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Response to Hands (Response #68)

Uploaded 856 Days Ago by lbstone - - 18 comments

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amity said 856 days ago:

I really like this photo. It's got a kind of quiet, creepy feel to it. Nice work.

ArneG said 856 days ago:

Wow

lorissa said 855 days ago:

I love the feel/mood of this. If I outstretch my hand, I almost feel like rain will start to fall. Not sure if that makes much sense, but you've invoked such a strong sense of touch.

jmeagher said 855 days ago:

Evocative. I want to know how this was done. Just a wide aperture, or was there something more? It reminded me how long it's been since I truly just experienced rain (other than just dealing with it as a nuisance).

CaptureThis said 855 days ago:

Definitely makes a strong impression. To me it is "moody", if that makes sense. Very creative.

lbstone said 855 days ago:

Thanks for the kind words... Much appreciated.

I was flipping through my archives last night and couldn't find a good "hand" photo that I liked, so I decided to put the flash on the camera and play around in the shower for a bit.

This is a 50mm prime lens wide open at 1.4, flash pointed at the ceiling, and shutter speed at 1/500. The open lens gave it that blur and the shutter speed stopped the motion of the water.

Also, did some darkening in Photoshop, because I just like that creepy mood thing. :)

SusanB said 855 days ago:

Wow--this kicks booty Brandon. Seriously--loving this.

Miles said 855 days ago:

Such a sweet shot, lots of delicious dark depth. Did you prefocus?

jmeagher said 855 days ago:

Ha ha - in the shower. Nice. Thanks for sharing your technique. But if you ever find yourself accepting an award for it, make up something about a dark forest and a big thunderstorm ;)

photoflavor said 855 days ago:

it really is a great shot. you must have been thrilled when you first saw it!

phototext said 855 days ago:

Stunning shot.

emmat said 855 days ago:

wow, very emotive. works perfectly in mono

smudo said 854 days ago:

sweet shot brandon! looks like the hand of a statue in the rain, although i realise it isn't;)

lbstone said 854 days ago:

Miles said:
> Did you prefocus?

Yeah, I focused on the fingers in the first few shots I took, but that didn't highlight the drops very well... so I backed the focus off a bit and I think that made it feel more like the drops were falling into the hand.

your_waitress said 854 days ago:

speechless brandon! excellent shot and one of my fave for this theme. the blur and grain are yummy. plus you get bonus points for shooting with my fave lens, 50mm. woOt!

shane said 818 days ago:

brilliant shot. Geez.

mooch said 730 days ago:

Definitely one of my all time faves. There is a skill (as noted above) to this that the image reflects. I like the Silent Hill finish to this. One day, my shots will be this good. One, day.

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