It was too hard to really stop the action on the pin, so I held it in place with a [just visible] dab of rubber cement. I stumbled on the light effect by accident when I tried to focus a 500w work light into a narrow beam between two boxes. The tip of the pin is slightly out of focus to suggest movement. Very little adjustment- (crop, a little USM, white balance and levels).
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Thanks for the comments everybody. I was very amused by the range of opinions- some liked the motion on the pin, while others suggested a faster shutter speed to stop it. In reality, the pin was stationary. To those who thought this wasn't silent because you could hear the pin, I ask you... could you hear the pin if it wasn't silent? ;-)
Would love to have seen a closeup photo of this pin dropping/splashing in a spoon full of tomato soup just as it's about to be eaten by a handlebar moustached restaurant patron! Nice lighting streaming across photo. Shiny metal objects (pins) only pic up lighting/color from their surroundings, large white reflector would have helped bring out silver color of pin. Pin is black otherwise. Blur at tip shows good action, good choice of shutter speed.
I thought about this one, but didn't think I could pull it off the way I wanted. This one isn't too bad, but I think it would benefit from having the pin somehow stand out more. Maybe a different background, or closer crop of the pin.
but then it is not silent anymore..... I get the expression and love the creativity.... I debated this issue with myself while trying to come up with a topic and thought it might not really be silence.... YOU did a great job.
Very clever interpretation of the theme, and a good photo. If the wood were a bit sharper it would emphasize the motion of the dropping pin a bit more.
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