Test Submission

[Antarctican]

With this image I was trying to juxtapose the terror and darkness of the, well, 'Dark Lord' with the beauty and brightness of the poppies beside him, and the sunshine that was present. I took the picture because the subject was being entirely uncooperative and has a camera-sense that makes candid shots nigh impossible to obtain. But I snapped this one before he was able to give another two finger salute, or make a face, so at least I was successful in that regard. I believe I captured a sense of the playfulness that lurks and coexists with the dark side, keeping it in check.

The fact the poppies are not terribly well defined, and are more just red blobs (albeit still recognizable as poppies) may detract from the meaning of the photograph. Is this an unavoidable result when the main focus was on the human subject, or could an alternate technique (such as HDR) have improved the shot and the conveyance of the message?

/test submission


http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/2673/img1548preb4.th.jpg (http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/2673/img1548preb4.jpg)

[Hertz van Rental]

You have taken a good subject but ruined it by allowing a fat pink lump to intrude into the image. In future make sure your lens is clean and remove over-weight obstructions from the surrounding area (a fork-lift truck is useful in this regard).

[Antarctican]

Thank you for your very helpful comments. Although perhaps your monitor needs further calibration, as I'm fairly certain the pink blob of which you speak was more of a tan colour (or at least tan lines were rumored to be present).

[Terri]

awww....TPB's first crit! :sniffle:

:biglaugh:




Thanks for testing the forum submission guidelines for us, Anty! :sun: Looks like Hertz is ready to go.

[Karissa]

Hertz, does the function work well for you?

[Karissa]

Do we have it set to moderate posts? Is that the way we want it?

[Hertz van Rental]

All set for lunar landing, Huston.

[Chris of Arabia]

Should we be able to blow the image up at all? If so where has the detonator been put?

[Hertz van Rental]

Look for the blue touch paper - and remember to retire to a safe distance.

[Antarctican]

[I added the URL for the image, so if you click on the image, a larger size appears in a new window]
http://www.scuba2000.com/forum/images/smilies/Ifireworks2.gif

[mentos_007]

Wow! I think that Hertz looks very...romantic here! :-D

[Hertz van Rental]

Wow! I think that Hertz looks very...romantic here! :-D

And very fat.
A 'healthy' lifestyle of no alcohol and no cigarettes is apparently unhealthy. I may become a chain-smoking alcoholic again to get fit.

[jbylake]

Uhhhhh.....what are you going to do with those poppies, when you're done with them?.....:big grin:

J.:big grin: