Wow, my previous best shot was of my right hand, and now my best shot is of my left hand! I must be onto something here ;o)
This shot, as per the details, was done using a very long shutter timing, and was lit solely by an anglepoise lamp reflected off a wall. The timings of the pencil movement took practice to get the right effect, and eventually I found that 3 seconds per 'hit' for the first two and two seconds per hit for the other three worked about right - the dark background meant the pencil didnt need to be there as long as the ones with my arm behind.
Just for the record, I used the JMSetzler 'How did they do that' thingy for his 'Quitting Time' shot to work out how to get the effect, so my advice is for you to read them! :o) Other than that, thank's for your comments and votes, and please PM me if you want further details...
didn't the original description ask for a yellow pen? j/k. this is a great idea, and it's been very well executed. you easily made it into my top 5 this week. -- gr8photos (10)
Looks like the effect from shutter speed. I read that this is the image that it produces when you change the shutter speed. I could be wrong, but however it's done, it's a pretty neat effect. If you had done it with the lead side of the pencil rather than the eraser side, it would match up better with your title. the lighting is great and although the hands at the top are kind of strange looking, they are important to the photo. Great job and good luck in the challenge.
good shot, and congrats on getting good skin tone colors. (A lot of times, these kinds of shots get an almost orange look to the skin, i think.) karmat
Excellent concept and very very well executed. Hand at the top doesnt distract from the rest of the shot - which I know was tricky to manage. Very very well done.
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