Shot in indirect lighting ( turnid a lampshade up sid down on lamp then reflected it off a white surface) with no flash. My first attempt for a "no flash" photo.
I'm sick of pencils!!! :>)
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I'm feeling light headed (and BIG headed LOL) with a 9th place. Thank you all for your comments this week and expecially all those helpful tip in the past weeks when I was barely in the running. 9th....WOW!!
I'll be messaging each one of you personally who commented her and answer any questions you may have asked.
sorry I haven't commented on this sooner, been a busy week. I really like this photo. The only thing that is a little irritating, is my totally annoying ability to recall useless information at any given moment. The fact that the way you have these lined up doesn't match the "proper" order of color really hits me hard with this photo. That is TOTALLY not your fault. Completely mine. In other words, I'm not holding against you, just making an observation. And purple is missing. Anyway, I DO love this photo though. It's very colorful and I love the multiple reflection. You have great light and great light control. Focus and frame placement is great. I would love to see this again with the colors in a different order and with purple. Please don't take that the wrong way, I honestly think I'm obsessive compulsive or something. My son has it too. Great photo and good luck in the challenge.
I like the idea of the reflection but I think one reflection would have been enough. Three is too many and there are spots on the dark ble pencils. I like the carpenter pencil being in the middle.
Very nice picture. I like the colours and the black background. But maybe the 2 additional reflections are somehow irritating or distracting. I would have tried to get only one reflection.
Composition - very good Technical Aspects - very good Meets Challenge - yes Visual Impact / Originality – high Other suggestions – top background could be a little more uniform for me. 3rd reflection is a plus. Jim msp
Excellent -- I love the humor! The background and reflective surface are very effective here. Love the photo....only thing I see that I might consider changing...the dark pencils; third and fourth from the left; seem to vanish against the dark background. I might like it better if the far end of the pencils formed a continuous line across the back.
It’s hard to get an interesting shot of pencils alone, but you have got a long way towards that goal. I really like the atmosphere created by the vibrant colours and dark backdrop. Also, the reflective surface works really well. In terms of a quality shot – it is. Personally, pencils aren’t my thing, but, I think this is a well composed picture showing good technique and flair even with the massive pencil drag factor. :o) (10)
I love the reflections in this shot... I wonder if this would have been a more powerful shot from a slightly higher or tilted angle? good work! = 8 - jmsetzler
Interesting use of reflections though your getting a reflection from both sides of the glass. the carpenters pencil could be a couple of pencils to the left so the paint color locloser matches.
Shar- Great shot. I like it better with more pencils. There is one problem that I don't think you are seeing on your computer... you can see a distortion from the towel on the wall. Try getting onto Ben's computer and signing in on that one. If you can't see anything different on his, next time you are in town, stop by and I will bring it up on mine. Otherwise great job... and I already have some great ideas for this weeks challenge... don't know if I'm gonna do it there or make a "studio" here to do it and let you find out later.
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