The king has fallen

Harpper · Aug 22, 2004

The weather around here hasn't been cooperating so I decided to cure my photo addiction with some indoor shots. This picture was taken with tungsten light to get the color you see here. No Photoshop was used.

LizM · Aug 22, 2004

Nice! Got any other style chess pieces? One of the sets with more detailed peices would look great in that shot!

Harpper · Aug 22, 2004

LizM said:
Got any other style chess pieces? One of the sets with more detailed peices would look great in that shot!

Thanks for commenting LizM. The cheapo chess set I got doesn't have much detail to begin with. The knight piece is pretty much the one with the most shapely look to it. I really don't play chess that often to get a better set...I play maybe once a year.

LizM · Aug 22, 2004

If you want to try the shot with other pieces haunt the local thrift shop. You may be able to pick up just the pieces you want for a quarter or so.

Again, really great shot!

pilgrim · Aug 22, 2004

wow :shock:

amazing harpper

there's not a thing I would change.

AIRIC · Aug 22, 2004

Very 8) Nice shot
Eric

Corry · Aug 22, 2004

Are those translucent? Or is that just the way it is reflecting off the surface? Neat colors!

Walt · Aug 22, 2004

I was expecting to see a picture of Elvis! :lol:

Harpper · Aug 23, 2004

Thanks again for all the nice comments. I appreciate it.

LizM said:
If you want to try the shot with other pieces haunt the local thrift shop. You may be able to pick up just the pieces you want for a quarter or so.

Yes, that's a good idea.

core_17 said:
Are those translucent? Or is that just the way it is reflecting off the surface?

They are semi-translucent so it's a combination of both.

Walt said:
I was expecting to see a picture of Elvis!

I thought someone might say that. I guess I should have picked a better title.

mentos_007 · Aug 23, 2004

lovely light! and composition.... Put it in the critique forum

But even though I would find anything to critique here

Alison · Aug 23, 2004

The lighting is great!!! What are the pieces standing on?

Harpper · Aug 23, 2004

AlisonS said:
What are the pieces standing on?

They were shot on my bed to get the cushioning effect.

Digital Matt · Aug 23, 2004

I have a chess set just like that. Is the chessboard glass as well? I think the chessboard would be a more fitting stage for this shot, or at least something flat.

I've taken some similar shots. Chess pieces make great subjects. Nice work

Artemis · Aug 23, 2004

Love the shot, If I was making some kinda chess company, or something that would be the pic I would want.

Harpper · Aug 23, 2004

Digital Matt said:
Is the chessboard glass as well? I think the chessboard would be a more fitting stage for this shot, or at least something flat.

Yes, the chessboard is also glass but I thought it was designed in a tacky way. I've seen better designed glass boards so I decided not to use it. I've also seen a lot of chess shots with flat surfaces I wanted to get out of the cliche. :wink:

I was also trying to get some shadow ridges with my blanket to give it more depth but I don't know if that turned out so well. I'll probably try a flat surface next time though. Thanks for the comment Matt and to all the new comments too.