What can i say but thankyou to everyone for their input.
I have decided to post a new version based on the first post as i felt it was truer to the idea i wanted to convey. I have however totally started from scratch again with different images.
The biggest challenge was taking a picture of my own eye, sixty three shots later i got it right ! Is this obsessive !!

Take care and many thanks to everyone.
Hope you approve
Mark





Edited by mark nicoll on Dec 09, 2007 at 10:27 PM GMT

Very cool idea. I like it a lot. Only thing is the aperture blades being slightly off-center was just a bit distracting for me. Great image overall.

gt_me_jon wrote:
Very cool idea. I like it a lot. Only thing is the aperture blades being slightly off-center was just a bit distracting for me. Great image overall.

Thankyou for that i posted it quickly before i had to pick up my son from scouts.
Take care
Mark

Any chance of the whole eye rather than trimming off the edges or a tighter crop with no lashes.

Great shot, fantastic colour.

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Idea to fix the centering and lashes.

in photoshop Tweek th ebottom half of the image without hte text overlay until you get the shuttle layer centered left to right and the amount of white you wish then select the bottom half exactly in the cented of your desired layout and then create a mirror image and then add a littl over lay with some blurringto hide the fact of the areas mettign and then add the text overlay.

Adam Woodyatt wrote:
Any chance of the whole eye rather than trimming off the edges or a tighter crop with no lashes.

Agree with Adam.

Also, I'd suggest making the aperture bladed and surrounding black larger in the eye than it is now.

Regards,
Carrol

I like this idea very much. Obviously a shot created in PP, so you might as well spend the needed time getting it perfect. But I like it as it stands now.

Chad

Hi Mark,

I love the shot, partly for the gorgeous detail in the eye, but I also like how you have wonderfully captured the WA. Stunning work. Good luck this week,

Steve S.

I just plain love this image.....the idea, composition and color are perfect!
Peter

What great first idea, Mark!
Very creative and clever display of our obsessions, excellent picture…

Well thought out and processed Mark.

Very very cool Mark!

I think I prefer the one with the lids showing. The "new" one is much less personal and doesn't fit in as well with the WA.

In the mind's eye, right?

My 2 cents,
Chad

I like the original one better because of the detail with the eye enhancing the aperture itself. Both are good however. Nice work with the PS.

Steve R.

So cool. Very creatve and original.

Adam,Michael, Carrol
Thanks for the ideas have used them to get this final post.
Take care
Mark

Chad, Trent, Steve and Peter
Thanks for the support i didnt know if this was going to work as the picture of my eye and the camera lens were clearly put together in photoshop. I wasnt sure if it was within the spirit of the WA
Many thanks and Take care
Mark

John, Bill, Mike, Chad, Steven and hhski
Thank you all for you comments and help.
I joined this site two months ago after getting a digital camera. The support and help you get here is just the best
Take care and good luck with your entries
Mark

Adam Woodyatt wrote:
Any chance of the whole eye rather than trimming off the edges or a tighter crop with no lashes.

Great shot, fantastic colour.

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Sorry Adam I tried the full crop, got rid of the lids and lashes. The image just lost its impact, I showed it to people at home and they even asked what it was. So i took your second piece of advice and went for a crop just including the lashes and lid. Hope you approve.
Take care
Mark

What a fascinating and well-executed shot! Papparazzi dream-tool -amy

Mark,

I know you have gone back and forth about using the whole eye or not. I like the whole eye shot but would like to see a little more of the top part of the lid. It just seems cut off to me without seeing the top of the eye lash in the center. Ok, with that said the shot is great. It pulls you in to look closer. Very well done. Good Luck.

Karen

Beautiful eye color and very clever take on the WA...rather futuristic. Thea

I didn't see any other image, but this one is fantastic. Incredible detail, beautiful color and it looks centered and straight on. Wow! Nice work!

Jamie

MichAg92 wrote:
What a fascinating and well-executed shot! Papparazzi dream-tool -amy
Amy,
All you would need is a bluetooth connection to your phone and off those shots would go.
Thanks for your kind words
Mark

Karen Gilligan wrote:
Mark,

I know you have gone back and forth about using the whole eye or not. I like the whole eye shot but would like to see a little more of the top part of the lid. It just seems cut off to me without seeing the top of the eye lash in the center. Ok, with that said the shot is great. It pulls you in to look closer. Very well done. Good Luck.

Karen

Thanks Karen
I think you may be right. Although i ve used photoshop for a while i have only just got a digital camera. My workflow( i believe this is the buzz word) is dreadful. I take a picture and work on it, rarely saving along the way. This is something i need to work on. So im afraid the crop will have to stay. Sorry Thankyou for looking and take care
Mark