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Challenge: Negative Space VI (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2013 Challenge shots
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Date: Nov 10, 2013
Date Uploaded: Nov 10, 2013

[Nov. 17th, 2013 09:21:14 PM]

I'm still going back and forth on this one. I really liked the idea -- and I like the lighting, but I'm not sure I'm happy with the frame. Maybe it's just the wrong frame, and a different frame would have worked better. But actually, it's the only frame I had this size. I pulled the mirror out to use it. :)

So -- I had the idea, and liked the idea, but the problem was, when my son held the frame, you could see his thumbs holding the frame up from underneath. So we needed to hang the frame from something.

But what?

ummmm....

well....

The dining room chandelier? It really didn't seem like the best idea. I had fears of my husband coming home to a chandelier ripped out of the ceiling, with plaster, a chandelier, and my son all laying on the floor.

But -- we did it anyway!

The frame was hung from the chandelier with black quilting thread.

And it held!!

Then we still had to tape black velvet to the bottom of the frame to hide the rest of the kid. Velvet is kind of heavy, so it was another opportunity for everything to come crashing down.

It still held!!

We did the shoot as quickly as we could, with my son holding on to the frame vveeeeerrrry carefully, trying not to pull down at all...

We finished with everything intact -- chandelier, ceiling and kid. :)

Thanks for all the comments!!


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Place: 1 out of 99
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Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
 11/20/2013 08:51:56 AM
no wonder he looks worried - good one
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 11/19/2013 04:50:04 PM
Great shot!! Congratulations.
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Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 11/19/2013 05:04:09 AM
I thought I recognized ol' droopy there. Give him an annoying hug from me, and congrats on the "ribband" as they'd say in Blighty...
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Sony DSLR-A580
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 11/19/2013 12:05:05 AM
Congratulations to both of you, Wendy. Wonderful work.
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Sony Alpha NEX-7
Sony Sonnar T* E 24mm f/1.8 ZA
 11/18/2013 06:11:12 PM
Congrtats Wendy.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS USM
11/18/2013 02:29:54 PM
Congrats with the result and the still hanging chandelier!
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro
 11/18/2013 01:19:30 PM
ok then you win,congrats,but no caps
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Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 11/18/2013 12:16:37 PM
That is either a small boy or a very large frame. Great photo!
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 11/18/2013 09:16:08 AM
SEEyou found a way to use Jesse in your pictures (at least a couple of times now!!!
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Nikon Z7II
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 11/18/2013 07:41:19 AM
Congrats Wendy; beautiful lighting.
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Pentax K-1
Pentax FA 50mm f/1.4 AF
 11/18/2013 12:16:08 AM
Nice work, the ribbon is bonus.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 11/17/2013 11:45:30 PM
cute, maybe borderline cliche, but hasn't lost its charm yet.
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro
 11/17/2013 08:11:43 AM
Unsure, sometimes I enjoy this others not so much.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 11/16/2013 06:39:49 PM
oppressed by the negative space above him, it becomes a symbol of his overpowering depression. a little obvious for my taste, but I do like the lighting on the model, and his expression.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6G
 11/15/2013 02:43:17 PM
10!
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Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 11/15/2013 10:34:36 AM
This works very well for negative space. Nice job.
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Canon R50
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
11/13/2013 03:46:50 PM
You win.

No vote. I don't vote on challenges that I enter.
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Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
 11/12/2013 02:25:07 PM
Details: Use the surrounding space of your subject to create the wow of the photograph.

Love it. Should make the front page.
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Nikon D800
Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM for Nikon
 11/11/2013 02:02:06 PM
Perfectly square framed and accurate emotional description. Wd Team Mate, another DPC winner. (No Vote Team Image) Easily a 7 with possibly a bump depending on rivals.
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