[SI] Shoot-In, Chrome Comments
Mardon arose from his sleep around 1000 GMT, and went to his
computer located at N47ē37.832'W052ē41.253'(WGS84), to check the
glorious images of bright, shiny, polished chrome that were
scheduled to appear on that holiest of holies, the Pbase SI
gallery. Here is what he found:
Doug Payne
http://www.pbase.com/shootin/chrome
The red is a good compliment to the chrome. Was the red in the
number "6" really a different colour than the red in "PONTIAC" or
does it merely appear that way in this image? For me, that
difference in the reds takes away a small bit from the overall
image. I like geometrical shots, so perhaps this is why I'm fond
of this one. Strangely, the image looks to my eye like it's
rotated slightly too far to the right and yet I put it in PS to
check against the guidelines and it's almost spot on. Odd. God
job of centreing the camera lens both vertically and horizontally
with the centre of the subject.
Rich Pos
http://www.pbase.com/shootin/image/67586656
Bonus points for being the best example I've seen of meeting the
mandate without meeting the mandate. I don't know exactly what to
say about the image. I don't get a warm fuzzy feeling from looking
at a guy's bald head. (Sorry about that pun.) The highlights look
blown to me but I'm not completely sure if they really are. I'm
glad it isn't in colour. Thank you for that. :) The crop is
interesting. Normally I'd say there is not enough head room in
this image but I guess I can't really say that in this case.
Jim Kramer
http://www.pbase.com/shootin/image/67586663
Maybe we've both been spending too much time over at BugGuide.net.
When the mandate was posted, I thought about submitting this
archived shot:
http://www.JustPhotos.ca/galleries/macro/images/017209.jpg I'm
glad I didn't. Yours is a much better macro. I like that the
texture of the eyes are visible in this shot. Insects fascinate me
so you have an unfair advantage with me reviewing this image. I
like the composition with the yellow on the bottom. It offsets
what looks to my eye to be a slightly under exposure in the
remainder of the image.
Mardon Erbland
http://www.pbase.com/shootin/image/67586924
It was the next to last day for the mandate, so I went out for a
drive with my father-in-law to get a shot of some chrome for the
mandate. A tour bus from Alberta was parked along a downtown
street and this is the result. I should not have 'apologized' for
getting my reflection in the image; I was one among many! ;) Here
was my 2nd choice for a submission:
http://www.JustPhotos.ca/galleries/equipment/images/021179.jpg
See, by reviewing my own image I was able to sneak in 2 additional
photos! ;)
Quercus
http://www.pbase.com/shootin/image/67586931
Interesting subject matter. My son is going moose hunting with a
bow when the season opens in 2 weeks. Is that really chrome or
just burnished metal? You get a 10 point deduction if it's
burnished metal. I'm curious why you shot aperture priority at f8?
I think I would have preferred wide open to get as much background
blur as possible. The background is quite distracting to my eye.
The image also seems a tiny bit soft. I can't tell if it's a focus
issue or just under sharpened.
Duncan Chesley
http://www.pbase.com/shootin/image/67586959
Too bad it wasn't a dog being reflected in the chrome. (Opps.
Twenty lashes for me. I actually like cats but love dogs!) I find
this a rather intriguing image. It seems to have just the right
colour tones for my eye. The only negative is that the horizontal
black bar is not horizontal. The vertical line is fine, so the
picture couldn't be rotated. It would have required a different
viewpoint to correct this problem and that probably wasn't possible
given the location of the cat and perhaps the size of the computer
face plate.
Bowser
http://www.pbase.com/shootin/image/67589560
I know your red shirt matched the rest of the image, Bowser, but I
still don't like your reflection in the horn; too overpowering and
distracting. My guess is that you might have actually planned the
reflection as part of the image but I'm not fond of it. Was it
planned? I also am not fond of the orange and the red together.
Sometimes I don't fully know why I like or don't like an image.
Duncan's is an example of one that I like when I'm not sure why and
this is an example of an image that doesn't catch my fancy even
though I'm not entirely sure why. Sorry.
Ken Nadvornick
http://www.pbase.com/shootin/image/67594765
Undeniably meets the mandate. I'm glad those plug wires are there
to prevent eye damage from all that bright chrome. Mandate aside,
the image is a bit too congested for my liking. Is that your fill-
flash reflection at the centre of the air cleaner? I wonder how
this image would have looked without the flash. Did you take one
that way by any chance?
Mardon
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