Bear on the Dresser * by ctfchallenge

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14-FEB-2004	Lonnit Rysher

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ctfchallenge		13-Oct-2004 07:22
Lonnit, I guess I simply still don't understand the geometry. But here's a scenario where the line between the drawers shouldn't be horizontal. Suppose a line connecting the camera to the bear is parallel to the wall. If the bowing you describe means that the front of the dresser is not parallel to the wall, then one side is closer to the camera than the other side is. Since the camera is higher than the line between the drawers, perspective dictates that it be lower on one side. If, on the other hand, the front of the dresser is perpendicular to the camera-to-bear line, then that crack should be horizontal. I guess my confusion still is in where the bowing occurs. Anyway, I don't think this is a serious problem with the picture. It just bothers me a little, like a picture that refuses to hang straight, or a guitar string that is untunable. -- Victor

Guest		12-Oct-2004 17:21
Victor, now that I've mopped up the floor after your comments.... LMAO!!! Only the front is bowed. How do you figure a rotation is necessary? The bottom of the drawers is perfectly parallel to the bottom of the frame. ~ Lonnit

ctfchallenge		12-Oct-2004 07:32
Interesting that it bows out. So which end is bowed? The part closest to the camera or the part furthest away. If the closest part, then it seems a rotation is in order, no? By the way, I had considered a nonrectangular shape, but not because of a designed bowing. I considered that maybe the dresser was warped. However, I've seen enough pictures of your furniture to consider that to be quite unlikely. So I didn't mention it. -- Victor

ctfchallenge		12-Oct-2004 04:00
Thanks for cheerleading me Markjay! LOL! I was torn about where to crop this and this is what I finally settle on when I did it. Perhaps if I were to edit it again, I might consider cloning out those lines and moving the whole thing down a bit and including a bit more yellow above. There is no perspective distortion - the top of the dresser is not actually a perfect rectangle; it bows out. You assumed it was a rectangle but it isn't. Weird huh? LOL! Thanks all for the great input! Lonnit

Canon DSLR Challenge		11-Oct-2004 11:00
Lonnit, IMO I would not do a single thing to this image. It's beautiful in color and symetric design and has a happy, fun feel to it. You did a nice job of framing / presenting the image as well. If you were to crop that bottom line as someone suggested you do, it would bring the drawer knobs too close to the image edge. Leave the image as it is, you do such beautiful work! Markjay

Julian Hebbrecht		11-Oct-2004 09:01
What struck me right away when this image opened on my screen were the bottom lines of the drawers. I would either crop the image just above these lines and get rid of them or show a lot more blue below them and create a different balance (which may need more space above the bear's head as well.) Now these lines are too close to the edge imho and create a visual 'coincidence' that attracts too much attention. Otherwise a lovely image.

Canon DSLR Challenge		11-Oct-2004 04:17
Goog was supposed to be good, of course. -- Victor

ctfchallenge		11-Oct-2004 03:36
Very goog, but I think it would be improved if it were more orthogonal. The crack between the drawers looks level enough, but none of the other horizontal lines is. The one tipped the most is the line between yellow and blue. This all makes me think the camera was not orthogonal to the dresser, thus causing some perspective distortion. -- Victor

ctfchallenge		11-Oct-2004 03:23
Thanks Pops. I took this a while back. It was just calling to me. It was so simple yet for some reason I just loved the shot. Now, of course, I realize why - it's the minimalism which gives shots such a lovely fresh look, along with the nice bright lighting. This is the kind of look I really want to get into my stock work. ~ Lonnit

Guest		10-Oct-2004 19:56
I love the pastels in this! Well done.

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