Photography Showcase: A Different Perspective

[Evo]

I have a friend that is getting into photography and sees the remakable in the mundane. He sees the world differently from "normal" people. Thankfully, it's actually starting to rub off on me and I'm beginning to see things from an entirely new perspective.

I'd like to see pictures here that are from a different perspective. Extreme close-ups, crops from a larger picture, odd angles, anything that gives the ordinary new meaning.

I'll start with one of his last photos.

What is it?

I'll give you a hint, it's something you see all the time, it's ordinary, but we probably let it slip by unprocessed because we are focusing on other things.

 

[franznietzsche]

Asphalt ?

 

[Evo]

Good guess, nope. But you get 50 GOOBF points for being the first.

I have other views I might post.

 

[franznietzsche]

Good guess, nope.

I have other views I might post.

Well, it looks like a thin layer of fluid over a rough surface. Lack of diffraction suggests that its not oily.

Was it taken at sunset? From the color variation ins the reflection it looks like that is possible.

 

[Evo]

Well, it looks like a thin layer of fluid over a rough surface. Lack of diffraction suggests that its not oily.

Was it taken at sunset? From the color variation ins the reflection it looks like that is possible.

Ooooooh, damn you ARE good. Yes, you are getting very close.

 

[franznietzsche]

Ooooooh, damn you ARE good.

Well, everyone knows that

Yes, you are getting very close.

Yeah, but close is only good in horseshoes, hand grenades, and nuclear weapons.

Hmm...


Not sure, exactly what it is.

PS:

How many GOOBF points per banning?

 

[Evo]

PS:

How many GOOBF points per banning?

Depends on my mood.

In the mean time, others ar welcome to post their photos and ask "what is it?

 

[moose]

Im going out on a limb to say that it might be some part of a wet tree...

Either that or a closeup of a piece of dark glass...

EDIT: I just wanted to take a few wild guesses :)

EDIT2: I just saw your hint, nevermind :(

 

[rcgldr]

Since a woman posted this thread, is chocolate involved, something like an Eskimo Pie (chococlate covered ice cream)?

 

[franznietzsche]

Im going out on a limb to say that it might be some part of a wet tree...

Either that or a closeup of a piece of dark glass...

EDIT: I just wanted to take a few wild guesses :)

EDIT2: I just saw your hint, nevermind :(

Hmm, I don't think a wet tree would be that reflective. Further, the angle would have to be really weird for the reflection of the sunset to make sense.

Its the black color that's really throwing me off. If the liquid is water, then the black color makes me think fresh asphalt with water running along it. I wonder what the white light in the lower corner is. Something in the foreground of the reflection, since its infront of the cloud...still not sure.

 

[franznietzsche]

Since a woman posted this thread, is chocolate involved, something like an Eskimo Pie (chococlate covered ice cream)?

 

[Evo]

Since a woman posted this thread, is chocolate involved, something like an Eskimo Pie (chococlate covered ice cream)?

mmmmm, that crispy chocolate covering, with nuts?

 

[Evo]

Im going out on a limb to say that it might be some part of a wet tree...

Either that or a closeup of a piece of dark glass...(

Moose! Go with that, you're getting even closer!

 

[marlon]

Is it like the glass of a vase or something ? Or one of them little windows with different colours like in church ?

marlon

 

[marlon]

Or a glass filled with coca cola ?



marlon

 

[Evo]

Is it like the glass of a vase or something ? Or one of them little windows with different colours like in church ?

marlon

Your earlier post was getting warmer.

 

[moose]

now it looks kind of like an ice cube...

EDIT: Rotating it and changing the contrast makes it look kinda weird
http://www.twilightus.net/adam/weird.jpg

 

[GeoMike]

Wet obsidian?
(doesn't really fit the clue though...hmm)

-GeoMike-

 

[franznietzsche]

Ice cube in cola?

edit:

Wet wooden door?

 

[Evo]

Ok, here's another picture in the series, this might give it away though.

 

[GeoMike]

Candle wax?

-GeoMike-

 

[marlon]

If i replace the coke by wine, am i any closer ?

marlon

 

[Evo]

Since you guys have been so awesome at guessing so far, I'll give you these hints...water, glass, dark.

When I first saw these, my thoughts were of something molten.

 

[franznietzsche]

Now it almost looks like rainfall.

Hmmm, the water is flowing...rough glass...

 

[Evo]

Now it almost looks like rainfall.

ooooh, mix that with my last post

 

[twisting_edge]

I know exactly what it is.

Here's an even bigger hint for you all: think "hurricane".

 

[Evo]

I know exactly what it is.

Here's an even bigger hint for you all: think "hurricane".

These pictures were taken by twisting_edge, btw.

 

[turbo]

Is it a sunset shot through a windshield in the rain?

 

[Evo]

Is it a sunset shot through a windshield in the rain?

That's about as close as we can get!

The shots are of his windshield at night of the car in front. He noticed the patterns the rain was making between wiper strokes and took pictures. The red is from the tailights of the car in front.

I'm amazed that you guys were able to figure out the water/glass thing, I didn't. Of course as soon as I got them I demanded to know what I was looking at.

 

[Evo]

It will be easier to guess what this one is of, but you will not be able to correctly guess why (what caused it), it's just too simple. If you do, we'll talk about a settlement.

 

[franznietzsche]

Waves in a pond or lake...

water bugs zipping around in the center?

 

[Evo]

Waves in a pond or lake...

water bugs zipping around in the center?

Damn, yes, it's just sunlight relecting off waves, no oil or other surface products.

I'll post the whole picture later so you can see what it is. I'll also post some of the other strange effects captured.

Ok, who else has pictures?

 

[franznietzsche]

Damn, yes, it's just sunlight relecting off waves, no oil or other surface products.

I'll post the whole picture later so you can see what it is. I'll also post some of the other strange effects captured.

Ok, who else has pictures?

Well, it couldn't be oil, oil diffracts light. You'd see colors, not just distortion.

edit: Oil interface with water diffracts light. I believe that's more correct.

 

[Gokul43201]

Ok, who else has pictures?

Got a pic that might work, but it's not a commonly seen thing.

 

[Gokul43201]

Until something else comes up...

http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/3838/img2624us4.jpg

 

[Blahness]

Just looking at details here, possibly different due to the picture quality...

There's a shadow from the bottom to the right of the object, which indicates that there's a steady, definite source of light to the top-left, and due to the likely cause of such a shadow type, it's a thin(but not paper thin, think ceramic plate) object near, perhaps, a lightbulb?

Might just be an optical illusion, but can you see sort of under the bottom-right side? Perhaps it's like a bowl.

No waviness or uneven reflection shows that it's all a solid, or, a really smooth, nonreflective liquid.

The outside of the white ring looks almost "depressed", like the white-edged object is pushing it down...

Hmm, I can't take any honest guesses.

 

[Astronuc]

Until something else comes up...

http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/3838/img2624us4.jpg

Looks like a sink drain with discolored water draining very slowly.

 

[Evo]

Looks like a sink drain with discolored water draining very slowly.

My guess was my disposal, except without a bottom.

 

[Gokul43201]

Hint: the tiny, white speck inside the "ring" is a reflection of the camera flash.

 

[twisting_edge]

This one should be pretty easy for anyone with an interest in abstract geometry. You have to get the precise figure, though.

Obviously, it's a construct sitting on top of my computer.

 

[GeoMike]

#1
http://www.mcschell.com/guess.jpg


#2:
http://www.mcschell.com/guess2.jpg

#3:
http://www.mcschell.com/guess3.jpg

#4:
http://www.mcschell.com/guess4.jpg

#5:
http://www.mcschell.com/guess5.jpg
-GeoMike-

 

[moose]

#1: end of a hand rail?

 

[turbo]

Until something else comes up...

http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/3838/img2624us4.jpg

Are we looking at embyos?

 

[franznietzsche]

#2 Icicles.

#3 Rock

#4 Frogskin

 

[Mk]

1) End of a banister
2) Calcite or salt crystals (can't be ice?)
3) Reminds me of the inside of a lava tube
4) What freaky bug is that?
5) Looks like rocks to me.

 

[GeoMike]

#1: end of a hand rail?

Nope, but it was within a few feet of a handrail!

#2 Icicles.

#3 Rock

#4 Frogskin

#2: VERY close. It is ice but not quite an icile.
#3: Yes. Want to make a guess about the coloring?
#4: No, but it is alive, and it is found in/near water.

1) End of a banister
2) Calcite or salt crystals (can't be ice?)
3) Reminds me of the inside of a lava tube
4) What freaky bug is that?
5) Looks like rocks to me.

1) Nope, but it was within a few feet of a banister.
2) Nope (yes, it is an ice form)
3) It is rock. (not from a lava tube though).
4) It is freaky looking, but it isn't a bug.
5) Yes.

I thought the rock ones would be harder... :(
-GeoMike-

 

[twisting_edge]

#1 probably the top of a blown glass candy dish or something similar, the outside is perfectly smooth (note the curve towards the lower right), but the inside of the glass is rippled. Otherwise it might be a beaten brass doorknob.

#2 is almost certainly frost built up inside an air conditioner. Nothing else I am aware of has those super-fine radiating fins (40 years ago, they still used them in cars, I think).

#3 Rust, at a guess.

#4 is something under a deep layer of clear slime. That's why the reflection looks superimposed like that.

 

[GeoMike]

#1 probably the top of a blown glass candy dish ot something similar, the outside is perfectly smooth (note the curve towards the lower right), but the inside of the glas it rippled. Otherwise it might be a beaten brass doorknob.

#2 is almost certainly frost built up inside an airconditioner. Nothing else I am aware of has those super-fine radiating fins (40 years ago, they still used them in cars, I think).

#3 Rust, at a guess.

#4 is something under a deep layer of clear slime. That's why the reflection looks superimposed like that.

#1 Close. It is glass. And there is something inside of it. But the glass isn't a bowl/dish.
#2 It is an ice/frost build up, but in this case it is natural. Any guesses about what material the ice build up is on?
#3 Yes, rust build up on a rock (you, franz, and Mk nailed that one)
#4 It is a bit slimy.

-GeoMike-

 

[twisting_edge]

#1 Here's a somewhat similar shot I took of a candy dish. I had another one straight down from the top but can't seem to find it.

In this case, most (but not all) of the reflections the plastic gasket inside the dish. It doesn't have the same odd rippling effect, but I've seen that in other glasswork.

#2 Those are clearly radiator fins at the bottom. I have no idea what the ice itself is on. It looks like concrete to me.

 

[DaveC426913]

Hint: the tiny, white speck inside the "ring" is a reflection of the camera flash.

I was gonig to say it's a pic down into a drinking glass, but if that's a reflection of the flash, thast would suggest it is much farther away and much larger.