Face

[Brian Moore]

Canon QL17 and Arista Premium 400 film.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Scary. And so is the big face.

 

[Brian Moore]

Scary. And so is the big face.

lol

Agreed!

 

[Pete Askew]

Brilliantly disturbing. Love the curve leading to the face. I'm just mildly distracted by the cut off writing above the shop. I'd probably crop that out during printing.

 

[Brian Moore]

Brilliantly disturbing. Love the curve leading to the face. I'm just mildly distracted by the cut off writing above the shop. I'd probably crop that out during printing.

Thanks, Pete. I think you're right, but I'm loath to remove any more off the top since the image is so heavily laden with foreground. I might play with in PS and clone that writing away.

Thanks again, Pete.

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How's this, Pete?

 

[Pete Askew]

I don't think increasing the amount of foreground relative the main subject will be detrimental. In many ways that lack of balance is what makes the image work so well to me. Top and a touch off the left to clean that side up. What do you think?

Was the shop called Quiksilver by the way? The font looks like it might be a copy of that used by Quicksilver Messenger Service on some of their albums sleeves.

 

[Brian Moore]

Yes Hawk-Eye, it was Quicksilver.

You're right (Dammit![doh]) the crop works good.

Thanks.

 

[Pete Askew]

That was mighty confusing. You must have posted that a fraction of a second before I did my version. I ended up staring at it and thinking, "I'm sure I cropped the left side too.". I even went back and looked again in LR before realising what had happened!

Yes, definitely less distracting I think. What do you reckon?

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[Brian Moore]

That was mighty confusing. You must have posted that a fraction of a second before I did my version. I ended up staring at it and thinking, "I'm sure I cropped the left side too.". I even went back and looked again in LR before realising what had happened!

Yes, definitely less distracting I think. What do you reckon?

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lol.

I actually like your cropped version better. Thanks, Pete.

 

[Pete Askew]

You're welcome Mr Moore.

And I think I therefore deserve a celebratory beer.

St Peter's Brewery Organic Best Bitter to be precise.

Cheers.

 

[Brian Moore]

You're welcome Mr Moore.

And I think I therefore deserve a celebratory beer.

St Peter's Brewery Organic Best Bitter to be precise.

Cheers.

Fotie please so that I can share.

 

[Pete Askew]

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Week1 Bottle 027 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr

 

[Rob MacKillop]

I think that is the last beer I ever had, many years ago now. Tasted very nice, if I remember correctly! Kept the bottle.

 

[Pete Askew]

I was wondering if we'd driven you to the bottle!

It is indeed a fine mild. They make a fine selection of beers, and their bottle are just so tactile. That's my excuse anyway!

 

[Brian Moore]

I think that is the last beer I ever had, many years ago now. Tasted very nice, if I remember correctly! Kept the bottle.

If it tasted nice, why'd ye stop, Rob? Wait,...never mind. That's naebdies business.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Pete's been knighted, and has his own brew!

Love the ominous 'big brother' face coming out of the wall - and the subjects completely unaware of it Brian

 

[Brian Moore]

Thanks, Chris. I thought later on I should have called it Big Brother.

 

[Pete Askew]

Knighted? Canonised, I'll have you know! Hang on a minute, shouldn't you be dead first?..

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Knighted? Canonised, I'll have you know! Hang on a minute, shouldn't you be dead first?..

Nikonised perhaps?