Eye in the sky

[Big_B]

Does this work for anyone?

http://www.pbase.com/sam_blackie/image/35861571/original.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/sam_blackie/image/35861572/original.jpg

[sGu]

They don't work for me, too much to the edge with plain background.

It would give a different feel if there were any clouds in the sky.

[msol]

For me #1 works. Non standard, but nice. Its abstract and I like that. Since I prefer #1 over #2, I focus on that one. Actually, contrary to sGu, I would think that #1 would improve if the clouds (bottom right) would not be there. It would make the image more abstract, so more "pure". I would also experiment a little with making the image more "graphical" (more contrast, maybe some sketch effect in PS). Not sure whether it works here. Just a thought.

[retro]

If that thing rotates which I think it does, you should try a longer exposure. A blurred effect may be cool. I like the 2nd photo, but the 1st...I don't know.

[JCK]

How about merging the two shots together? The impression would be that one of the machines is much closer to the other.... I know some will think of this as blasphemic, but given the minimalistic approach, in some artistic sense it sounds logical to me.

[Big_B]

Thanks for all the comments everyone.

sgu, I was a little unsure about these myself. Thanks for your honesty.

msol, I agree with you about the clouds. I like the simplicity of the white machine against the plain blue sky. I'll give those sketch ideas a try.

retro, it does move but takes about an hour to do a full rotation, so blurring would be difficult :D

JCK, it's actually the different sides of the same machine, however sticking them both on the same picutre might give a really cool effect. I'll give it a go this evening and let you know.

Cheers!

Sam