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Elliptic

No photoshop. Just lovely velvia and some bounce flash on a beautiful day. I made a video of the whole shooting of this and will post to flickr/youtube.

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Faddoush 2 years ago

Very dull I have to say............:p

I actually like it a lot :)

Mina 2 years ago

Richard, I like the graphic and color blends captured and here comes maybe a more distant interpretation from reality as if the earth has surrendered the sky and the moonly non-shade, is still shining.

Best Regards

fabio ferrazzi 2 years ago

thanks for your comment on my photos, I'm realizing that the publication must have something exceptional, like the rest of your pictures, thank you so much Fabio Ferrazzi

Richard Ford Well maybe not exceptional. Just in line with the tastes of this site. This shot. I guess it is OK. I like it for what it is - but it doesn't move me mentally and I wouldn't hang it on my wall. Other shots that do move me mentally and I would hang up and stare for an eon - aren't published. Just have to have a bit of fun and not take it so seriously. Just try to learn and improve - but shoot what you like to look at and what you would want to hang on your wall.

King Douglas 2 years ago

Wow, Richard, I had no idea this was yours when I first saw it, but I'm following the thread on your appendix and heard about it. I like this very much, although I haven't bothered to comment earlier...lazy me.

Congratulations!

Richard Ford Thanks King. First time I have pre visualised a shot at further out than 10 seconds. :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acY1KCs4hFQ

Frederick Lim Cung Wei 2 years ago

Composition, angle and colors are superb!

Richard Ford Thanks Fred. Colour was a after thought after shooting it first with the 14mm. I drove home, got my flash and gels and came back specifically to shoot it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acY1KCs4hFQ

Frederick Lim Cung Wei Ha! I really like the colors and glad that you share it with me.

Helle Lorenzen 2 years ago

Great work, like it simple with the colors and light.

Richard Ford Thanks Helle. Back story is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acY1KCs4hFQ

Thomas Holtkoetter 2 years ago

Damned good, Richard !

Richard Ford Thanks Thomas - here is the video too. I am posting it to everyone so that you can see it in your feed and not need to come back here to find it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acY1KCs4hFQ

Mihnea Turcu 2 years ago

I dont' know, but this one seems GREAT to me! Really, I like it very much, it is so simple, volumes are so well arranged and light...hmm, light is exactly how it should be! (one of my colleagues just saw it and she said: "wow, how cool!". PS: i usually dont like these abstract shots...! Congratulations, Richard!

Richard Ford Thanks Mihnea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acY1KCs4hFQ

Semir 2 years ago

Very good

Richard Ford Thanks Semir. I shot about 20 of it - this is the best one, when angle of bounce flash, exposure and what not was all taken into consideration. I could have gone many different ways with it - most shots were interesting - but this is the one that was closest to my pre conception.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acY1KCs4hFQ

Lucian Olteanu 2 years ago

Well done!!

Richard Ford Thanks Lucian. Here is the vid as promised.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acY1KCs4hFQ

martin zalba 2 years ago

A curious picture which makes it very original. Beautiful colors. Greetings

Richard Ford Thanks Martin. For sure it needs a 14mm or wider to shoot - fisheye even. I ad tried to shoot it before and never pulled the trigger. THough looking at the scene through a 14mm lens made me not only shoot it - but come back and do the strobe effects.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acY1KCs4hFQ

martin zalba thank you very much for the explanation and the video! greetings!

Codrin Lupei 2 years ago

Really great one, Richard, wonderfuly done! Love it!

Richard Ford Thanks Codrin. Here is the vid link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acY1KCs4hFQ

Phyllis Clarke 2 years ago

Richard..
This is just so, so, so great...Color from you..I love it..almost like a painting..so beautiful, and so happy to see this picture from you. Is there a link to the video?
Congrats on this..Phyllis

Richard Ford http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acY1KCs4hFQ

:-)

Geir Danielsen 2 years ago

well done!

Richard Ford Thanks Gelr.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acY1KCs4hFQ

Glen Ballis 2 years ago

Excellent Richie!

Richard Ford Thanks Glen - here is the youtube link - just squeezed this up in between injections and China firewall issues...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acY1KCs4hFQ

Glen Ballis Great video, very clever and well captured. To bad we didn't catch up in Sydney for that beer.... next time!

Lars Klottrup 2 years ago

Beautifully made! :-)

Richard Ford Thanks Lars - here's the back story.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acY1KCs4hFQ

KPK 2 years ago

Great one!

Richard Ford Thanks KPK.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acY1KCs4hFQ

Nicolas Marino 2 years ago

color, Richard? nice shot!

Richard Ford Yes. Had this roll of velvia in the fridge for years it seemed. Needed an excuse to shoot it. This industrial complex turn community par provided the excuse... that and a rented 14-24.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acY1KCs4hFQ

gerard sexton 2 years ago

That is one film I miss! Terrific image very much in the mould for me a wonderful interplay of light. Nice to see you back on the front page with something entirely different. Well done Richard.

Richard Ford Thanks Gerry. I did a lot of non street shooting this summer in Aus to try and expand my mind and learn new things.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acY1KCs4hFQ

limawhisky 2 years ago

OK.. I'll try velvia then,-

Richard Ford Thanks Lima. Video link also posted to Physllis' response.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acY1KCs4hFQ

limawhisky Richard, I saw the video, so generous that you share how to make it...anyway, keep good shots and I'll let you know when I have flight to Beijing!

regards, Unggul

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