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Sol Blechman











 

Neal R. Thompson, MD

Dennis Hirning

Ray Thompson

Timothy D Morton

Sol Blechman

Shahron Williams van Rooij

Robin Mellor

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July 2008 - Handlebars and Helmet

How I did it -

The red helmet grabbed my attention. The challenge was to make something out of the shapes. Since I wasn't able to actually touch anything I just moved around the bike looking from all angles. I finally settled on the idea that the curve of the handlebar mimicked the curve of the helmet. It seemd also that there was a sort of story linking the two objects. The lighting was harsh and I tried to tone down the hottest spots. Other than that, cropping and a small Levels adjustment, was all I had to do.

 

COMMENTS:
 

Neal R. Thompson, MD

 

Dennis Hirning

 You have the elements in the helmet leading you into the image and then you have the handle bar with the black grips and the shiny brake handle forcing your eye to stay in the picture. Very nice.

Ray Thompson

 

Timothy D. Morton

 Very cool, and plain great shot.

Shahron Williams von Rooij

 Great play on the helmet pattern and handlebar shape. The red colors attracts the eye and the pattern pulls you up to the handlebars. A nice image from an everyday object.

Robin Mellor

 

Member Bio

Sol Blechman - Biography

My lifelong photography journey started with a Kodak Duoflex camera presented to me for my 12th birthday. Some 54 years later I find my Canon 20D (with all kinds of equipment in between) a wonderful replacement. I also use a Canon G6 for "easy" work or when I feel lazy about carrying SLR equipment. It has been a pleasure to replace the dark room, the chemicals and the long hours washing prints with digital imaging.

Many of my pictures are taken while traveling but I also believe in the old saw about finding shots in your back yard. So birds, flowers and landscapes near home about equal the people, foreign places and objects I shoot while away.

I am printing now on an Epson 2200 mostly for our local camera club. When we started with digital work a few years ago there were only a very few of us working in digital. Now the category has grown many times over and is the dominant format in the club.

 

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