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12/27/2006 03:00:07 PM |
I actually think you have a fairly good idea here. I would suggest a martini glass instead of a goblet, but, if you are like me, and not a drinker, that is not something that is typically around the house. So, using the props and ideas you have, I'm going to have a go at it. Understand, it's only my opinion, so take it for what it is worth.
I like having the globe as a backdrop. That gives it some interest and color and relates to the "worldliness" of bond. The glass and the car are also key elements as they represent very well his lifestyle.
So, here's what I would change.
Sit the glass up higher so that the entire globe is encompassed within the perimeter of the glass. Use a liquid that does not bubble so that you can get a clear refraction of the map within the liquid. Then, put the car between the glass and globe. This will help get rid of the distracting (though definitely "accepted in photography" middle subject being in focus and foreground out of focus). It may also help obscure the brand of the car a bit. Or, put the car in the glass, which is what I thought it was at first. . .
Another suggestion -- lose the car. Set up the shot as mentioned above and do a "refraction" type of shot.
OR, have the three elements (globe, glass, car) in a diagonal, and not straight on. The globe would occupy the left/upper left of the frame, the glass in the middle and the car in the lower right. Also, maybe turning the car at a bit of angle forward would give it a bit more dynamicism (if that is a word).
Taking the shot you have exactly as it is, though, I think a tighter crop, vertically, so that the shot has three elements showing, and no other background would make it more appealing. Also, rotating the car about 45 degrees clockwise. |
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12/11/2006 08:26:21 AM |
| i actually liked this. got tired of guns. good try |
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12/11/2006 01:07:53 AM |
| don't ask...dunno...HAD to enter SOMETHING for WPL3...uggg and where in God's name do I find a model BMW, or even a 'model' anything for that matter...remember I live in the BOONIES!!!!!!!! and the car is out of focus cause it's not a BMW...and (honest) it's the ONLY silver model car of ANY kind I found in 2 days of looking...hence the lack of dof on car. I put the drink in focus, because I don't drink often, if ever, and by time this challenge was about to close for entries I thought I sure NEEDED a drink! mercy |
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12/10/2006 08:22:14 PM |
| I'd much rather see the car in focus than the glass |
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12/09/2006 10:25:23 PM |
| Its a bit out of focus, especially the car. |
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12/07/2006 08:06:22 PM |
The depth of field is Not Enough ;)
I think the car should also be in focus. |
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12/07/2006 11:45:18 AM |
| This is quirky, but it communicates the title in a surreal way. An inventive photo in a most uninventive challenge. 9 |
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12/07/2006 06:37:10 AM |
| World is highlighted I would like to know how you interpreted thst it is not enough in this pic.. I am not well trained maybe |
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12/05/2006 03:51:16 PM |
| While this is a good shot, I don't think it really meets the challenge very well. For starters, James Bond never drove a Viper ;) I think that the glass should either be in the center or off to one of the sides, not in between. You could have also tried to put the entire image in focus and try to get a nice refraction in the glass. |
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12/05/2006 07:31:35 AM |
| hope it doesn't get chokked by drinking it ! |
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12/04/2006 12:18:25 PM |
| over contrived for my taste. |
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12/04/2006 05:32:12 AM |
| ok..but the car is a little distracting. could have been left out i think. though i'll be nice if the car is acutally a BMW Z4. |
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12/04/2006 03:24:25 AM |
| Interesting choice of selective focus. Nice... :) |
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