So what makes us come up with the ideas that we do? I took my homemade light box and attached a piece of poster board with a hole cut out for my face. I wrapped the poster board in saran wrap so it wouldnt get wet and soggy. I thawed out 5 pounds of frozen peas. Set up the camera outside on my back porch (our neighbors think we are nuts)and aligned it up to take the shot with me lying on my back. Aimee poured the peas on to the board around my face and then hit the plunger for me. I had been thinking of funny faces all day long to try out. While I was lying there I closed my eyes and relaxed. I then realized that this was probably the expression I needed. Calm and composed amongst a composition of silliness. And so you have "Floating in a Sea of Pea". That sounds pleasant doesnt it?
And this will also become my new profile pic when the challenge is over with.
Post process - crop, levels on whole shot as well as on peas and face separately, color hue and saturation adjustments, minor cloning on face and on peas to hide any small white spots, burning on face and some on peas, USM, border, resize for web.
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The things we do for a photograph. Great color and detail. I agree that the peaceful approach works well. I can't think of anything to improve on this, but I sure look forward to your entry when and if DPC gets around to using "grease" as a topic.
Wow - that there is a LOT of peas. Very creative approach to the challenge and have to admit I wouldn't have gone to all that work for a shot of peas. :-) Seems to have been well-received. Nice work with the 50mm, by the way - good choice there. And I have to say I didn't know there was an aperture of 4.3 - is there? Technicals are good - nice use of ambient light (you do that so well). Maybe a bit too green on the peas, but not by much,
I love your idea :) Pretty nice. I like his "sleeping" expression. It's like he has too much peas around his head and has fallen asleep because of that. I don't know why he would do that but It looks like he did that.
HEE HEE - love the stories of how people set up their shots. I'm sure my neighbors think I'm nuts too!! I think what may have helped you is if it maybe was less saturated. It sounds weird, but I think if maybe just the peas had been green (and a bit less so), it might have had more impact. Still, a funny and interesting shot! Keep up the imaginative work.
Funny idea. I would like it even better, if the peas were a bit desaturated. The extreme green works distracting, the face should be the central element. 7
Clever idea and I bet it was really weird to do! Personally I think open eyes would be more striking and provide a great focal point but I accept that the closed eyes gives a different feel to it.
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