This shot was taken at a job I was working on last Friday. I had the idea in my head, so I brought the same props from "Quite Perplexing". This was a tough roof to get on, as we have had freezing rain and lots of snow on top of the roof. Not to mention, the roof that my model is standing on is three stories high and very steep ... yikes!
I got my model (By the way, thanks Jarod) to jump as high as he could, and keep his feet together to look like Mary Poppins. "Ya right" I think that was his reply. I shot this from the ground, yelling "Jump higher, Jump again!"
It was quite the spectacle. In the end, the shot ended up looking exactly like the image I had in my head. .
I hope this does well!
Coley
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Thanks to everyone who commented and voted on this shot. Further, thanks to all the kind words following the close.
It was a hoot setting up and shooting this. I will post the actual height and "what happened next" shots...
Please note that at no time was my model in any danger. The slope of the roof behind the scene was quite shallow. We were up there doing a repair job so all of our saftey equipment was in place. This shot demonstrates the magic of a camera angle.
Thanks again to all... Love this site!!!
Coley
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I Love the play on the title!!! Very creative and warped sense of humor:-)"Murray's" pose is perfect with the very small exception that his feet are not all the way turned out like in many of the Mary Poppins illustrations;-) Nonetheless, even without the title, the image STILL strongly invokes the idea of the childhood classic Mary Poppins. Love the expression on Murray's face as he catches the west wind to take flight. I can hear his voice stating in a crisp and proper tone (like Julie Andrews Poppins) "Tis quite a good day for flying. Close your mouth you are not a cod fish. Now carry on with your business. Spit Spot!" Again the sepia tone was a good choice for it adds to an old time nostaligic feel to the photo.
I love this shot. I always feel that good photography should surprise and delight, and this really does.
I'm reading your account of taking the shot: "This was a tough roof to get on, as we have had freezing rain and lots of snow on top of the roof. Not to mention, the roof that my model is standing on is three stories high and very steep ... yikes!"
That borders on the irresponsible, does it not? Isn't one of the photographer's most important responsibilities the safety of the model?
Man oh man your model did a killer job posing for this!!! His expression doesn't even give it away. My first impulse is to say "I hope you had a really really good model release".
I must have looked at his one a ton of times - how did he not slip& fall with that ice there!? Amazing work by the stuntman (not model in this case I think!) and thank you for the notes on how you did it :)
Congrats on the red. I can't imagine asking anybody to jump up and down on an icy roof. I don't suppose you have a shot entered in the free study of him falling off? :P
Cole I think you could take any set of props or idea and ribbon with it twice. Twice with one tree, twice magic juggling, twice with one costume. I am awaiting the return of the Ice Princess to the front page :D. Congrats on your red, the photo is amazing.
Awesome! I had you pegged as the hands down blue on this one - I do so love your imagination and envy your ability to execute what you see in your head. It's always a delight to see what you can do!
I love the creativity of this image. Excellent editing as well. The different textures of the snow against the roofing, and the different heights of the top of the house create a lot of interest as well as produce an image that is pleasing to the eye. Great job on this one!
haha! this is a really great image. the photo is really simple but it falls right under the 'exit' theme. a little blank space off of the top would position your subject better.
The West Wind Departure of Murray Poppins
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