Into the unknown

[payn817]

Typically I post only things I am unsure of, but I feel kind of strong about this one. Would love to know other's take on this one.

[swmdrayfan]

Gee, payn...it looked very dark at first glance, but looking again, it underscores the point of view. Nice work.

John

[cubs83]

Cool picture...very mysterious.

[dbutler]

Very cool! It's like it's some sort of close encounter. I think the play of light is just perfect. How you were able to get the detail in the woman's backpack AND get the light just right is really something.

[CLKunst]

Payn,
I think you have good cause to feel strongly about this one. You have exposed for the light source and it has created a transcendent image. Nice one!!!

[GB1]

Excellant exposure, neat subject and supporting characters... Wish that I could see more of what's up there, but guess I need to go to do that. This reminds me of an old movie I watched as a kid about submarines.. can't recall the name. The blue is very tranquilizing...

GB

[mdmc]

This one Rocks! that being said, if you had bracketed exposures, under exposed slide film or digital capture 1/3-1/2 stop, over exposed print by 1-2 stops you might have been able to pull more detail from the fish in the highlight area. However, the fish diminishing into the light lends to the mystery of it. love the exposure on the viewers.
Great shot!
Mark.

[payn817]

Thank you all for taking the time. I was very pleased when seeing this the first time.

D, EXACTLY! The close encounter feel is what I love about it.

mdmc, if only there was time to think and set it up...lol. I walked around a corner and grabbed my camera quick and snapped it ASAP, there were ALOT of people there, and the lines were moving quick, so I didn't want to waste time. Also, I really like the light as bright as it is, and the fish disappearing into it.

CLK, GB1, thanks the exposure was all due to my trusty lil p&s. The only thing i can take credit for was seeing the potential of the scene.

Thanks again everyone.

[Chunk]

Very nice. Great angle and I like the streaming of the light through the water. Try cropping the top (and maybe the left) to have about the same amount of dark surrounding the window on the top and sides. That'll move the window away from the center vetically and give a little more balance I think. You could also burn in that light spot on the floor on the lower right edge although it's not that much of a distraction.
Good work.

[payn817]

Thanks Chunk, do you find this one more appealing?

[readingr]

Payn

I can't believe that this was a point and shoot. Its far too sharp for a p&s in this level of lighting. Nicely spotted and captured. I agree with Chunk on the cropping, it gives the photo a better balance.

Roger

[payn817]

LOL

Roger, as surprising as that is to you, it is a p&s most photogs will turn their nose up at. A Kodak. I think the Kodak line has some great strengths, and although aimed at those who want deeply saturated family type snap shots, it has never done me wrong. In fact, the deeply saturated reds seem to be a plus in b&w conversions. There was another photo in my gallery with this response "if you really did this with a Kodak DX7630..."

Thanks for your time, and comments

[Chunk]

Very nice. That shot should be on their brochures.

[payn817]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Chunk, you just made my day .

[readingr]

Payn

If this is film; then I can see why but most p&s digitals wouldn't cope this well in this amount of light.

However just saw a program where A Nikon D50, a Kodak 3 Mpixel p&s and a Fuji p&s were all compared and the Professional photographer had a job working out the Nikon from the Kodak in a blind test. He eventually placed the Nikon first and spotted the correct camera, Kodak second but thought it was the Fuji, and Fuji last.The Kodak had the least pixels of all the cameras.

I have used a lot of Kodak p&s cameras back in the 70's and a lot of Kodak film in my time and I can believe it.

Roger

[blsmadrid]

it's a wonderful shot, with ambiance, mystery, and the complicity of being one of the spectators. you've caught great atmosphere here, very intimate, and intense. an excellent picture.

[gahspidy]

payn, at first look I liked the picture but thought something was just not right. I could not immediately determine what it was that felt wrong about it, but after seeing the crop as suggested by Chunk, that does the trick. After cropping, this is a very good image.