untitled compact discs

Posted by danthro (Suburbia, United States) on 17 April 2008 in Miscellaneous and Portfolio.

this photo tied for 3rd place in the macroday challenge, 'round!' thanks to everyone who visited or voted!

too much going on right now, so i haven't been able to catch up on everyone's blogs--and it's looking like it's only going to get worse. this is actually exciting for other aspects of my life but something has to give... i'll still be posting photos as i can, but since photoblogging is supposed to be my stress relief, not a source of stress (e.g. feeling bad when i'm unable to respond to comments or follow your work--not only because i so appreciate your having doing that for my work but also because i enjoy seeing and being inspired by yours), this will unfortunately have to be one of the things that 'gives.' again, danthro is not disappearing, just appearing less.

Comments, feedback, criticism, suggestions, etc. are always appreciated. Thanks!
Image too large? Click the 'small' link in the bottom right corner for a smaller view.

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Comments (21)

Lunamania from Oaklan, United States

Nice dof and I like the rainbow colors in the foreground--nice capture.

17 Apr 2008 6:07am

Saeed from Tehran, Iran

nice shot & nice rainbow :)

17 Apr 2008 9:14am

Craig from Vacaville, California, United States

Very inventive!

17 Apr 2008 10:12am

Kevin from OrganicPIX.com from DFW, Texas, United States

Terrific composition and depth - especially like the glimpse of color spectrum on the edges!

17 Apr 2008 12:44pm

Sean from Champaign, United States

I've got to agree, I like to gradient of color at the edges of the disc.

17 Apr 2008 1:06pm

sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Yep, me too on the edge color. To answer your color, it's your site so you have to decide for yourself what size you want your image. However, since you asked:-) I used to post larger images and came to the conclusion that sometimes less is more:-)

17 Apr 2008 1:44pm

vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada

Cool shot!

17 Apr 2008 3:16pm

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

Very cool image! Craig said it very well: "very inventive!" With respect to the size issue: I have a 30-inch cinema display at work on which your images load completely within my browser; I have a 17-inch Mac Powerbook at home on which I sometimes have to scroll. Visitors always have the option of selecting the "small" option down in the lower right corner of the page if they want to see the entire (larger vertical) image on screen. Perhaps when you post a vertical image that exceeds, say, 900 pixels in height you could suggest in the description box "Too large? Click the small link in the bottom right corner for a smaller view." I may give this a try myself. Good food for thought, Danthro!

17 Apr 2008 3:21pm

@Ron: Thanks a lot, Ron! And that's a great idea about the small link--didn't even think of that. I think I'm going to use that line.

Scarabaeus from Manchester, United Kingdom

A very original shot. The focus is good but what I like most is the bright colours in the bottom left hand corner that CDs produce.

17 Apr 2008 3:56pm

Twelvebit from Victoria, United States

So, you're one of the reasons recording industry execs have had to buy smaller yachts.

17 Apr 2008 4:12pm

@Twelvebit: lol ...Twelvebit demonstrates his skillful use of the English language yet again :)

Observing from Chester, United Kingdom

Good close-up, cool image :)

17 Apr 2008 4:54pm

yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece

excellent detail and very nice color reflection

17 Apr 2008 5:19pm

Melissa W. from Warsaw, Indiana, United States

excellent idea...the lighting is wonderful...the gradient of color in the bottom left corner really makes this image cool. great job!

17 Apr 2008 7:31pm

standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France

Great idea! I like the color spectrum on the edge.

17 Apr 2008 8:14pm

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

Good close up, good PP and the vertical size of your images are fine on this 20" monitor I'm viewing on, but would probably not fit on my friends mini sized laptop. It all depends on what we are using to look at your site, so I think you should not worry too much. I restrict the vertical & horizontal size of my images to a maximum 700 pixels in whichever is the longest edge, which seems to be ok on the different monitors I've looked at my blog on if thats any help.

17 Apr 2008 8:36pm

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

beautiful spectral colours on the edge of the disc, a really good close up shot.

17 Apr 2008 10:10pm

Jen from Alpharetta, United States

Good entry...and nice shot

18 Apr 2008 1:29am

Rags from Plano, United States

This is an example of one using the ordinary to make and extraordinary image!

18 Apr 2008 3:44am

Alun Lambert from Cheshire, United Kingdom

Good macro image

18 Apr 2008 4:36am

Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia

Perhaps you could sell this on a stock photo site. it's generic enough for that purpose, although at the same time, its presented in a beautifully artistic way. I really like the composition and the gleaming colours on the edge of the disc.

19 Apr 2008 5:44am

@Andrew Gould: thanks!! but seriously? i have to look into that. i certainly wouldn't complain if someone wanted to pay me for it! any suggestions about how to do that--sites to visit, how to find out if they'd buy it?