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Challenge: Duct Tape (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Date: May 2, 2019
Aperture: 22.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/160
Date Uploaded: May 2, 2019

[May. 9th, 2019 09:00:33 PM]

So... This one really through me for a loop. It was the last couple of hours, I had absolutely no ideas. I kept bugging my husband: "What should I do for duct tape!?"

Yeah -- he was pretty useless.

But then again, so was I.

This wasn't supposed to have a cat in it.

This wasn't supposed to have a shadow in it!

It was just a wine bottle, covered with duct tape with some pussy willows. I was just going to go for the contrasty black and white shot.

But I couldn't get my background to go dark. I didn't seem to be able to adjust my flash low enough. So I put the vase up on a book case, so that the walls were a lot farther away in order to darken the background, and put the flash on the opposite bookcase.

Oh Cool! I like the shadow! but it was on just a sliver of a wall.

Ok, use the duct tape, and tape up some spare mat board. Hey cool shadow!

Moriarty, get down!!

Wait!! No!! Moriarty stay there!

Umm... turn around, all I see is your back.

No... turn around the other way!

Please?

Pretty please!

Whoot! One shot with hum looking towards the vase.

Am I going to get dinged because the duct tape isn't the real and total subject? I don't care -- I really like this shot!

hey cool -- the description of the challenge doesn't say that the duct tape has to be the subject. It just has to be a photo with duct tape!

Awesome!

By the way -- it's really difficult to get a good wrap (with duct tape) around a wine bottle!! And it's starting to unwrap now.

I don't recommend using duct tape in your decorating.

Thanks for the comments! (and a fav!!)

Sometimes the best things happen by accident. (actually, more often than not with me. :)

Statistics
Place: 2 out of 15
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 05/13/2019 12:10:34 PM
Wow! Such artistry! Fabulous result for your hard work!
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Nikon Z7II
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
 05/12/2019 06:48:29 PM
This is so cool Wendy. Fine art!
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 05/11/2019 06:26:13 PM
Congratulations Wendy. I'm so glad you included Moriarty!
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 05/10/2019 12:01:09 PM
LOL @ your notes. You sound like me. (sorry!)

Well done!

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Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
 05/10/2019 12:19:56 AM
You have a great imagination Wendy! One of your better images with Moriarty included :)
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
OM System 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO M.Zuiko Digital ED
 05/10/2019 12:17:44 AM
lol .. when i first saw this image i imagined that the cat was a photo bomber .. like who can get a cat to pose .. !! ..
how excellent that moriarty sensed that his presence might add to what you were trying to achieve ..
and yes .. things happening by accident .. often better than the best laid plans .. !! ... ;)
oh .. btw .. CONGRATS on the red .. was one of my favs .. :)
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
OM System 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO M.Zuiko Digital ED
 05/09/2019 11:31:53 PM
beautiful contrasty image .. love the cat's eyes .. and the shadow .. and your imagination in thinking this up and then creating it .. i know how random cat's can be .. so getting this might have been quite difficult .. brilliant .. hope you do very well . :)
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 05/05/2019 06:38:34 PM
Wonderful, Wendy.! I love those eyes...and that shadow. This would have been equally as good in the high contrast challenge. 10 and a fave.
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Sony Alpha a7R V
Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM
 05/04/2019 06:16:05 AM
love the shadows!!!! And the cat's eyes and the white willow catkins on the black bg
A gorgeous shot which could easily win a ribbon - if only the duct tape was playing a more prominent role in this setup
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Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM
 05/03/2019 08:07:05 PM
The black cat is a great addition to the composition, a subtle correlation to the pussy willows in the vase! I will not be asking you to wrap my gift boxes!
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 05/03/2019 05:51:05 PM
Oh, gosh. Speechless. This is so divine.
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Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III
 05/03/2019 05:18:13 PM
It works.. kind of. Love the cat's eyes!
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Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
 05/03/2019 12:49:04 AM
Wendy?? Love that shadow, good job with this one.
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 05/03/2019 12:08:39 AM
And so do you, Wendy!


But, I love the entry!
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