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whisperwolf · 24th Nov 2008, 10:20

Ok it didn't come out quite how I wanted it but I'm not going to have enough time to re-shoot.
So here it is

Click it for flickr link to bigger sizes

Got the idea for this when watching red dwarf “Demons and Angels” episode whilst eating jellybabies, it was the line, "he's the part of you that held a magnifying glass to his best friends neck, and watched him BURNNN" anyway I though it was sufficiently weird/odd.

Contrast adjusted to clip the background to black, and hue/saturation increased on the jellybabies, and decreased on the shelf

kenco_uk · 24th Nov 2008, 13:11

Haha! That's brilliant!

Would a jellybaby burn?

whisperwolf · 24th Nov 2008, 13:19

No not even a little bit, I had to use a blow torch to melt the little blighter, and it took a suprisingly long time.

GregTheRotter · 24th Nov 2008, 13:22

cover it in some alcohol and light that sucker.

OleJ · 24th Nov 2008, 17:31

This really made me laugh

Great idea!

Firehed · 24th Nov 2008, 19:45

Love the concept, pretty well-executed. I think the black background is a little overpowering (or maybe it's something else, can't quite put my finger on it) but on the whole it's awesome.

whisperwolf · 25th Nov 2008, 08:55

I think the backgrounds overpowering because the rest of the image is so minimalistic, it worked alright on the similar shots i took a few months back, but they had more in the foreground. like this one.

It's the one thing that bothers me about it, but don't really know how to correct it or what background i could shoot infront of instead.

OleJ · 25th Nov 2008, 09:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by whisperwolf

It's the one thing that bothers me about it, but don't really know how to correct it or what background i could shoot infront of instead.

How about a very light blue? Perhaps with more light at the top or a lighter color so it's a sky-like gradient in the shots.
I think it might work well with both the pool shot and the new one.

A quick and dirty. Colors, gradients etc leaves lots of room for improvement

Smilodon · 25th Nov 2008, 12:21

Awesome!

As for the owerpowering background: Try moving the burning bear closer to the camera, so that the horizon doesn't "cut him in half". Or you could try using a seamless background (one that go under the subject and behind it, removing the visible horizon. (Don't quite know how to explain that one better...)

whisperwolf · 25th Nov 2008, 13:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smilodon

Awesome!

As for the owerpowering background: Try moving the burning bear closer to the camera, so that the horizon doesn't "cut him in half"...

That's probably what has been bothering me without realising it. however I only had about 30 minutes to set up and shoot and was distracted with balancing a torch on some cushions to shine through the glass and hit somewhere on the shelf. It really needs a re-shoot with some more easily focusable lighting. Have to wait till I can afford some though

Oh and I like that gradient blue background OleJ, which is funny as the reason I clipped it so black was due to sunlight hitting the background and giving a horrid greyish gradient that I hated.

DeMoB · 25th Nov 2008, 19:43

I really like the idea behind this

It's a shame you haven't got time to recompose and re-shoot (the deadline has been moved to tomorrow morning (UK time) if it helps to know that), as with a tweak of the background I think it'd be an awesome photo.

Dan

24th Nov 2008, 10:20	#1
whisperwolf Ultramodder Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 1,194	[11/08] Burn Baby Burn Ok it didn't come out quite how I wanted it but I'm not going to have enough time to re-shoot. So here it is Click it for flickr link to bigger sizes Got the idea for this when watching red dwarf “Demons and Angels” episode whilst eating jellybabies, it was the line, "he's the part of you that held a magnifying glass to his best friends neck, and watched him BURNNN" anyway I though it was sufficiently weird/odd. Contrast adjusted to clip the background to black, and hue/saturation increased on the jellybabies, and decreased on the shelf __________________ "I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it. " Voltaire. My Flickr

24th Nov 2008, 13:11	#2
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24th Nov 2008, 13:19	#3
whisperwolf Ultramodder Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 1,194	No not even a little bit, I had to use a blow torch to melt the little blighter, and it took a suprisingly long time. __________________ "I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it. " Voltaire. My Flickr

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24th Nov 2008, 19:45	#6
Firehed Why not? I own a domain to match. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An hour north of Boston Posts: 12,576	Love the concept, pretty well-executed. I think the black background is a little overpowering (or maybe it's something else, can't quite put my finger on it) but on the whole it's awesome. __________________ hire me @ eric-stern.com - web developer and php ninja pics @ my smugmug :: Twitter @firehed :: blog @ firehed.net 40D\|580EXII\|285HV\|AB800\|70-200f/4LIS\|17-50f/2.8\|150f/2.8Macro\|50f/1.8 MacPro @ 8x2.8GHz, 10GB FBDDR2, 3TB HD :: MBP @ 2x2.2GHz, 4GB DDR2, 320GB HD

25th Nov 2008, 08:55	#7
whisperwolf Ultramodder Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 1,194	I think the backgrounds overpowering because the rest of the image is so minimalistic, it worked alright on the similar shots i took a few months back, but they had more in the foreground. like this one. It's the one thing that bothers me about it, but don't really know how to correct it or what background i could shoot infront of instead. __________________ "I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it. " Voltaire. My Flickr

25th Nov 2008, 12:21	#9
Smilodon The Antagonist Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 4,887	Awesome! As for the owerpowering background: Try moving the burning bear closer to the camera, so that the horizon doesn't "cut him in half". Or you could try using a seamless background (one that go under the subject and behind it, removing the visible horizon. (Don't quite know how to explain that one better...) __________________ "You have to wonder about a business plan based on the notion that people want to interact with a soda can." -Jeff Salkowski abot the :CueCat My Flickr

25th Nov 2008, 19:43	#11
DeMoB All of my Dremel wheels are broke! Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 141	I really like the idea behind this It's a shame you haven't got time to recompose and re-shoot (the deadline has been moved to tomorrow morning (UK time) if it helps to know that), as with a tweak of the background I think it'd be an awesome photo. Dan