Idea:
I started with the idea of a paper man pulling the scissors out of the stone excalibur-like, but while I set the shot up I grew fond of this idea.
Setup:
I took some of my mother's rainbow coloured paper and cut out these little men. I placed them around a mountain chrystal with the scissors. There are two light sources, a halogen tube from the left and my desk lamp from the front, which points upwards. The desk lamp light is reflected by white paper, the halogen tube light is reflected by aluminium paper on the right.
Post Processing (in PSP9):
Levels (0/0,73/223;0/255)
HSL (Saturation +22)
Brightness/Contrast (-3/5)
Colour Balance (-20/0/0 on midtones)
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USM (0,50/80/0)
Saved at 6% compression
Comments:
There is noise in the gradient on the paper! It is visible on the gradient between red and blue, right in the middle. Now it looks as if there was noise in the photograph...
Thanks to Yorick for discussing the idea for the challenge with me.
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I just ran across this. What a great take on the challenge (I wasn't a member then). This is really fun and interesting. I like your eye for detail. Good one.
Guess what? I too was going for the paper doll cutout and changed my mind at last moment. Nice colors but stone should have been favored in exposure as there is enough color to handle the extra saturation. Nice effect.
I really like how the color gradually shifts around the circle. That's effective. I think I would have liked the composition even better without the rocks, but even with them, it is fun. Creative.
I love the colorful composition here. The figures dancing around the crystal is a fun visual. While the addition of the scissors seems like an afterthought to me, this is still one of my 3 favorites in this challenge.
Very humouristic approach of the challenge, and very well executed too. You've managed to include all three items, without making the picture boring and in a very original way. Congratulations. 9
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