Old Trick

I value your constructive input.

Great idea and execution...the color are wonderful. And thanks for the detailed info on how you took the shot.

Hi Steve! You are ever so detailed on your presentation that it took much more time in reading it than in looking at the photo :-)))

GREAT IMAGE ,original and essential! Anna

 

Steve, you're work is consistently my favorite on photo.net, and your explanations of technique are very valuable. Keep it up! I look forward to seeing a lot more from you!

Fabulous image...

Thanks for the complete description. It's an invaluable learning tool. The image is fantastic. Graphically strong yet simple. Well thought out and set up. Top notch work.

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I like the way you photographing. My respect to the painted hands of your sister and ,of course, the 50 bucks:-)

Steve, I have just looked at your folder am thrilled to see someone that tells his tricks. I am hoping to take a photography class soon but in the mean time I can use some of your tips to get me started. Thanks for taking the time to tell us step by step. Great eye and great colors!

Real passion real photography. AMAZING

The only improvement I can suggest is that I would have liked to see her hands with out the cracked paint. Not sure if that is possible, but maybe experiment with different paints or body latex. That is if you can get your sister to do it again. :-) Great job!

You spent time to take the photo, you spent time to explain, thus you deserve that we spend a little bit of our time to comment ... and concgratualte !!!!!

Nice work!

Boring cliche.

Nice. You have a creative mind. I do not know why someone says boring! At least they could have the manners to explain why. :-(((

Maybe you could call it "equilibrium" :)

I have this image printed out on my wall... enough said? :)

Your best, I think. Regards.

excellent

excellent work.........

Steve,glad to meet you here too, I just started here, so still have to adjust.

kind regards, Helmut

great photo and photo's thank you much for adding so much technical details on this picture and the rest of your folders, i wish sometimes more photographers would spend more time explaining their methods in technical details..........lovely job :-)

This is excellent, being in the construction feild for years ive used these plumb's on many occasions. This is a very original and an artistic image no dought, great work Steve and love your portfolio.

 

robert...............

Little Jack Horner

Sat in a corner,

Eating a Christmas pie;

He put in his thumb,

And pulled out a plum (bob),

And cried What a good boy am I.

 

All my plumbs are brass and every time I have used them there has been a substantial wind blowing causing the thing to swing like a monkey in a tree. I really like the red plumb bob (I am jealous) and the white painted hands. What ever made you think of that, other than wanting to torment your sister? I agree with everyone in their praise of including technical details, that is a refreshing change. You can also measure angles quite nicely by combining the plumb bob with a protractor (sight along the bottom of the inverted protractor with the string anchored to the center point and resting lightly against the scale).

 

For me this photo falls into the category of a photo illustration, where I would imagine it being used in a newspaper or magazine to accompany an article. An apple on a string (or a plum) would have worked as well. These type of photos are not my cup of tea but I do admire the thought and effort that went into making it. I think red fingernail polish might have been an interesting variation on this theme. Dave Nitsche (id=418398) comes to mind as the local photo.net master of these type of shots.

 

It sounds like the purpose of this shot is to satisfy the photographers fascination with this particular object by applying his own personal vision to the subject at hand. That sounds like the innocent beginnings of pure photographic worship to me but I prefer the mystery of random found objects in their natural environment for the real spiritual essence of photography. Thank goodness everyone here is tolerant of each others passions.

Hi Steve,

 

You and I hve talked about this photo in depth before, so I don't

have anything new to contibute to this discussion, but I did want

to take a moment to congratulate you on having the POW. It's

weel earned.

After pondering the mysteries that motivate photography a bit more, I have concluded that my previous ramblings were pretty much on target. There really does appear to be a religious connotation to this photograph. The hands appear to be in a posture that would suggest worship and the red plumb bob appears to be magically suspended from the heavens. I think the plumb bob represents a heart and in that sense the essence of life. I suppose other groups such as the Masons have other connotations for these symbols but I am thinking the perfectly vertical line goes straight up to an invisible heaven and perhaps the red plumb bob is pointing to the other destination.