My life as a doghnut, and other shots

[rob marshall]

None of these were manipulated in Photoshop - they are 'straight' shots. I used Silver Efex Pro for the BW conversions. Numbers 1,2, and 8 were shot on black perspex to get the reflections.

C&C welcome.

[Donald]

Wonderful stuff right across the board, Rob.

Only one that doesn't hold my attention is 'Lost Cause'. Too much white space? Not as 'strong' as the others? Would I be thinking this if I just saw it in isolation?

[rob marshall]

Only one that doesn't hold my attention is 'Lost Cause'. Too much white space? Not as 'strong' as the others? Would I be thinking this if I just saw it in isolation?

That's why I called it 'Lost Cause'

Ah! rainy days in Wales - you can't beat it... Sunny tomorrow so it's back to pretty-pretty landscapes.

[Captured]

I actually liked " Lost Cause" ....dare to enter the slinky!

[wilgk]

watch out or Wirefox will be changing the combination on that padlock.....
and I don't mean the medicine cabinet, I mean to keep you indoors doing this & away from the pretty landscapes

[MiniChris]

About 5 years ago, I gave my photography students an assignment in which they had to take two totally incongruent objects and put them together in a composition in such a manner as to "appear" okay. This is the shots I thought was the most successful in capturing that concept. It is untouched other than a scan.

[jeeperman]

All are great Rob....but I really like the second to last.

[rob marshall]

About 5 years ago, I gave my photography students an assignment in which they had to take two totally incongruent objects and put them together in a composition in such a manner as to "appear" okay.

That sounds like a good theme for a monthly comp. Perhaps someone should suggest it next time? I see everyone likes slinkies!

[rob marshall]

All are great Rob....but I really like the second to last.

Thanks, Paul. That was done with a Silver Efex filter called 'solarization'. Only works with certain shots, but it can be quite effective.