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Walking the Shoe
Walking the Shoe
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Challenge: Pet Rock (Expert Editing)
Collection: Hidden Challenge entries
Camera: Sony DSLR-A350
Lens: Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
Location: Papillion, Nebraska
Date: Oct 9, 2012
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 125, 125
Shutter: 1/100
Date Uploaded: Oct 11, 2012

 [Oct. 12th, 2012 10:22:28 PM]

This is my grand-daughter - she loves the strangest things and will carry them around and play with them for long periods of time. When I read the Pet Rock description and saw that the "pet" could be any object, I thought of how much Tessa loves her things - not just grandpa's shoes but socks, empty Kleenex boxes, plastic cards which she "drives" by scooting them around on the carpet, etc. - often to the exclusion of her many "real" toys. So I decided to try to get a good shot of her with one of these objects. I was warned that this will take hits because the object is not a rock, because there's a kid in it, because it's a snapshot, because it's not obviously expert editing, because the eyes are dark, because there's some motion blur, and because it looks like a shoehorn. Well, there is a kid in the shot. It's not a rock because the challenge allowed for other things. It's a snapshot because I thought that kind of setting would be more appropriate than a set-up, studio look (which I don't have anyway). It is expert editing because I took advantage of the rule set to finish off the the heel of the shoe and replace her blurred left foot with parts of other shots. I tried to lighten the eye area but she squints outdoors. And it's not a shoehorn. We went out three different days and this was the best I got - it's not easy to get a 13 month old to pose.

I am very grateful for the warnings - they keep my expectations for the shot low so I won't be disappointed and they give me insight into the DPC voter profile. I have decided to enter anyway - she makes me smile every time I look at her so it will be a very nice week :)

Statistics
Place: 21 out of 31
Avg (all users): 5.4167
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.8421
Avg (non-participants): 5.3366
Views since voting: 610
Views during voting: 313
Votes: 120
Comments: 10
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Fujifilm X-T30
Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS
 10/19/2012 09:25:59 PM
Adorable beyond words!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
10/18/2012 09:32:07 PM
cute!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm X30
Custom Made Pinhole
 10/18/2012 02:44:51 PM
You let your kid carry your shoes now? Love the smile.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-70mm f/2.8D
 10/18/2012 12:18:21 PM
Of course. Why didn't I think of it? Good find. 7
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Canon EOS-650/T4i Rebel
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 10/17/2012 11:36:42 AM
Great shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III
 10/14/2012 09:58:46 PM
Cute but... where's the rock?
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Nikon D750
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 10/14/2012 01:17:07 AM
funny
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Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
 10/13/2012 01:42:06 PM
Cute shot.
Nice black and white.
Great title!

Processing seems a little off to me, but it's a lovely idea.
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Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 10/12/2012 06:56:08 PM
love that the shoe is almost as big as him :-) 7
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 10/12/2012 03:44:49 PM
i like the baby, but it feels like a forced fit to the challenge. Still, that didn't really hurt the score i gave it
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