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19-NOV-2009	(c) Doug Cruden

22nd - "Quicksilver"

Cheltenham, Glos

(from the 1969 album More)

This pic had its genesis when I was phaffing about the other night with my spangly reflective chromatic assistor device* - I noticed that the patterns of light reflecting off the surface were different depending where the off-camera flash was directed. So with a bit experimentation, I came up with about a dozen shots which made the grade, and narrowed those down to the three you see here

OK, so there's not a whole lot of silver going on here, and it's not humungously artistic (let's face it, anyone could chuck a flash at some posh foil and come up with this or better) but I like it!

Sunday 22nd's ironically-there's-hardly-any-silver-in-sight entry to the Challenge; click here for other Floydian adventurers this month

*posh tin-foil :o)

Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 28mm f/2.8D AF
all taken at f/2.8 at 28mm 1/60s iso200 off-camera SB600 Speedlight full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Jola Dziubinska		24-Nov-2009 00:21
Very creative, interesting work.

Guest		23-Nov-2009 16:09
I like it too... it works wel with the three different images and I always enjoy your commentaries :)

Maaike Huizer		23-Nov-2009 08:27
I like the way you think. And the result is always impressive. So is this one.

Cindi Smith		23-Nov-2009 01:29
This is most excellent. Well done again! I love the way you think!

Walter Otto Koenig		23-Nov-2009 00:02
A very creative experiment makes for a fascinating triptych. Very cool colors, I espcially like the middle image.

Mairéad		22-Nov-2009 22:11
Very colourful work and creative thinking,

Chris		22-Nov-2009 21:47
And here's me thinking all you could do with tin foil was wrap food. Superb effects. AND you have a silver tongue when it comes to the explanations - we're all hooked and waiting for the next chapter! :))

Barbara Heide		22-Nov-2009 21:46
excellet abstraction!

Pete Hemington		22-Nov-2009 21:17
The three shots together with their subtle differences is a case of the whole is more than the sum of the parts.

lisamidi		22-Nov-2009 20:47
Ver creative and artistic!

laine		22-Nov-2009 17:37
Very artistic spangly bits...I like it in trip too !!

Kathryn		22-Nov-2009 17:09
Very nice indeed, and quite artistic I think.

globalgadabout		22-Nov-2009 16:49
great imagination in this succcessful experiment...V

Inga Morozoff		22-Nov-2009 15:33
I don't I understand what you've described, but I do like what I see!

borisalex		22-Nov-2009 14:24
Very creative and inspiring work! V.

Nancy Good		22-Nov-2009 13:23
OOOOOH, I like it, too!! Thanks for sharing the learning process, as well. Makes us all better photographers AND definitely inspires us to take chances in looking at things differently.

LynnH		22-Nov-2009 12:57
This is so cool! Very clever!!

Guest		22-Nov-2009 11:32
It's what you like that counts, but quick silver is very hard to catch, mine just zips off before I press the shutter.

Kevin Chester		22-Nov-2009 10:47
Its certainly made for some fantastic colours Doug, and not every one has the eye.

Stephanie		22-Nov-2009 10:29
This is SO Pink Floyd! More fun British talk I see! :-)

Ann...		22-Nov-2009 09:56
I like them too.....what clever ideas you come up with!!

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