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Challenge: Paper II (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2014 Challenges
Date: Feb 18, 2014
Date Uploaded: Feb 18, 2014

[Feb. 25th, 2014 07:53:17 PM]

So I looked up on youtube how to make paper cranes, and made a bunch of them for the challenge. I wasn't sure what to do with them, but I made them anyway. :)

I didn't really have ideas, so I put them in a line on the floor, trying to get a flash to reflect off the wood floor, kind of like the moon reflecting off of water.

Well -- that's what it was supposed to look like.

It really didn't:



The idea was to change them to B&W, and get kind of funky.

As I was trying to get the right angle, lighting, etc., my son came home with a friend. He's actually a friend of my daughter's, but my son has been hanging out with him recently. That's how he was dressed -- he likes doing that.

He kept offering ideas and we tried hanging a couple and having them float up. That wasn't working.

I could tell he really wanted to be in a picture, so I figured, what the heck -- I could do a couple of quick shots. I'd obviously go for my other ones, but if he wants some pictures, I could do it.

So we set up the shot and did a couple of takes.

They were way better than my failed crane crossing attempts!

Here's some outtakes:



Thanks for the help, Phish!

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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 02/26/2014 01:16:54 AM
Excellent lighting!!
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Sony DSLR-A580
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 02/26/2014 12:13:48 AM
Very cool story - great photo, too. One of my 8's. You guys did great!
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Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 02/25/2014 11:00:10 AM
Well done. That suit makes this all come together.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 02/23/2014 09:55:41 AM
This is my favourite one and my pick for the blue ribbon! The origamis look like flying away from the boy. His expression is very suggestive and the simple colours work well with the claret bow tie. Lighting works well to draw one's attention. Good luck! :-)
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Nikon D5000
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
 02/22/2014 02:56:10 PM
Clever and cool!
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 02/20/2014 02:17:44 PM
Ribbon.

Love the way you've told a story.




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