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06-JAN-2007	Rod

Got the idea from Sue Anne's shot of Josh:-)

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Rod		15-Jan-2007 09:47
:-)hehe:-)

sue anne		14-Jan-2007 22:34
LOL MP3 is good Rod, just get an ipod or something similar and you won't need to find all your CDs with a little lighter ;)

aam1234		13-Jan-2007 16:06
Rod, mp3 is good, you can have a copy in the car while leave the original at home.

Rod		13-Jan-2007 01:27
This shot isn't about how many CDs I have Aammm, I listen to music & watch very little TV, if I did my CDs would probably be in box's too:-) MP3s sound like poo Sue Anne don't lead Aamm astray you wicked woman:-)

sue anne		12-Jan-2007 20:59
Yes on my laptop I see what CJ sees.... but on my reg monitor, pure blackness :) BTW aam - forget CD's and put em all on MP3s :)))

aam1234		12-Jan-2007 20:26
Do we need to know about those CDs. If so, let me show you the boxes & boxes of my music :)

Rod		12-Jan-2007 12:50
Well on my screen I can just see the animals on top but only just, if it wasn't my shot I wouldn't see them clear enough to say they were animals. The back of me head looks blackish but I can see the golden type light from the lighter on the front top parts of the tee shirt & just a small tad of detail dim light across the back top of the tee shirt & fairly blackish down the rest of the back. The shot has just enough light to just barely make to the right middle edge of the picy & on the left side the light fades quickly to blackish just left of the third row of CDs from me left arm. A couple of times I've looked at me finished shots on Mereana's lap top & I can see things I can't on me CRT monitor but the gradual transition of one tone to the next has gone on the lap top & the picys don't look nearly as good as on the CRT. I don't think the screens on most generic lap tops are very good for picys because of the poor tonal range. The upper end LCDs are very good now though.

ctfchallenge		11-Jan-2007 19:31
This is another wierd one to look at on a laptop Rod. If I tilt the screen one way I can see the animals on top of your cd rack and the plant on the left and a bit of a flare on your back (not sure why that is) and some noise, but if I tilt the screen the other way, I get a nice black look to the surrounding areas and you are more of a silhouette, although I can still make out some details in your shirt. What did you want us to see? And I'm sure you have a battery operated cd player so I wasn't concerned about the no electricity issue. ;-) CJ

aam1234		11-Jan-2007 16:23
Your entries are getting very dangerous lately, mate. As I said in your other entry, really like the idea and execution.

Rod		11-Jan-2007 06:59
I was more after the fade off of light to show darkness than a silhouette but I accept any compliments:-) Thanks mate.

alexeig		10-Jan-2007 22:20
Nice silouette

Rod		09-Jan-2007 10:19
Yes this is a hard one Brent I find I critique a shot & say this doesn't say darkness to me & then critique another shot saying it does say darkness to me. The problem being is that both shots are quite similar & I can't really say why one ses darkness & the other doesn't. I'm learning heaps just by critiquing this challenge:-) Thanks Cat but I think at my ageI should start using flash lights:-) Thanks RK:-)Fancy saying an in camera dark area looks PS:-) I'm not sure about the crop as we need to emphasise darkness but it would make a better picy. I didn't consider B&W as this was just a fun shot.

ctfchallenge		09-Jan-2007 03:43
Excellent concept Rod. Hate to say this...the dark area around the edges of the frame makes it look like a PS border was added. I think a crop or a reshoot by moving in closer will greatly enhance the picture. Did you consider converting this to BW? - RK

Canon DSLR Challenge		08-Jan-2007 22:20
From the thumbnail,I thought this person was up to no good with a flame in hand in front of someones CD collection! Then I saw its Rod.... Well, Rod manages fire nicely, so no worries ;-) Great idea and a great shot mate! -Cat

Brent		08-Jan-2007 22:13
Nicely done Rod. I'm having a hard time settling into this topic and am not sure whether your image suggest the light of the flame to me or the overall darkness. I don't really like doing this, but I think seeing more of what people come up with will end up shaping how I will critique. Most topics I have a more cut and dry opinion on what works and what doesn't. Maybe this is a good topic to make is all think.

Rod		08-Jan-2007 19:35
Thanks GS & Doug:-) You can tell I'm not a thinking persons photographer Doug:-)

Guest		08-Jan-2007 18:35
Good presentation of a good idea Rod. I'm still trying to figure out how your going to listen to music with no electricity though.

ctfchallenge		08-Jan-2007 13:07
Like it. looks like a big collection you have there as well gsbrooks

Rod		08-Jan-2007 08:42
Thanks Abs:-) If we err towards normal low light shots then I might come up with something else but trying to show darkness is a real bugger:-)

ctfchallenge		08-Jan-2007 03:37
very imaginative shot Rod. i like this one. -Abstract ps: you better keep this one in eligible :)

Rod		07-Jan-2007 00:07
I know me way to pending blindfolded, or I should say in the darkness:-) I'm having trouble coming up with anything as we get no darkness during the day when I take picys. But as is usual when we see more picys posted we get some better ideas & maybe some better picys. Your Cats eye shot is perfect for this topic Carole.

ctfchallenge		06-Jan-2007 23:46
The lighter is so he can find his way to pending! Ha, ha, ha! Forgive me Rod, I couldn't help myself! CJ

Rod		06-Jan-2007 23:39
That's better Sue Anne you have great insight & taste:-)hehe

sue anne		06-Jan-2007 23:16
Great shot Rod..... and quite imaginative for that lighter. ;)

Rod		06-Jan-2007 22:08
:-)Thanks girls:-) You both forgot to say "great shot" :-)

sue anne		06-Jan-2007 20:49
Nice one, can you find wot you're looking for? ;)

ctfchallenge		06-Jan-2007 16:44
Didn't pay your light bill again Rod??? ;-) CJ

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