The Photojournalist
by staab

Comment:
Hey, I have that head! (well, 2 actually...) and I have the 503 which I like a lot more. I also have a Cartoni, which cost more than it's worth, IMHO but the carbon fiber legs make up for the less than stellar head... Kudos for putting a decent lens on that XL2, I have the original XL1 which still gets used! Not much though since I have an HVX-200 at work...

Good luck - came back to add more to my comment & bump you up a notch. Criticisms: I would have used more diffusion on your key to soften the shadows & flagged/scrimmed off the area hitting the white of the camera to help bring some detail back there. A back light would have been great to add a little bit of modeling to all that black plastic. Believe it or not, I actually think the red velvet is hurting you quite a bit here, but that's probably my own personal taste... To me the worst is the hard shadows.

Good luck - you'll probably beat my entry which ended up being a last minute snap-shot (after abandoning my other shot which took almost 2 hours to light & set-up - lol).

Message edited by author 2007-01-01 02:28:19.

Silent Tree For The Singing Birds
by De Sousa

Comment:
I would die to spend a week learning lighting from you!

Winter Morning at Red Pine Mountain
by jrtodd

Comment:
Excellent use of the rules -- nice image -- good luck! << 9 >>

Circle of Hope
by banmorn

Comment:
Very powerful...

Tempest
by elsapo

Comment:
Nice moment - interesting image that has a little too much contrast & is a little top-heavy - << 9 >>

Twenty Below
by Sunshine86

Comment:
Love this one - makes me homesick -- fluffy snow takes some of the harshness out << 9 >>

the tormented mind
by drueov

Comment:
Strong imagery :: nice B&W technique :: nice use of shallow DOF :: title works perfectly for the challenge

Missing the wow factor, though... << 7 >>

Clean Round the Bend
by Mr_Pants

Comment:
Funny! Excellent execution - lighting & exposure match really well + you can barely tell the key. I'll be surprised if you don't ribbon with this... << 10 >>

A Clean Canvas
by Baron152

Comment:
B&W is a nice choice here -- I would have tweaked the channels first to get some more texture overall -- Could use a bit more on the sharpness end, too...

Fiery Patterns
by sherpet

Comment:
Nicely composed & great subject, but I don't think you did the image any favors by boosting the colors like you did - those blues are downright annoying (but maybe this was a UV shot...)

If this was an IR/UV, then I think it would have been better served by bringing some of the bottom end back in & creating some dynamic range in luminance while possibly dialing back the sat just a skosh.

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