Just a point and shoot camera, taken with tungsten lighting. I was playing with the various exposure settings for this shot, and came up with this. I would love to be able to do more with DofF, but this camera is pretty limiting for that. However, it is fun to play.
Now, easy with the critiques - this is my first submission! But seriously, I would welcome any criticism or hints to take a better picture. Thanks.
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Very interesting concept that you present here. For the Rock, Paper, Scissors challenge. The scissors, and I am assuming are a few, are up and ready to work on the paper material in the background. One of the scissors is ahead of the others, pointing straight up. Which is a nice effect. It draws the eye to the upper/center of the image.
The design you chose is very geometrical. You have circles, squares, rectangles. The color choices work well together. The background red and gold compliments the color material of the iron/metal scissors in some ways. The viewers eye is immediatley drawn to the elements on the right hand side of your photo.
Technically, the photo does not have too much appeal. Its one of those compositions where it is hard to relate to. Also nameing or titling your photo with a unrelated name makes it hard for voters to relate to it. The color of the scissors are good and work, but some detail is lost. The blades are clashing with the background just a little. But as I already said, its a good combination. Perhaps if the lighting were more favorable to the scissors. There appears to be some harsh lighting coming in just behind the scissors, giving it a lighter glow. Also the scissors, being the main focal point need to stand out more. The scissors points that are on the far left are blurred.
I know that you mentioned that you used a point and shoot camera. And that the lighting was tungsten. But, there many workarounds shooting situations like this one. One is to dim the tungsten lights and add other type of lighting on the subject. The other is to use natural light sources. So you had to experiment with it for while before success shows up.
Great ideas and composition. You did a good job with your camera resources.
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