OcUK Photo Comp - Season Nine : Round Six - "Complex" DISCUSSION
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Thanks all, I was surprised how well that came together (and I now know better what to learn next in photoshop).
You were going to use pig brains too?
Great shot Mud! You've kind of pre-empted some elements of the shot I had in mind for this month (that'll teach me for waiting untill the last minute as usual).
You were going to use pig brains too?
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Just found my spider again on my window cill eating a daddy long legs! Got a few shots so I might change my post depending how they come out...
ah, will have to write up the exif, was probably lost in combinez. cheers for heads up.
The spider isn't added in pp its in the shot but to make life easier for me I did use an old picture of mine, its hard enough trying to keep one insect still let alone two
I had a clump of moss on the table with two flash guns around it ready to place the fly on and get the shots. the picture of the spider was placed behind the moss upside down as reflections in water drops are always upside down so to get the spider the right way up I had to put him upside down so he was the right way up and not upside down
I had a syringe with glycerine set up ready for the large drop and a spray bottle for the smaller drops.
Whan all was ready I placed the fly in position, added the drop with the syringe, tiny spray from the water bottle then moved the upside down spider picture until it was positioned right in the drop.
rested the camera on the table and took lots of shots slowly moving it in so I could stack the shots later to gain more DOF.
The spider isn't added in pp its in the shot but to make life easier for me I did use an old picture of mine, its hard enough trying to keep one insect still let alone two
I had a clump of moss on the table with two flash guns around it ready to place the fly on and get the shots. the picture of the spider was placed behind the moss upside down as reflections in water drops are always upside down so to get the spider the right way up I had to put him upside down so he was the right way up and not upside down
I had a syringe with glycerine set up ready for the large drop and a spray bottle for the smaller drops.
Whan all was ready I placed the fly in position, added the drop with the syringe, tiny spray from the water bottle then moved the upside down spider picture until it was positioned right in the drop.
rested the camera on the table and took lots of shots slowly moving it in so I could stack the shots later to gain more DOF.
Soldato
Your shot gave me an idea for a shot but it would probably be impossible for me to carry out...
A reflection of the fly in the spiders eyes
. Not sure how it would be possible to achieve, but it would make a good shot imo. Would need to freeze both to get them to stay still
A reflection of the fly in the spiders eyes
. Not sure how it would be possible to achieve, but it would make a good shot imo. Would need to freeze both to get them to stay still My brain pics were ridiculously pedestrian until I pushed the PP. I don't think there's much you can do with them (once they're outside the skull
).
Caporegime
PROPER stumped for this months entry 
Disappointed with myself tbh...just don't have the time available at the minute like I used to.
Disappointed with myself tbh...just don't have the time available at the minute like I used to.
Soldato
Quick question, does this say complex to you and if so is it better than my current entry?
Soldato
I'm in, cant get more complex than a women 
Tempted to enter a portrait photo of a woman and leave it at that
I'm in, cant get more complex than a women
Soldato
Sorry mate really didn't see your post and if you want to summit your idea as your entry then I will remove it.
Sorry mate really didn't see your post and if you want to summit your idea as your entry then I will remove it.
Nah not at all, just thought it was inevitable!
I haven't had a clue what to do yet really, famas has set the bar pretty damn high for technique and execution!
Soldato
changed my entry, I think it has more of a wow factor
Tweaked mine, I wasn't happy with a few things (particularly some strange lighting in the original brain shot which looked like poor photoshoppery). Retook the brain shot (image stack this time to make the transition cleaner), but in doing so lost some table texture, which I've added back in by taking a third image. I prefered the tones before, but the processing is better on this one...will see if I can get the best of both before the deadline!
Where did you get a brain from ? Shot made me feel a bit sick for some reason ?
Everyones work is really good this round except for mine haha, which was a star i shot at 300mm hand held with no VR for 15 second exposure. Went back down there night before last to do it again with the redsnapper tripod and ball head i bought but there werent any stars in the sky. Grrr
Everyones work is really good this round except for mine haha, which was a star i shot at 300mm hand held with no VR for 15 second exposure. Went back down there night before last to do it again with the redsnapper tripod and ball head i bought but there werent any stars in the sky. Grrr