Shots that didn't quite work out

[jonathan_reynolds]

<p>Let's have the ones that were nice ideas but didn't really come off. I make quite a lot (sigh), here's yesterday's.<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/16522807-lg.jpg" alt="" width="840" height="573" /></p>

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<p>Mirror, mirror ... LOOK at me when I'm talking to you!!</p>

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[Sanford]

<p>I had an idea here, something about duality or parallel worlds...didn't work out.</p><div></div>

[lex_jenkins]

<p>Sanford's photo reminds me of a few of my own. Yoski keeps telling me it's a photo. But so far my efforts at diptychs and triptychs don't quite seem to gel.<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/16523820-lg.jpg" alt="" /><br>

<em>Yet another Yoski attempt.</em></p>

[spanky]

<p>Yes, I get quite a bit of "near hits" as well. I'm lucky I have a big trash can to hold all these in. Right off the bat here are two. The first one the focus is a bit off. I took several shots of them so maybe there is one where my focus is accurate, I'll have to check if I can locate the roll. The second has that damn pole growing out of the woman's head. I was aware of this, but I thought my shallow dof would render it less pronounced. Boy was I ever wrong. It's a shame too since I rather like the expressions and body language of these two quite well. Recently I visited a photographer friend of mine to pick up some fiber print drying screens he was giving me. I brought some recent work for him to look at. He told me the prints are looking a bit flat contrast wise. I can see what he meant but I attribute this to the fact that my darkroom is in a garage and try as I might, there is always stray light leaking through door jams, overhear rafters etc. I'm still trying to fix this :-(</p><div></div>

[spanky]

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[jonathan_reynolds]

<p>Here's another. Snatched it and got the focus wrong. Can't quite bring myself to chuck it because I like the very unsettling composition. Next time, maybe...<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/16524695-lg.jpg" alt="" width="563" height="824" /></p>

[Allen Herbert]

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[jaydesi]

<p>I get a lot of these. I don't do much street shooting, so my hits are dwarfed by misses.</p><div></div>

[katzpjs]

<p>On a walk about Seattle I discovered that workers were removing statues (a temporary art project) from a park. The only lens I had with me was an 8-15mm fisheye and I knew it would not provide me with the shots I really wanted. I had to do the best that I could with the lens at hand.</p><div></div>

[lex_jenkins]

<p>Dang, Shawn - even your photos of statues look like an orgy is about to happen, or already happened. My city just isn't this... well... whatever this is. We have cows. And a <a href="http://www.vanderkrogt.net/statues/object.php?record=ustx24&webpage=ST">sleeping panther</a>.</p>

[spanky]

<p>I think Shawns shot looks great with the fish eye.</p>

[katzpjs]

<p>Lex, I don't think I could live in any part of Texas. Mostly I cannot tolerate high humidity conditions, but when folks refer to hills as being mountains I start to questions their mental capabilities. </p>

[jonathan_reynolds]

<p>I like Shawn's a lot too. Just a shame they weren't Henry Moore statues!</p>

[shutterbud]

<p>This was taken too quickly with an S95 but I actually really like it.</p><div></div>

[ddayphotography]

<p>This guy walks everywhere and I always wanted to get a shot of him. While out walking with the wife boom out of nowhere he pops up and my focus is off. Alaways be ready is what I learened from this. By the way my kids gave him the name of Smiley.</p><div></div>