Guess this won't make it to the top, but it was fun! That's me (again), next to a broken telephone booth in a more or less abandoned industrial area. The best part was clicking the shutter with self-timer, running 30 feet up to the booth, picking up the phone I brought from home with my right hand, holding my strobe invisibly into the booth with my left hand and then taking a relaxed-looking position - within 10 seconds! had to hold on for 25 seconds then and avoid breathing... Flash was fired three times in the booth, the light outside came from a parking lot nearby.
POST CHALLENGE: Oh, no! Another 6th place! Note to self: have to try a little harder.
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LOL at your comments - do you have more 6ths than Achoo has 4ths? Very nice find on the location and 'grats on all that running and flashing to get the shot!
like the shot a lot. Love the creativity with the self-portrait. I have a blast trying to do a shot like this because I don't think anybody else wants to go out to an abandoned phone booth in the middle of the night.
Absolutely brilliant on every level. Finding it hard to give you constructive criticism when it's all positive! Firstly it's original and that always gets extra points from me. Secondly it meets the challenge so perfectly, the yellow against the grey tones everywhere else. Thirdly the technical execution is brilliant with all the depth of field and focus. The lighting from within being the only obvious in-frame lighting is outstanding. I'm only 28% through the images but I really want this to ribbon. Well done!
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