Though it came out just about as I had hoped and envisioned, it was an incedable amount of effort. Lighting, reflections from just about every corner of the space and room, good greif getting the motion just right with it turning from 2003 to 2004, man!
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I had tossed it back and forth on what exactly to put or keep in the photo trying to hold the intended attention/focus intact, but with the shot already taking just over 7/hrs, this was the result and I had too stop trying. However, in the books' story (or the movie with Alan Alda), the anniversary clock along with the rose in my opinion strengthened the symbolic romance through their annual 25 year affair. I did like the fact that the clocks pendulum also showed a nice motion effect in the shot as well. Of course this is always so subjective.
Photographically, the shot was f25-5/sec as a summation of 45/flashes; a main burst of (4) studio heads totaling 1200ws with some softboxes and reflectors, and then 40 hits of my Canon 550EX at 1/128 and 8hz creating the motion effect. The date/year changing mid-flight was because I printed a second set of date slips and glued them back to back and opposite top to bottom on a coat hanger painted flat-black. The initial position of the coat-hangered slips was just behind and below the upper 2004, and right after the main burst which started the strobes, I swooped it down and flipped it front to back mid-flight changing the face to 2003 as it settled at the bottom of the shot.
I was determined to tell the story of the title with a hint of the plot as well in a single exposure; and try and pull off a very technically challenging shot (for me anyway)... I was pleased with the fact that I had sketched a story-board for this shot with detail, and it turned out just about exactly as I had planned right down to the subtle details in the rose. A bunch of work, but tons of fun too!
I bet this was fun to arrange. Love the whole composition. The simple background and colour scheme, the sharpness, the llighting, they all make it a very professional looking. Well done.
The picture looks great, clear and crisp. Composition looks very good but I am not sure I want to see a shadow of each page for a whole year. In painting and drawing there is a rule that says: "Few is more". Sometimes is better to follow some rules anyway. But, your picture looks good so will get a 9.
Very good. NIce special effect, use of colour. I like that you used a mirror for the base really adds depth to what could have been a basic image without the extra dimension. 10
This photo tells a story. Nice effect with the calendar. The clock the rose the hotel key all are piece to the puzzle - you could get the title of the book without knowing it, I like the bight red, sparse but bold.
Good idea. It seems that your camera moved causing the clock and flower to become blurred and doubled. I think it would have been better if they were sharp. Nice set up and lighting.
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