I did go down to the beach today but didn't manage to get anything that I'm especially happy with, so it's back to archive raiding again.
As for this one: I've processed it loads of times, but was never especially happy with the results, mostly because it was shot against dark concrete. So, this time, I decided to remove the background altogether.
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11.53am on 24/6/06
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comment byGidi at 10:32 PM (GMT) on 14 April, 2007
Interesting subject, but non complementary environment. :(
Good try though... keep em coming.
Hope Libbiy is doing OK... :)
comment byaaron at 10:59 PM (GMT) on 14 April, 2007
Cool set up with a lost treasure.
comment byMark Higgins at 11:32 PM (GMT) on 14 April, 2007
Hey, you found my bucket! ;-)
Seriously, nice shot, but I don't think the background works.
?mark
comment by Jennifer at 11:48 PM (GMT) on 14 April, 2007
Odd but cool!
comment bynferreira at 02:18 AM (GMT) on 15 April, 2007
In shots like this, we have to be creative. I lost the count of the number of times that I look to a photo, process it, look again, process another time, and so on, and the photo is never as I intended. Then, it's time for a different approach to see if it works. In your case it did. :-)
Wow, that looks incredibly much like a render. Which is cool :)
comment by The Plankmeister at 11:14 AM (GMT) on 15 April, 2007
I think that is the most perfectionistic masking I've ever seen. Incredibly sharp edges! Must've taken hours to create that mask...
comment byrambohoho at 12:04 PM (GMT) on 15 April, 2007
it looks like a CAD Model :)
comment bySteve at 01:52 PM (GMT) on 15 April, 2007
I have to agree with the silent folks today I think. This doesn;t work for me as a shot with no background. It has no point of reference. Some might like that, but it just looks like an odd product shot. The bucket itself is really not that interesting either. In contect it might work better.
comment by Joseph at 01:53 PM (GMT) on 15 April, 2007
I think its pretty cool :)
comment byThe Obvious at 02:22 PM (GMT) on 15 April, 2007
Indeed, the masking is quite nice, and it is obvious that you took time with it. However, the lighting on the bucket seems to be natural, when the feel of this photo is studio. The white handle is a little bluish, with red light reflecting from the bucket, so I am making the educated guess that this was shot probably at sunset or sunrise. Does anyone agree with me that it might have been just as nice or better to see another baby photo?
Titus
comment by jkm at 03:00 PM (GMT) on 15 April, 2007
Interesting concept but it doesn't grab me
comment byLightseeker at 05:46 PM (GMT) on 15 April, 2007
Like it, odd but cool.
comment byMayuresh patil at 07:50 PM (GMT) on 15 April, 2007
I love the angle. Its amazing how you pay attention to the finest details.You did an awesome job on removing the background.
Cheers.
comment by Richard Trim at 08:10 PM (GMT) on 15 April, 2007
Looks like a museum artifact snapped on matt black paper ... loads quicker than processing !!!! Oops that is the first mean comment I have ever made on your site ... er ... I think.
I suspect you have your mind on more important things David ...and rightly so.
comment by cy at 08:43 PM (GMT) on 15 April, 2007
i like it wiht out the background. makes me think of what might be displayed in a history museum 400 years from now of our culture or lack there of. lol. just realized that the guy above me had the same thoughts.lol. ;)
comment bydjn1 at 08:49 PM (GMT) on 15 April, 2007
A bit of a mixed reaction to this one then :-) Thanks all.
comment by Richard Trim at 08:52 PM (GMT) on 15 April, 2007
Yeh cy ...we're mean aren't we?
comment bydjn1 at 08:55 PM (GMT) on 15 April, 2007
Richard: lol :-)
comment byMark at 02:05 PM (GMT) on 16 April, 2007
I for one prefer it without the background...i think the color contrast between the black and red make for a striking photo......i categlog this as one of the photos i view on blogs and say "cooL" the moment i opened it.....curious....are you a "pen" tool user to make your selections or do you free form it?
comment byAlice at 02:59 PM (GMT) on 16 April, 2007
While I tend to agree with some of the commenters about the bucket not having a frame of reference without some sort of background, I do still find it an interesting shot. I like the colors and detail in the bucket. I'd be interested to see what this looked like prior to the removal of the background. Keep up the nice work, David.
I did go down to the beach today but didn't manage to get anything that I'm especially happy with, so it's back to archive raiding again.
As for this one: I've processed it loads of times, but was never especially happy with the results, mostly because it was shot against dark concrete. So, this time, I decided to remove the background altogether.
camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
Canon 20D
EF 17-40 f/4L USM
17mm (mm equiv.)
f/10.0
1/320
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
100
no
RAW
C1 Pro
1x1
Interesting subject, but non complementary environment. :(
Good try though... keep em coming.
Hope Libbiy is doing OK... :)
Cool set up with a lost treasure.
Hey, you found my bucket! ;-)
Seriously, nice shot, but I don't think the background works.
?mark
Odd but cool!
In shots like this, we have to be creative. I lost the count of the number of times that I look to a photo, process it, look again, process another time, and so on, and the photo is never as I intended. Then, it's time for a different approach to see if it works. In your case it did. :-)
That is seriously cool. It seems to be floating there. Yet another technique (remove the background) I would now like to attempt.
Wow, that looks incredibly much like a render. Which is cool :)
I think that is the most perfectionistic masking I've ever seen. Incredibly sharp edges! Must've taken hours to create that mask...
it looks like a CAD Model :)
I have to agree with the silent folks today I think. This doesn;t work for me as a shot with no background. It has no point of reference. Some might like that, but it just looks like an odd product shot. The bucket itself is really not that interesting either. In contect it might work better.
I think its pretty cool :)
Indeed, the masking is quite nice, and it is obvious that you took time with it. However, the lighting on the bucket seems to be natural, when the feel of this photo is studio. The white handle is a little bluish, with red light reflecting from the bucket, so I am making the educated guess that this was shot probably at sunset or sunrise. Does anyone agree with me that it might have been just as nice or better to see another baby photo?
Titus
Interesting concept but it doesn't grab me
Like it, odd but cool.
I love the angle. Its amazing how you pay attention to the finest details.You did an awesome job on removing the background.
Cheers.
Looks like a museum artifact snapped on matt black paper ... loads quicker than processing !!!! Oops that is the first mean comment I have ever made on your site ... er ... I think.
I suspect you have your mind on more important things David ...and rightly so.
i like it wiht out the background. makes me think of what might be displayed in a history museum 400 years from now of our culture or lack there of. lol. just realized that the guy above me had the same thoughts.lol. ;)
A bit of a mixed reaction to this one then :-) Thanks all.
Yeh cy ...we're mean aren't we?
Richard: lol :-)
I for one prefer it without the background...i think the color contrast between the black and red make for a striking photo......i categlog this as one of the photos i view on blogs and say "cooL" the moment i opened it.....curious....are you a "pen" tool user to make your selections or do you free form it?
While I tend to agree with some of the commenters about the bucket not having a frame of reference without some sort of background, I do still find it an interesting shot. I like the colors and detail in the bucket. I'd be interested to see what this looked like prior to the removal of the background. Keep up the nice work, David.