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Postby rog on Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:32 pm

I entered these in the local creative photography group's second monthly online competition. Much to my surprise, I won 1st and 2nd place (no prizes, but that doesn't bother me one bit)!

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Award: 1st Place
Comment: The red stands out well against the black to highlight the facial features.

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Comment: Good composition and use of available light to add mood.

The highlights are blown in the second image, but in some ways, I kind of like it that way. My face is a bit blurry too, especially where I was trying to stay still while hanging from a rusty pipe for 4 seconds. :p

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Postby Marty on Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:44 pm

Hey Rog,
great work.
I think the first shot is awesome, what did you use for lighting..?
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Postby petermmc on Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:48 pm

Like them both. Is the guy in the middle of the second one a dentist? He must be one of your quad bros.

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Postby DStrom on Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:49 pm

lol your getting good use of that user Icon Rog!
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Postby wendellt on Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:51 pm

awesome work, especially the first one.
creative flair is such a good thing to have,
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Postby rog on Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:53 pm

Marty wrote:great work.
I think the first shot is awesome, what did you use for lighting..?


Thanks Marty. The first shot is a 109sec exposure that involved the use of a laser pointer.

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Postby rog on Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:55 pm

DStrom wrote:lol your getting good use of that user Icon Rog!


Yeh, upload to LJ and then propogated through all my forum accounts. :)

Where's yours?
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Postby Glen on Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:58 pm

Rog, very creative, like them both a lot
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Postby DStrom on Mon Oct 31, 2005 5:04 pm

rog wrote:
DStrom wrote:lol your getting good use of that user Icon Rog!


Yeh, upload to LJ and then propogated through all my forum accounts. :)

Where's yours?


You're right, I should do something about that, I think I will have to go through my shots and find one ... maybe tonight if I have time!
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Postby rog on Mon Oct 31, 2005 5:07 pm

Does anyone find their eye drawn to the contour of the collarbone in the first shot? Or maybe it's just me, so to speak.
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Postby DStrom on Mon Oct 31, 2005 5:12 pm

rog wrote:Does anyone find their eye drawn to the contour of the collarbone in the first shot? Or maybe it's just me, so to speak.


yes, but I dont think it is any more of a focal point then your eyes ...
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Postby sirhc55 on Mon Oct 31, 2005 6:11 pm

Sublime creativity - well done :lol:
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Postby stubbsy on Mon Oct 31, 2005 7:37 pm

Rog

These are both interesting shots (a good thing), but in the second one I just can't help thinking your pissing on the wall (even though your hands are at your side :wink: :D
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Postby sheepie on Mon Oct 31, 2005 7:39 pm

stubbsy wrote:Rog

These are both interesting shots (a good thing), but in the second one I just can't help thinking your pissing on the wall (even though your hands are at your side :wink: :D

Oh great - thanks a lot Stubbsy - now all I see is the guy on the right watching himself piss on the wall!

Both shots are rippers - nicely done :)
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Postby LostDingo on Mon Oct 31, 2005 7:44 pm

Good work Rog and very imaginative 8)

Stubbsy/Sheepie...........no comment :roll:
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Postby rog on Mon Oct 31, 2005 7:48 pm

 ROFLMAO!

Unfortunately Stubbsy, now that you mention it, I can see what you mean. :?

Edit: And before anyone asks, the drink in my avatar is beer. :roll:
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Postby Frankenstein on Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:16 pm

I love number 1 Rog - maybe a view of the future when we're all barcoded? And using a laser pointer...great idea, well executed.

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Postby mdboo on Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:18 pm

very creative...keep up the work !!
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Postby Mal on Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:37 pm

sheepie wrote:
stubbsy wrote:Rog

These are both interesting shots (a good thing), but in the second one I just can't help thinking your pissing on the wall (even though your hands are at your side :wink: :D

Oh great - thanks a lot Stubbsy - now all I see is the guy on the right watching himself piss on the wall!

Both shots are rippers - nicely done :)


And one in the corner hanging on becasue he is busting to go and the other jumping out of the way so he doesn't get pee all over him!!

Having just pulled apart the second picture, let me say I like the idea BUT number one gets my vote, really great shot, love the fact that it is really just two colours. Well done
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Postby thaddeus on Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:41 pm

The first one ihas a great "man v machine" feel to me.
Looks like you're going one-on-one with a checkout scanner!
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Postby Matt. K on Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:17 pm

LASER eye sugery machine playing up. Sorry, but we just nicked your ears off. :lol: :cry:
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Postby rog on Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:24 pm

thaddeus wrote:The first one ihas a great "man v machine" feel to me.
Looks like you're going one-on-one with a checkout scanner!


Funny you should mention that, that photo's sibling is called "no barcode".

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Postby Greg B on Tue Nov 01, 2005 7:32 am

Both great shots rog, and completely different. Fine work. #1 is really striking.
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Postby kipper on Tue Nov 01, 2005 7:38 am

Rog, love the first one. Out of interest wouldn't that be fairly damaging to your eyes pointing a laser pointer at them? :)
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Postby rog on Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:28 am

Who said that? Come closer! :)

I expect it would be damaging if it were pointing directly into one's eyes for any length of time, but this was constantly moving, not unlike a laser at a nightclub (except they're more powerful and move faster).
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