Congratulations on your blue ribbon - now you have one of each!! Just loved this picture; having spent 4 years living in the dorm of Catholic School it just cracked me up. It reminds me of the time one of the Sisters on my floor found a "birth control device" in the bathroom garbage - you should have seen the fuss!
Awesome!!!!!
Very happy with the results of this challenge.
Thanks to everyone who voted and commented.
Special thanks to my 3 models, I am very lucky to have
my family to love me and put up with my crazy ideas :)
Congrats on the ribbon, very well deserved. I was absolutely convinced this had to be the blue, and see it won by a fair margin. Well done, this is a wonderful photo.
returning for comment:
Those rulers hurt more than the flat ones. Very nice set up and capture. Extra points all around. I would included the tips of the fingers. The image is filled with compositional touches which simply enhance the value. First, the humor is welcome. The girls frame the authority with fingers crossed. The authority holds the scepter of punishment and leads to the offence as the girls hands dangle the cigarettes. The uniforms are great, white on top and grey on bottom. Authorities expression is convincing. Bumping to 8 on this superb effort.
Great expression on the Sister. I think the photo would have been just as effective, perhaps moreso, without the cigarettes or the crossed fingers. For me, without the props or the fingers I would have spent more time wondering what she was so mad about. You sort of let the cat out of the bag. In any event, I gave this an 8. Without the about issues, a 10.
What is it with nuns, rulers, and authority? Seriously, great subtle images in this shot. I find it interesting that we are looking down on the nun. This shot is too well set up for that to be a mistake. I am curious about why you chose that particular angle and point of view.
I like this shot - the angle and arrangement particularly. Also, the 'Sister' has done a great job.
But I do feel that instead of the cigarettes in the open and the other hands with fingers crossed, that it would work better if they were hiding the cigarettes with that hand.
The way it is now, it looks a bit too staged or a few frames missing somewhere, a bit unnatural I mean.
oh my --- great expression! Your model got you a great shot! Only nit is the wall has the only "color" in the shot and pulls my eye to it in a distracting way.
With a shot like this, a more central composition would be stronger. I would also question, in this instance, shooting against that wall. The nun's face is almost the exact same tone. Very nice, though.
We just found them here Sister... honest
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