I had a hard time deciding what to do for this challenge. I really didn't have inspiration, I just had a couple of pictures that I liked during the week that didn't go together and didn't go with anything else. I thought about birds or squirrels, but didn't know what to do with them (the squirrels haven't been around for quite awhile.)
Coming up to the end, I kept trying to figure out what I "want" to shoot. I rarely shoot anything unless it's for a challenge or a nature opportunity.
But then I remember pears! I love pears! I've had a marvelous time before shooting pears.
But what word?
Obviously!!! Pair!!! (as I sit and giggle to myself, feeling very silly that I was giggling to myself, but I was doing it anyway.) Pairs of pears. :)
Then, since I didn't know what to do, I made a story. I thought that people would think separated, divorced, etc., but the word I kept thinking was love. That's what's hurting in this shot.
By the way, no pear was hurt in the making of this shoot. The poor thing already had a broken stem, which led to the story. (my daughter helped me pick out photogenic pears with personality, and she found him.) I had to prop the stem back up with matting tape stuck on both ends to take the first couple of shots.
It's only day one, but I'm currently at 29 votes and 7.6 average with 15 comments. I'm completely and totally floored. I like it quite a bit, but didn't think it would go over that well. Maybe too many people have broken stems and are sympathizing? :)
[Jul. 26th, 2012 11:54:49 PM]
How funny! The voters at the beginning and end of the challenge were the best guessers.
Congrats to all who guess Pair(s)!!
Thanks for all the wonderful comments!
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Place: 1 out of 59 Avg (all users): 7.2017 Avg (commenters): 7.6842 Avg (participants): 7.2683 Avg (non-participants): 7.1667 Views since voting: 3715 Views during voting: 355 Votes: 119 Comments: 56 Favorites: 4 (view)
congratulations, Wendy, nicely constructed story, even if a little sad :). By the way, have you seen the work of this Russian photographer? She creates great stories with pears, as well as with other inanimate objects like nails and chess figures. They come alive in her hands.
#2, tied with another.
Nothing really to say. Simple and effective. Can't rate this with my #1 only because it's boring, in a good way. This is one of those photos you'd hand in your kitchen or dining room, but doesn't ask for a conversation to be spoken about it. For that reason I knocked it down to second place in my books.
Already voted, am coming back and guessing at your word and leaving comments.Clever title, guessing pair as your mystery word. Love the lighting the tones and hues are very sooting, very well composed. 9
Oh how I love this one. I think I have looked at it like 10 times. I love the colors and the DoF. I love the title! But I am not sure what the mystery word is, haha! Broken? Either way, beautiful photography. 10 from me. :)
patience...slow and steady wins the race. lovely color and DOF. The photos are fantastic and simply clean. one distraction for me is the missing border on the bottom picture's left side. outside of that well done.
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