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19-MAY-2010 kbellis

Helix with fins

Canon EOS 20D
0.80s f/11.0 at 190.0mm iso100 full exif

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Canon Image Challenge24-May-2010 21:14
Looks like kind of a spaceship with solar sails. Perfect lighting. -Gerald
Kelly Bellis21-May-2010 20:53
Thank you all very much for stopping and looking and for your kind comments. I wish that I had more time to execute developing ideas...
Canon Image Challenge21-May-2010 16:00
interesting sculpture and the way you captured it makes for a very eye-catching entry into "Eligible!" i don't understand the thought process that went in to its creation, but maybe i don't have to to enjoy "helix with fins!" shu
jnconradie21-May-2010 04:19
Thanks very much for the detailed explanations... very interesting indeed. Again: well done. Super job.
theFly 21-May-2010 00:17
cool and well done.
Guest 20-May-2010 13:40
Very creative. The colors are very rich. The viewpoint you've chosen is very dynamic. But I especially like the light ranging from the translucent front panels to the very deep shadows behind the sculpture. - CameraShy09
Canon Image Challenge20-May-2010 10:46
Thanks Nico for asking.

It's a sculpture I made, largely as an experiment in construction techniques that I would like to try and use again - maybe even in time for this challenge. The vertical section - as seen at the ends of the helix - measures about 5/16" (8 mm) x 2" (51 mm). The inside radius is 3 1/2" and the whole thing is less than a foot long. The 1.5-revolution helix was made by laminating/ gluing strips of dampened chip board (cheap paper board); in this instance 4-ply around a pipe on an incline of 23.5 degrees.

The fins were also an experiment, and originally, weren't going to have the rice paper wrapped around the 1/16" diameter metal rods, but simply serve as a device to stretch images across in Photoshop - crudely shown below. But a concern for light precipitated the physical plane. Last night - after a long day - I played a little bit with the added imagery on the fins after I shot it.

I'm not satisfied with the results, but felt compelled to shoot it anyway and share the results. I think I'm more happy with the snoot and softbox I made yesterday ;)

- Kelly

jnconradie20-May-2010 04:27
Well, well well... what have we got here? A piece of modern art? A miniture model of a future space probe? :-) Would love to know more. How large? Made of...? Compliments.