Mr Nobody's Martian encounter

Edited with Snapseed. It provides an easy to use perspective tool, which can be used to make shadows on the ground look less stretched and "small headed" ;-)

HH-volker 2, ©UdoSm, @ngélique ❤️, AD AD and 27 other people have particularly liked this photo

26 comments - The latest ones

Elbertinum ^club

Das erinnert mich an das Höhlengleichnis von Sokrates - er sieht nur die Schatten der vorübergehenden Menschen -

4 years ago.

Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club has replied to Elbertinum ^club

Danke schön, Albert =)

Das ist eine bewusste Entscheidung, als ich anfing, solche Motive zu fotografieren.

4 years ago.

Guido Werner ^club

Sami: Do you want to say that your other Shadwo Selfies did not reveal the real proportions of your body? :-D

4 years ago.

Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club has replied to Guido Werner ^club

Well, taking Albert's observation into account, the "projection of life" depends on how the cave's back wall is shaped. However, one can do some post processing tricks to change that. Another option is to choose the background in the first place:

And finally, what is the "real proportion"? ;-)

4 years ago.

Ruesterstaude ^club

nette Begegnung!

4 years ago.

Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club has replied to Ruesterstaude ^club

Danke schön, Volker.

I hope the Martian is not going to probe Mr Nobody =D

4 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Nice play of light and shadow.

4 years ago.

Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Thank you, Jaap.

4 years ago.

Xata ^club

The real proportion is on our mind or on others view???? LOL!

4 years ago.

Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club has replied to Xata ^club

Cheers! =D

It should be noticed that I did not mention the concept of "real proportion" =P

My personal goal is to make "visually pleasing presentations" =D

4 years ago.