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daedicurus
02-12-2008, 11:39 AM
i got a couple of lens mount macro filters so i thought i'd run a couple of tests.
the dice are beautifully lit by the television and ET was lit using the D80's onboard flash bouncing off an open book. these were handheld so they're not as sharp as i would have liked but as the title suggests they were just quick tests. enjoy...
Gentile
02-12-2008, 12:20 PM
ET is scaring me...
Loving the first one though :]
purplerose
02-12-2008, 12:23 PM
I really like the one with the dice. The lighting is awesome. Should play around with different compositions for them and a solid color background as well.
daedicurus
02-17-2008, 12:22 PM
don't worry Gentile, ET scares everyone...
daedicurus
02-17-2008, 12:24 PM
here's another older one
Gentile
02-17-2008, 12:35 PM
O.o
I Am In Love
purplerose
02-17-2008, 12:37 PM
Last one is really nice. :)
daedicurus
02-17-2008, 12:48 PM
wow thanks guys...
Valadilene
02-17-2008, 10:23 PM
love the dice. I have some 10 sided dice that look like that. I really like the shape and lighting.

And I absolutely love the black and white. The shapes are great. the circular and lines really make for a great composition. I like the juxtaposition of the reflected shapes and the lily pad shapes. beautifully done!
daedicurus
02-18-2008, 09:51 AM
here's another older experiment with composition...
alicat08
02-19-2008, 09:27 PM
i love the lily pads. great work!
daedicurus
02-24-2008, 10:13 PM
i wasn't quite sure which category to put this one in (landscape..?) but i figure that as the focal point isn't the landscape it would fit better under still life. i would like to reshoot this one with a tripod to get a better depth of field... one day...
Nike
02-24-2008, 10:35 PM
Very nice ompositions and colors - I think the last two are my favourites. I'm looking forwards to seeing more :)
DIGme
02-27-2008, 10:53 AM
It would be very great to reshoot with tripod, please !!! It's a very great place, and very great shoot. :)
daedicurus
02-28-2008, 01:48 PM
Thanks DIGme, i will whenever i can get out there next.

this is a new one i took for the "still life" competition thread but i went with a different image so i thought i would post it here and see what you all think...

Toothy Grin
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/daedicurus/ToothyGrin.jpg
purplerose
02-29-2008, 10:13 AM
Nice one. :) The other image is better, imo.
daedicurus
03-07-2008, 11:21 PM
a few more from my toy collection

firstly, another E.T. for Gentile
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/daedicurus/et.jpg

the batman
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/daedicurus/theBatman.jpg

patrick swayze as superman
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/daedicurus/SuperSwayze.jpg

am i the only one to remember the pizza hut aliens
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/daedicurus/Number3.jpg

and a couple of a dragon
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/daedicurus/dragon1.jpg

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj79/daedicurus/dragon2.jpg

- enjoy
MLlanes
03-08-2008, 12:47 AM
i really like the last one. but could use some better lighting.
good composition
daedicurus
03-08-2008, 03:28 AM
thanks, these are all just taken late at night lit by the TV, the last one is the only one i tried any colour correction on, before that it looked like the other dragon shot. i've also tried experimenting with the borders a bit using gradients instead of solid colour and getting the colours from the image itself.
purplerose
03-10-2008, 07:52 AM
The Batman one works the best for the lighting setup you used. Could be a tad sharper though.