Bricks in Motion
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OH MAN I WANT SOME!!!
You did a good job of making them look delicious.
Thanks! And, yes...They were delicious. 
I'm sorry to hear about your upcoming law suit.... 
thats pretty cool man
I notice you're always referring to things like the rule of thirds and criticizing that people don't follow it, but IMO the whole point of photography is to experiment, and plus, rules are just there to be broken anyways.
Artistic rules and conventions shouldn't be slavishly adhered to, but they have become rules and conventions for a reason. It's useful to learn what value they possess before you begin to flout them - this will ensure that you're breaking them for a good reason, i.e. good art.
If anything, it's basically promoting the iPhone.
I already posted these in the art thread, but if you haven't seen them: KAB Productions September photo series
Of these, I'd have to say this and this are my favourites.
Also, cool custom car.
Realm of the Unreel wrote:I notice you're always referring to things like the rule of thirds and criticizing that people don't follow it, but IMO the whole point of photography is to experiment, and plus, rules are just there to be broken anyways.
Artistic rules and conventions shouldn't be slavishly adhered to, but they have become rules and conventions for a reason. It's useful to learn what value they possess before you begin to flout them - this will ensure that you're breaking them for a good reason, i.e. good art.
Once again, Jargon is spot on. There are certain instances in photography where breaking the rule of thirds (which applies to all art, BTW) can be very potent and enhance the photo, such as in portraits, and some other photographs such as those by Jerry Uelsmann. I'm not saying that it should be followed in every single photo, I've broken sometimes myself. I'm simply pointing out generally accepted rules in hopes of helping improve members of the communities photographic skills, that's sort of the point of Bricks in Motion, constructive criticism. (The rule of thirds has been around for hundreds of years and is based on the way the human eye looks at a rectangular image and how the brain processes the image, there's a reason most professional artists follow it.)
@backyardlegos
Thanks for the critique. 
I will have you know, however that the image was shot using the rule of thirds, but it got cropped like that because of an unsightly object on the side of the frame.
light house by bylegos, on Flickr
Beautiful photo, backyardlegos. I especially love the subtle hint at sunlight on the right side. I noticed on your Exif that you used a 15mm lens. What exact model was it?
PS - Nice use of the rule of thirds.
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Also, my 2+ cents on the rules of thirds follows:
It's nice, but you broke the rule of thirds; it's generally never a good idea to put the point of focus in the middle of the shot.
[. . .] the whole point of photography is to experiment, and plus, rules are just there to be broken anyways [. . .] it seems to me you're taking them [rules] too seriously [. . .]
Artistic rules and conventions shouldn't be slavishly adhered to, but they have become rules and conventions for a reason. It's useful to learn what value they possess before you begin to flout them - this will ensure that you're breaking them for a good reason, i.e. good art.
Never mind about the 2+ cents. Just read Jargon's comment.
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@backyardlegos
Thanks for the critique.
I will have you know, however that the image was shot using the rule of thirds, but it got cropped like that because of an unsightly object on the side of the frame.
Ah, yah, those will get you. 
@Cenexcellence: It's a Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Ultrasonic (72mm filter size). I absolutely love it; worth all $800. The extra 3mm from a standard 18mm lens makes a world of difference; I would recommend that anyone who likes landscape photography and other areas involving wide shots to get a wide angle lens if it's within your means, it allows for some amazing stuff.
That is a pretty interesting shot, backyardlegos. Here is a shot I took this evening for fun:
Looks nice! The only the only thing I would suggest is maybe turning down the brightness or contrast of it, the minifigs heads look a little to bright.
Here are some stuff I did in the past two years.
blue by shaggy_inkcap, on Flickr
@Si665
Wow I like it, plus I've been there myself! 
The Sentinel by Simon665, on Flickr
A go at a photoshop montage :-)
Here are some shots I took on Friday when I went on a hike with my girlfriend. I absolutely love this area as it reminds me of medieval times and adventuring. I made a second Flickr account devoted to my photography which can be found and followed here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/87528615@N03
All images are shot with a Canon T2i. Panoramas were stitched together in Photoshop.
The view from this hill was marvelous.
An old abandon building we came upon.
Wow RS, That is awesome! Love teh vignette in the two on the bottom.
Here's one of mine...
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