World Through a Lens II

Posted by Michael Zhang (Ithaca, United States) on 3 December 2006 in Miscellaneous and Portfolio.

Second try. My first attempt did not work so well (it can be found in my archives). But with this one, the background is a blur, and the image in the lens is sharp.

Don't forget about constructive criticism! Thank you all.

Comments (18)

Henry Zhang from New York, United States

Classic modern! Technically excellent. I'm curious, what did you actually focus at? Next time, try this with a subject - I'd love to see the result. In fact, I might give this a shot tomorrow.

3 Dec 2006 5:08am

Paul Ricciardi from Lexington, United States

I like this, much better than the first attempt. I've done something similar through a kaleidescope which came out interestingly, but honestly I much prefer this. And I have to agree with Henry, I'd love to see a subject of some time, great work!

3 Dec 2006 5:14am

Dileep from Toronto, Canada

Stunning composition. One of your best.

3 Dec 2006 6:25am

Addey from United Kingdom

Cool shot.

3 Dec 2006 12:37pm

Duncan Galbraith from kyoto, Japan

Great. And above all inspiring, like Henry, I think Ill give this a go tomorrow.

3 Dec 2006 2:05pm

Ryan Yam from Quezon City, Philippines

I like the shot. It's an interesting concept. However I personally find the subject viewed through the lens not much appealing.

3 Dec 2006 2:12pm

Kelvin Chan from New York City, United States

Very creative and nicely exposed. Try doing this with the statue of liberty.

3 Dec 2006 2:59pm

Daniel from United States

This is very nice. My only thought is to use a diffuser next time to eliminate the highlights from the sunshine.

3 Dec 2006 3:51pm

Colour blind from Tokyo, Japan

Creativity is fantastic...I'd like to see a subject in the next shot that's similar to this. What would really blow the socks off people is if you shot this with a moving object...mate that would be a mad picture.

3 Dec 2006 4:05pm

Dan from New York, United States

Love this! The concept and the photograph. I want to try something like this too!

as far as constructive criticism. place the lens somewhere so you're not holding it, like in your first try.
Better yet, do it in Chinatown, if you dare to. What I'm trying to say is this, this is a very powerful framing technique, but the right subject in it, and it's a masterpiece.

3 Dec 2006 5:04pm

Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada

It's a cool shot and well executed. My complaint is that that's all it really is: it's one of those things that we want to try and then when we've succeeded, we can say Ok, I did that, what's next? I agree with the above that if you could find a truly compelling subject that makes this more than a gimmick, you'd have a winner. But I don't mean to be harsh. I do like it; I just think now that you've gotten better at the technique, you should find a good use for it.

3 Dec 2006 5:11pm