Disjointed

[travis4567]

I did a catering party last night and used these plastic forks. When putting the leftovers back in storage I dropped one and stepped on it breaking it as shown. For some reason I saw a photo opportunity so I brought a few home and had some fun.

[flashback]

I like it! Shades of M. Buckley but original in and of itself.

[travis4567]

Thanks Jack. Mike has been an inspiration.

[Mike Buckley]

Imaginative concept. Nearly perfect execution. This is such a wonderful idea that it is well worthwhile to work harder to obtain separation between the subjects and the tabletop; you lost it on the right side of the handles.

Shades of M. Buckley but original in and of itself.

Such a wonderful compliment to both me and Travis!

[travis4567]

Thanks Mike. A real challenge when the subject is the same tone as the background surface. I think my light from the right was a little too bright washing out the right side of the handles. Tried to recover some contrast in Lightroom but the result was less than perfect.

[Mike Buckley]

The simplest solution is probably to select the handles in post-processing and to darken them.

[FootLoose]

Good concept and well executed, Travis.

Between you and Mike, there wouldn't be much left to wash up after a dinner party.

[Mike Buckley]

Between you and Mike, there wouldn't be much left to wash up after a dinner party.

Way too funny!

[travis4567]

thanks Greg, great comment. I admit, i'm a little anal personality.

[Loose Canon]

Maybe try moving your key key light source to a more overhead position Travis?

Might even up the combination of hard and soft shadows going on at the same time?

[Mike Buckley]

I've looked at this image about six times trying to figure out the lighting to absolutely no success. It's clear that at least the primary if not the only light is coming from the right side. However, the shadow produced by the fork tines are stronger on the far right fork and softer on the other two forks. Assuming the far right fork is closer to the light source, that fork should produce the softer shadow.

That leads me to wonder if something isn't reflecting light into the shadows of the tines on the two forks on the left that is not reflecting light into the shadows of the fork on the right.

Whatever is and isn't happening, the only way to produce equally soft or hard shadows is to figure that out. Ideally, the shadows should be equally soft or hard as Terry mentioned. My vote goes for soft shadows but that's nothing more than a personal preference.

[Shadowman]

Nice take on the radial composition.

[Wavelength]

Nice