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Shot for part of a class project.
Shot on a borrowed Nikon D40x, balanced precariously on a 2007 FRC battery charger and a box of safety glasses, all perched precariously on the spare tire of a 1997 Honda CR-V. (Self-timer was used, obviously.)
Lighting is courtesy of my headlights, my map lights, the available light outside, and my MacBook wedged right next to Uppercut's tower.
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08-11-2007 22:42
doukjin
Re: pic: Billfred (1618)
if i may add some constructive [purely photographical] criticism, the subject of the photo should be the thing in the front, mainly because with it not in focus, the robot seems like more of an obstruction...
the my eyes dont really move to one object in the picture, but rather are scanning the entire picture for some substantial subject [which i know is meant to be billfred, but... yeahhh
basically, putting the focus on the robot might help...?
08-11-2007 23:02
Billfred
Re: pic: Billfred (1618)
Actually, my bigger gripe with the picture is the way the headlights hit the truck in front of my car; the eye is more drawn to the brightest spot in the photograph. (Well, and I am pushing my luck with the Rule of Thirds--that was lessened in the print.)
And yes, the robot was an obstruction--since I was so busy fixing it during Brunswick Eruption (something broke in about half of the matches), I didn't have any real time to shoot anything during the event! 
09-11-2007 07:56
Barry Bonzack
Re: pic: Billfred (1618)
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Originally Posted by doukjin
if i may add some constructive [purely photographical] criticism, the subject of the photo should be the thing in the front, mainly because with it not in focus, the robot seems like more of an obstruction...
the my eyes dont really move to one object in the picture, but rather are scanning the entire picture for some substantial subject [which i know is meant to be billfred, but... yeahhh basically, putting the focus on the robot might help...? |
The subject does not always need to be the floor ground as long as it (Billfred) is what is in focus. This techniques is usually more effective when combined with the framing technique. IE, Billfred's face is appears to be in the middle of, but not obstructed by, the wheels and the frame. This would be exceedingly difficult to accomplish using the self timer when balanced on anything. I vote thumbs as a photograph, but for a WAI you face is about a centimeter wide.
12-11-2007 14:38
Graham Donaldson
Re: pic: Billfred (1618)
Billfred, has 1618 heard of a trailer??? They're a really nice little accessory that your car pulls along behind it, and you can rent them! I highly recommend it- 
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12-11-2007 16:17
Billfred
Re: pic: Billfred (1618)
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Originally Posted by robotcanuck1676
Billfred, has 1618 heard of a trailer??? They're a really nice little accessory that your car pulls along behind it, and you can rent them! I highly recommend it-
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(Besides, if the CR-V can fit everything, why kill the fuel economy with a trailer?)
12-11-2007 21:15
Graham Donaldson
Re: pic: Billfred (1618)
Ooh...that does make it difficult...
You could always hold a fundraiser to buy a truck and trailer, and paint the truck in your team colors like you see companies do, so you're a driving advertisement for your team, and...the idea runs out there...
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