand wrote:

jeff lapoint wrote:

greed

Actually I think it's well thought out and clever! The angle on the eye is done in a way that he looks "sly" and almost taunting! Coming from money, it's a great piece! Dawn

thanks dawn.

i'm still trying to think up mores ways to give it a bit more *pop*

...this challenge is a toughy. the thing with making an image to protray the 7 deadly sins is the image has to be powerful and provke some sort of visceral rxn.

i guess i feel like not everyone should (or can) like the photo, but almost everyone should *get it*. i'm not sure this does that even thoguh it works for me...

i was considering setting the bill on fire (its already in half after the black lab got finished with it)...but i am sure that would offend someone (and something about destruction of federal property)

jeff

ginger_55 · March 28, 2005

I was thinking of using the American flag for the sin of pride. A whole lot of people probably wouldn't like that.

anon

jeff lapoint · March 29, 2005

ginger_55 wrote:

I was thinking of using the American flag for the sin of pride. A whole lot of people probably wouldn't like that.

anon

ginger,

too bad we couldnt get a pic of them getting really PO'd...then we would at least have a pic for *anger*

j

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