A Fractal Observation (Bifocal Mag-nigma)
by supernaught

Comment by tate:
I see- the reflected elements are blurry - but it becomes a secondary thought so the image appears quite clear. Defintiely an interesting subject

Alien Liberator, in a Full-Tilt Chase...
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Comment by Melethia:
I'm glad you achieved your sketched (even if only mentally) objective but I think there are few things you can do better. For one, there's a wonderful tutorial in the "Learn" section about resizing pictures for submission - it's always best to use the largest size available to you - 640 pixels on the long side for basic challenges. Second, it's simply too dark to see the robothing. I can see the LEDs, and the hand/claw on the left and a golden glowing shape that mimics the claw on the right. Those things do not appear to be attached to anything, though, and I'm viewing this on my uber(too)bright monitor at work. Because of that, you kind of lose the triangle you wished to create. Third, as rinac points out, toys don't often do well on DPC - it's just one of those things. Finally, I would suspect some voters did not see a "tilt" here, at least in part due to the issues with lighting and the inability to see the full triangle you created. To meet a challenge topic, it's best not to be subtle, at all. I speak from years of experience on that one.

Alien Liberator, in a Full-Tilt Chase...
by supernaught

Comment by rinac:
I thought this was very clever (both concept and delivery) and gave it an 8. For some strange reason, toy shots do not fair that well at DPC. Maybe it's perceived as the easy way out? I don't know.

Good luck with future challenges!

To infinity... and beyond!

Alien Liberator, in a Full-Tilt Chase...
by supernaught

Comment by supernaught:
Thanks for the helpful comments, all! I was simply trying to make this look like it could be an eskew chase scene from a Toy Story movie, and I think I pulled it off. I wanted to do something vibrant and fun, and not involving simple camera tilt snapshots. I'm a graphics artist, and use lines to compose my sketches and paintings, and figured I'd take a shot at seeing how well it could be applied to photography. So this looks exactly as it would if I'd have painted it - so to wit, if you look at the composition as a whole, there's a diminishing "triangle" with it's base starting with Buzz, and diminishing toward the eyes. Kind of like a skyscraper shot from below. I know it's a stretch for many DPC members, but this is actually a very carefully arranged, composed shot. And the overall lighting came out perfectly. The background needed to be dark to exhibit that "bad guy from the shadows" aspect.

My main issue here is I wanted a bit of light on Robo-Sapien's chest, but I was out of LED'S! To that end - it is a bit dark in that spot.

Alien Liberator, in a Full-Tilt Chase...
by supernaught

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Well, I guess in space, any direction is up, down,... or tilted. I'll give you credit for a clever take on the theme. (Though a little bit of a shoehorn)

Pretty good, and nice lighthearted entry, but a bit on the dark side.

Alien Liberator, in a Full-Tilt Chase...
by supernaught

Comment by Matten25:
I actually had to search for the tilt here. Not well into the shoot.

Alien Liberator, in a Full-Tilt Chase...
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Comment by spiritodifirey:
This picture doesn't really fit the theme. The lighting is also poorly done.

Alien Liberator, in a Full-Tilt Chase...
by supernaught

Comment by TeeCeeJay:
That is a good PoV. Basic lighting helps too. 'Not Today Zurg!'

Alien Liberator, in a Full-Tilt Chase...
by supernaught

Comment by Frankie_Lv:
nicely done. Robust colors, crisp & clean.

Alien Liberator, in a Full-Tilt Chase...
by supernaught

Comment by Kel27:
I like the different idea of using toys