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Postby stubbsy on Sun Sep 25, 2005 6:36 pm

Not my usual type of shot, but quirky enough to share:

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Postby birddog114 on Sun Sep 25, 2005 6:43 pm

stubbsy,
Your part time job :shock: nails polishing by the weekend :lol:
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Postby wendellt on Sun Sep 25, 2005 6:45 pm

Wow TOALLY SEXIFIED! but wait they are fake!

Very sexyilly done

Strobe flash?
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Postby Killakoala on Sun Sep 25, 2005 6:46 pm

Peter, you have got me absolutely intrigued with this image. It's awesome, but what, how, huh????
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Postby stubbsy on Sun Sep 25, 2005 6:52 pm

Killakoala wrote:Peter, you have got me absolutely intrigued with this image. It's awesome, but what, how, huh????

Bunch of fake hands in a display case at a nail place in Darling Harbour which I would have missed completely except Gerard (glamy) pointed it out to me!
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Postby stubbsy on Sun Sep 25, 2005 6:53 pm

wendellt wrote:Wow TOALLY SEXIFIED! but wait they are fake!

Very sexyilly done

Strobe flash?

Thanks Wendell. Single, on board flash (and yes they're fake) see above.
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Postby wendellt on Sun Sep 25, 2005 6:58 pm

Peter

it looks like the hands are stacked on top of each other and not supported by the tabletop below. There is some movement blur and ghost images of harsh edges either this is an elaborate setup or it's a multiple exposure shot with several pre-flashes while the camera moved

perplexing.
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Postby stubbsy on Sun Sep 25, 2005 7:11 pm

wendellt wrote:Peter

it looks like the hands are stacked on top of each other and not supported by the tabletop below. There is some movement blur and ghost images of harsh edges either this is an elaborate setup or it's a multiple exposure shot with several pre-flashes while the camera moved

perplexing.

Wendell I'm not that clever. They're in a small glass display case sitting on top of each other. I added the vignette blur around the edges so the case was less obvious.

While I'm at it, here's another odd one from me. This was a concept shot for the last comp, but I didn't have the time to work on getting the shot right.

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Postby sirhc55 on Sun Sep 25, 2005 7:18 pm

Great collection of nails Peter. Do you wear them often :?: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby hARDWARE on Sun Sep 25, 2005 7:22 pm

I like this one. It's a great idea. Very Clever.
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Postby BBJ on Sun Sep 25, 2005 7:26 pm

Well done Peter, how creative you have become lately. I like both shots for some reason,different.
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Postby Oneputt on Sun Sep 25, 2005 7:38 pm

I just love these creative ohotos. Keep em coming guys. Who knows I might be inspired.
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Postby Manta on Sun Sep 25, 2005 8:22 pm

Great stuff, Peter!

I am, however, a little concerned about the second shot. Can't a guy strike a provocative pose in a public place without being accosted by gay spirits? (Not that there's anything wrong with that...)

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Postby stubbsy on Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:06 pm

Thank you gentleman. The "spirits" image would have been quite interesting to get right, but time just got away from me.

Gay? Simon. I was hoping they'd be scary looking :shock: eg I have my hands around the subject's throat.
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Postby Glen on Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:10 pm

Stubbsy, very imaginative, I really like that second one :D
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Postby stubbsy on Mon Sep 26, 2005 10:04 pm

Thanks Glen. This is one I'll file away for the future.
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Postby mic on Mon Sep 26, 2005 10:48 pm

WoW Stubbsy,

Are they all your Ex Wives Arms :lol: :lol:
If you had some legs in there you could have titled it Taken For An Arm & A Leg :lol:

Very imaginative, well done.

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Postby stubbsy on Tue Sep 27, 2005 10:49 am

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Postby Mj on Tue Sep 27, 2005 11:06 am

Some good ideas here Peter... this is the kind of stuff I like... bugger the neat and in the middle, rule of thirds, and sharp as a razor kind of thing... these kind of images play more to the emotion and have more interest to me... though not sure about those gay ghosts :lol: :lol: :lol: !!!
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