hand of Adam: left, my hand.
hand of God: right, jonnyB.
with sun in between. Diffraction caused by small aperture. Also used a UV filter, Neutral Density 4 filter and a Polarizer.
"This photograph depicts Michealango's famous painting, “The Creation of Adam”. This interpretation of the 7th day of creation adopts silhouetting as a tool for keeping both hands anonymous, as God’s physical form should not be represented. The sun, diffracted between both fingers to create the star effect, implies a snapshot of a miraculous event: the beginning of humankind."
post-processing:
Cloned out some trees, a lot of contrast enhancement on many levels, sligthly increased size of right hand main finger.
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Knew right away (obviously) that this was from the sillhouettes challenge. That's always a good sign - definitely meets the challenge.
I really like the creativity of this shot. The positioning of the hands and use of the light is perfect I think. Good use of your filters to even out the lighting to help get the effect you wanted and good editing to get them just right. I even like the fact that the sky is somewhat featureless here. A lot of color or clouds in the sky would have detracted, I think, from your main subject.
I'm not a big fan of this border. I don't think it's too bad, but I also don't think it really adds anything to the photo.
Overall, I think it's a quality shot which shows creativity and skill at your photography. Good job!
I don't believe this is a Michelangelo actually! ;)
Nice take and well shot. Thumb on the right looks artificially large though.
It's from the Sistine Chapel:
Although technically, it doesn't depict the creation of Adam, but rather the point at which he is imbued with life or soul or whatever ... if God had ever done that before you could call him the Re-Animator ....
Great work labuda. Great to see your photography doing so well. So close to getting your ribbons back. I'm sure you'll have plenty very soon. Gave this a 10. Going in my favorites.
Nice depiction of the hand of god. Simple but strong composition. I think it would have been more powerful taken later in the day, or with more billowing like clouds in the background, but these things are not always within our control. Good Luck, Todd. 7.
I can't really describe how much I like this photo in 'words'. I am quite familiar with the Michelangelo work and this particular element of it is a strong focal point for me. I wish I had thought of something like this on my own. It would fit well as the '7th' photo in the 'creation' series that I'm working on....Phenomenal work... = 10
I also like to put 'best of show' on one photo in each challenge, and this is that one for this week... kudos :)
Very creative. Great example of silhouette. Composition is also very strong. The glimmer of light between the two fingers is briliant (not meant as a pun).
I hope you score high if not a ribbon. Beautiful shot. I even like the border, it helps give continuity to the light at the center. How were you able to get the light to work while shooting directly into it though? I've tried but it comes out too bright or too obscure. Anyway, 10 from me.
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