[SI] Shoot-In, Teeth Comments

Seems like no one is rushing to "bite the bullet", so to speak, and offer
critiques, so I'll give it a go.

First, what an outstanding mandate suggestion! This is the first time I
can recall that every image submitted seemed to hit the mandate spot-on.
Opps! This mandate suggestion was mine, wasn't it!?! Oh well, one of
my wife's favorite sayings: "Self-praise is better than no praise!"

I'm pretty sure there is at least one person submitting to SI for the
first time and perhaps 2 or 3. To any and all newcomers, "Welcome!"
Nice to have you here and hope you submit often! On to the photos...

Mardon (Yup, that' me)
http://www.pbase.com/shootin/image/73632143

At least I photographed the correct end of the horse. Don't a horses
teeth tell its age? Anyone know how old this horse is?

Doug MacDonald
http://www.pbase.com/shootin/image/73632188

My favorite photo of the bunch! I'd love to know more about this
"interesting biker wedding". What is the "plaster" comment? That one
went over my head. The smiles in this image are just terrific. Great
angle and well exposed for flash. Was the flash mounted on the camera?
Despite the angle of the shadow suggesting a camera-mounted flash was
used, nothing is washed out. 11 points out of 10 for this one.

Bret Douglas
http://www.pbase.com/shootin/image/73632270

This guy/gal is scary. I'd hate to be the dentist looking after these
teeth. Great focus and depth of field choices. I generally like B&W but
I wonder if this one would have been even more striking in colour? I
hope you took this photo through some glass and not in the open water. 9
out of 10.

Marsha
http://www.pbase.com/shootin/image/73632285

I love sharp shots and this one is great. The nuts & bolts really
compliment the teeth. Thanks for adding the explanation. I would not
have known what this is. Interesting. Those teeth don't look sharp
enough to cut anything, so I guess they have some other purpose. The
silver colour and texture makes this an above average image IMO. Very
nice. 7 out of 10.

Paul Campbell
http://www.pbase.com/shootin/image/73632317

I said, "film" to myself the instant I saw this image. Film sure has
it's own 'look'. I think that the look of film adds to this photo. My
guess is that it would not have had such an 'other worldly' look if it
were taken with digital. Good subject matter for B&W me thinks. Lots
of teeth visible; probably the most of any shot (except possibly
Marsha's) so extra points for that. My only 'criticism' is the softness.
I know the DOF is extremely narrow but it's hard to find a really sharp
point even on that second gear from the right. Scored 7+

Jim Kramer
http://www.pbase.com/shootin/image/73632325

"Alfred Hitchcock" should have hired you to take his stills. What a
perfect image for one of his Sunday night TV shows from the '50s. (Opps!
Showing my age, aren't I!) I think just a tiny, tiny bit more depth of
field would suit my taste better than what I see here but that's probably
just me. The concept is great with the shadow and all. It gives a very
ominous feel. Another 7+ image IMO

Mike Benveniste
http://www.pbase.com/shootin/image/73712450

You took my idea but I couldn't find the required equipment to
photograph, so I opted for the horse instead. The oil bottle(?) adds a
nice touch. Did you place it there? You win the bonus prize for the
largest teeth photographed; no doubt the strongest too! The image looks
a tiny bit tipped to me. Perhaps that's because the left side of the
image shows more space above that side-flap than can be seen on the right
side of the image. I'd have preferred just a bit more symmetry in this
regard but I don't know if the physical situation there would have
permitted this. A strong 7

Michelo
http://www.pbase.com/shootin/image/73734736

Whose the dentist 'cause I ain't goin' there!!!! Great shot, second
place award IMO but the idea of a dentist allowing photos of his patients
to be publicly displayed kind of freaks me out. Was the lighting just
the normal dentist's lighting? This looks to me like it would fit the
current chiaroscuro mandate too. The lighting and white gloves, along
with the silver fillings, make this shot. Nice work. 9 out of 10.

Al Denelsbeck
http://www.pbase.com/shootin/image/73765278

No argument about this being a photo of teeth, but whose/what's teeth?
Was the subject live or dead? I'm guessing dead. If this is a skull,
then the image is too creepy for me. The large 'canine' tooth in
the back and the black background really make the in-focus tooth stand
out. Nice work. I bestow an 8+

Until next time, I remain your loyal, hard- grading, heavily biased in
favour of sharpness, not-so-intrepid reviewer --- Mardon

"Mardon" wrote in message
. 130...
: Seems like no one is rushing to "bite the bullet", so to speak, and offer
: critiques, so I'll give it a go.

Clipped here

Doug MacDonald
http://www.pbase.com/shootin/image/73632188

My favorite photo of the bunch! I'd love to know more about this
"interesting biker wedding". What is the "plaster" comment? That one
went over my head. The smiles in this image are just terrific. Great
angle and well exposed for flash. Was the flash mounted on the camera?
Despite the angle of the shadow suggesting a camera-mounted flash was
used, nothing is washed out. 11 points out of 10 for this one.

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Send my you address and I'll put your cheque (check?) in the mail right away
Mardon!

Nothing pleases me more than getting friendly with my clients. It allows me
to get them clowning around with shots like this as the bride handed over
her bike:
http://www.photosbydouglas.com/Gallery/kylie-jamie/slides/rec._17%20(Small).htmlThere's a (very conservative) few more pics hehttp://www.photosbydouglas.com/Galle...index.htmlThat wedding was a real joy to do. I got treated like a brother and stayedright through the reception, at a table with the most respectful people youcould wish to meet. Every one of them a tattooed, shaven headed Harleyrider.The plaster is off.I fell off my perch the weekend after that wedding. I built a blind in atree in central Australia's outback to get some photos of the biggest flockof breeding pelicans in years after the cooper river flooded 40 miles wide.One of the old boys heard my shutter go off and it was on for young and old.I lost my balance and fell out of the tree!I can tell you now; It's no fun driving 300 miles on bush tracks to get to ahospital with a broken hip, broken foot and a lovely companion telling you"I told you it wouldn't work"! Well it worked for long enough!!!--From Douglas...Wedding and Portrait specialist: http://www.photosbydouglas.comCanvas prints and Digital enlargements: http://www.canvasphotos.com.auWedding Photography anywhere on the east coast of Australia.

Mardon wrote:

First, what an outstanding mandate suggestion! This is the first time I
can recall that every image submitted seemed to hit the mandate spot-on.
Opps! This mandate suggestion was mine, wasn't it!?! Oh well, one of
my wife's favorite sayings: "Self-praise is better than no praise!"

Ha! indeed.

Great mandate, great comments and great set of submissions, I totally
missed the mandate though. PS I'd give all of them at least an 8. Mardon
is a harsh grader but I suppose we learn from that. I couldn't even pick
a 'winner' from the group, maybe Mike's bulldozer though I agree a bit
more symmetry would be nicer... or maybe not.


dentist

I had the dentist take a shot of me with my cell phone camera...
in Mexico... you ain't gonna see it!!


: - )

On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:58:58 GMT, Mardon wrote:

http://www.pbase.com/shootin/image/73712450

You took my idea but I couldn't find the required equipment to
photograph, so I opted for the horse instead. The oil bottle(?) adds a
nice touch. Did you place it there? You win the bonus prize for the
largest teeth photographed; no doubt the strongest too! The image looks
a tiny bit tipped to me. Perhaps that's because the left side of the
image shows more space above that side-flap than can be seen on the right
side of the image. I'd have preferred just a bit more symmetry in this
regard but I don't know if the physical situation there would have
permitted this. A strong 7

Thanks for your kind words and review efforts. I seem to be slightly
off-true on a lot of my shots recently, and this one is no exception.
And yes, I should moved a few inches back and over. I was trying to
fill the frame for the maximum ultrawide effect and simply missed.

My only excuse is that I was in too much of a hurry -- not only were
my wife and a friend waiting in the car, but I was trespassing. In
fact, a "Modern Continental" truck pulled up as I was shooting, but
the driver thought it was my site and wanted to buy fill from me!

The oil/transmission fluid bottle was as I found it.

One other note about this shot, which I didn't know when I submitted it.
The Pronea S was my "car camera." When I went to reload it after this
shoot, the little tab which opens the film door snapped off in my hand.
While it's a trivial loss financially, it's still a sad day when a
camera dies.

--
Michael Benveniste --
Spam and UCE professionally evaluated for $419. Use this email
address only to submit mail for evaluation.

"Paul Furman" wrote in message
news
Mardon wrote:

dentist

I had the dentist take a shot of me with my cell phone camera...
in Mexico... you ain't gonna see it!!


: - )

If he is an American dentist on vacation at the same resort, there is no
problem. But I'm sure that was not the case.

It had to be painful if you couldn't wait to be back. Unless you found was a
modern dentist office for wealthy tourist.

Michel

Michael Benveniste wrote:

On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:58:58 GMT, Mardon wrote:
...but I don't know if the physical situation
there would have permitted this.

My only excuse is that I was in too much of a hurry -- not only were
my wife and a friend waiting in the car, but I was trespassing.

Ah! 'Excuse' accepted. This is precisely why I added the words about "the
physical situation" to my critique. I've been in similar situations enough
that I wanted to allow for the possibility that unseen factors might have
influenced the composition of a shot like this. Now we know.

...it's still a sad day when a camera dies.

Agreed. Sorry to hear about it.

BTW, my wife was twice as tough on me when she critiqued my critique as I
was when I critiqued the photos. She put your submission in 1st place!

"Doug MacDonald" wrote:

Send my you address and I'll put your cheque (check?) in the mail
right away Mardon!

Nothing pleases me more than getting friendly with my clients. It
allows me to get them clowning around with shots like this as the
bride handed over her bike:

http://www.photosbydouglas.com/Galle...es/rec._17%20(
S mall).html

There's a (very conservative) few more pics
he

http://www.photosbydouglas.com/Galle...mie/index.html

That wedding was a real joy to do. I got treated like a brother and
stayed right through the reception, at a table with the most
respectful people you could wish to meet. Every one of them a
tattooed, shaven headed Harley rider. The plaster is off. I fell off
my perch the weekend after that wedding. I built a blind in a tree in
central Australia's outback to get some photos of the biggest flock
of breeding pelicans in years after the cooper river flooded 40 miles
wide. One of the old boys heard my shutter go off and it was on for
young and old. I lost my balance and fell out of the tree! I can tell
you now; It's no fun driving 300 miles on bush tracks to get to
a hospital with a broken hip, broken foot and a lovely companion
telling you "I told you it wouldn't work"! Well it worked for long
enough!!!

--From Douglas...Wedding and Portrait specialist:

http://www.photosbydouglas.comCanvas

prints and Digital enlargements:
http://www.canvasphotos.com.auWedding
Photography anywhere on the
east coast of Australia.

Thanks for the explanation about the plaster and the link to the other
wedding photos. Very nice work. You can certainly tell that they were
enjoying themselves. It comes through in your images.

"Mardon" wrote in message
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Michelo
http://www.pbase.com/shootin/image/73734736

Whose the dentist 'cause I ain't goin' there!!!! Great shot, second
place award IMO but the idea of a dentist allowing photos of his patients
to be publicly displayed kind of freaks me out.

Everybody just asked to review the shots first.


Was the lighting just the normal dentist's lighting?

Yes, that's the lighting that gave the best effect.



This looks to me like it would fit the current chiaroscuro mandate too.

I thought of it too.


The lighting and white gloves, along with the silver fillings, make this
shot. Nice work. 9 out of 10.

Thank you.

Michel

"michelo" wrote in :

Whose the dentist 'cause I ain't goin' there!!!! Great shot, second
place award IMO but the idea of a dentist allowing photos of his
patients to be publicly displayed kind of freaks me out.

Everybody just asked to review the shots first.

Opps! It sounds like you are the dentist. [Spoken while extracting foot
from my mouth!]

It is a great photo. I've always wondered what's going on in there while
the dentist is working. I even suggested to my dentist that he put up a
mirror so that patients could watch but the idea didn't fly. I think it'd
be neat.

On Jan 31, 6:58 pm, Mardon wrote:
Seems like no one is rushing to "bite the bullet", so to speak, and offer
critiques, so I'll give it a go.


Jim Kramerhttp://www.pbase.com/shootin/image/73632325

"Alfred Hitchcock" should have hired you to take his stills. What a
perfect image for one of his Sunday night TV shows from the '50s. (Opps!
Showing my age, aren't I!) I think just a tiny, tiny bit more depth of
field would suit my taste better than what I see here but that's probably
just me. The concept is great with the shadow and all. It gives a very
ominous feel. Another 7+ image IMO

You are, as always, too kind.

I actualy enjoyed the play where the teeth were sharp the shadow
wasn't and vice versa.

Thanks for commenting,
Jim