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Postby Simon on Sat May 06, 2006 8:51 pm

Hey guys,

I have shown here a couple of pics I did today. I might just upsize these and get some large poster prints of them as I have always wanted to hang larger works.

Hope these are not getting too weird, I like them and wanted to share. Comments always welcome.

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Postby Mitchell on Sat May 06, 2006 9:02 pm

Not too weird for me - the first is fantastic. Very intriguing - kept my focus for some time.
The second is also interesting, but not so powerful for me. Perhaps as an abstract it is a bit more obvious than the first?
Nice work. 8)
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Postby Alpha_7 on Sat May 06, 2006 9:06 pm

#1 for me, should look good hanging on the wall, as for #2, doesn't do it for me sorry.
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Postby Manta on Sat May 06, 2006 9:15 pm

I could see both hanging very nicely. Either would look fantastic in a stark white room. Great work.
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Postby Geoff on Sat May 06, 2006 9:24 pm

Manta wrote:I could see both hanging very nicely. Either would look fantastic in a stark white room. Great work.


I think you'd have to ask Gary or Leigh before putting it in one of their rooms Simon :D
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Postby Willy wombat on Sun May 07, 2006 12:01 am

I would love to know what the first is Simon. There are both nice images and I agree that they would look good blown up to a larger size, esp #1.
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Postby optogamut on Sun May 07, 2006 12:09 am

The first one definitely has impact, maybe a bit much for this time of night. So I'm liking the second one.
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Postby Manta on Sun May 07, 2006 8:19 am

The second one's a cascade of water - yeah? - but I've got no idea what the first one is...
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Postby leek on Sun May 07, 2006 9:17 am

Great abstract shots Simon... I'd love to know what the first one is... It looks like stubble...

Your second one reminded me of this shot that I took of a fountain on Anzac Day... I wasn't sure what to do with it up to now...

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Postby Simon on Sun May 07, 2006 9:31 am

Thanks for the comments everyone. Abstracts are interesting to present as they bring out different things from different people.

The shots were both taken with a D2Hs and a lensbaby ie. manual mode.

#1 was of one of those coffee table gizzmos that is made up of 2 perpex plates bolted together, with thousands of steel pins connecting each plate. You can place you hand on one side to see the imprint / contours appear on the other side. Dont know what you call these things :?:

#2 was of fibre glass threads against a backdrop of colour.

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Postby Manta on Sun May 07, 2006 10:26 am

Simon wrote:#2 was of fibre glass threads against a backdrop of colour.


Ah hah... had me fooled.
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Postby Dug on Fri May 26, 2006 3:07 pm

Nice stuff I like #2 better than #1


I thought #2 was fiber optic untill reading the comment it was water then I could see it was water, untill you said it is fiber optics. Strange the tricks our brain plays with what we see.


I have just been looking at getting one of these babies.

No to explain to the minister of finance why I want to make a $2,000 camera look like a $2 camera :(

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Postby admajic on Fri May 26, 2006 5:23 pm

I too like the first one!

I see u keep changing the boarders! How bout a poll hehe
Try a thick one with say red or a brownie colour I think a contrast will
make it!!
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Postby greencardigan on Fri May 26, 2006 5:30 pm

Good stuff. Would look great printed BIG. Especially the #1.
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Postby camrak on Fri May 26, 2006 5:36 pm

#2 interesting texture but #1 ... great job! - follow the greencardigan you shoul make big print from this photos, will be look magnificently on the wall. Anyway - this baybylens is very usefull :)
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