i almost got frostbit during this shoot. i thought of it on the way to work and just happened to have a red umbrella in the car! I set the timer and ran back ... and back ... and back ... I ended up jumping off of the rock seen on the right - but i felt i successfully appear floating away. Retouch: I had to mess with the foot prints quite a bit since I was runnin gup and down so many times -- it would be nice to have an asistant but how fun is that??? ... I also touched up the umbrella a bit and removed some faint birds.
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I came across this a while back. I had not discovered this website when this challenge was up. But I love this shot. It is going in my faves list FOREVER! Love your work. Maybe we need to have an Ohio GTG sometime soon.
It's the Great Lakes version of Mary Poppins. it is always a complement when someone says (like i am getting ready to), "not a single thing I would do to improve it". Keep it going.
For me, this is one of the few photos that met the challenge as I understand it. I like the choice of a red umbrella against the bleak grayness of the weather.
I think this is one of the best photos in the fantasy contest, well done! Using the red umbrella was a very good idea! The contrast makes it all worth while!
I actually had this same idea, but thought a major element would be erased from the shot. I will ask about this one, just in case, for my future benefit. But kudo's for you and your model braving the cold. EDITED TO ADD: I can't reply to emails of PM's, but thanks for the explanation. In lieu of the explanation, I am going to bump this up, and good luck on the ribbon!!
Wonderful. I love the effect that the snow has given here and the guts it takes to take your camera out in the snow and get a shot like this. The snow even makes the washed out sky work for me. The pinkness of the umbrella in this cold bleak world adds to the uplifting theme nicely. One of the top shots in the challenge.
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