On Jan 27, 2011, at 4:22 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > On 11-01-27 5:13 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> one of the photos that I'm almost certainly going to submit to the annual: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4603493834/in/set-72157625712393314/ >> I don't think that there is anything in the picture that is perfectly sharp, >> although I think it would be slightly stronger if the things that were >> nearly so, actually were perfectly sharp, as much of the appeal of the photo >> is the contrast between the clarity of stationary objects in the field of >> focus, and the lack of clarity of everything else. > > BTW, meant to add: great choice! And there's easily enough contrast between > motion-blurred and steady to make the shot work.
Thanks. That and my photo of Anno Sensei are pretty much mandatory to submit. I'm having a hard time picking my third one. I want something significantly different. One of my absolute favorites is a rather edgy profile of a model licking a chainmail leash, but I'm pretty sure that it's a bit too edgy for the annual. Another favorite is the one of a model on the beach, I liked it so much I immediately printed it out as a 12x18. Based partly on the reactions of people as they read my book, the two that I'm trying to decide between are my pigeon photo http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4626341078/in/set-72157625712393314/ and my firetruck photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/5194589514/in/set-72157625712393314/ I think that the firetruck photo is a prettier image, but that the pigeon photo is a bit more creative. That's a shot that I "made" rather than noticing "hey that's pretty" and pretty much taking a snapshot. The one that I kind of wish I could submit, because it's fun, and topical, is my portrait of the little stormtrooper: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4418614177/in/set-72157625712393314/ At least I've got a few more weeks to make the decision. -- Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
