My little girl Lara (4) is full of childhood fears. So here is my tribute to the little girl facing all those fears. I actually shot this in her bedroom and I have to make sure she won't see this picture. She'll be terrified.
The guy under the bed is me. A snoot flash lights my hand. The bedlight provides a dramatic look, as well as texture to the wall. Spill light from the corridor provides fill. My other hand shakes the ghost (which I know will go unnoticed by many DPC-voters). I tried to add some dramatic shadows as well, but they didn't work out the way I planned, so I skipped them.
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Use of b/w, overall dark tones and heavy contrast are supposed to add the the dramatic feel of the pic.
No idea how the crowd will like this. Some DPC-voters dislike negative associations, especially if kids are involved. Dark pics are not in fashion either. So I am guessing it will somewhere low 5ish, with some high votes from people loving drama or relating to the theme.
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Interesting idea for the challenge – not sure why you decided not to crop out the left wall, without which the image would have more “spooky” effect. Hope it does well.
I love the concept. The way in which you have appeared to use a long exposure time to capture the situattion is this dimly lit room is really impressive. I like such details as the shadow cast by the power cord on the left-hand wall and the pure whiteness a la portal surrounding the night light. I am a little confused as to the identity of the blur to the right of the power socket and wonder if the picture could have been completed without it.
I love it. Very good idea. It took a second to get the point, and the title was a big help. Maybe a "little" more detail on the monster, just to bring it up. Very cool, though. Good work.
You did it! You have the proof. When I was young I would hear him but when l turned on the light and looked he'd be gone. LOL, I had to say it. Anyway I really like the shot and I hope you do well with it.
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