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How long can you hold your breath?
How long can you hold your breath?
Yo_Spiff


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Challenge: Risk (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon
Location: Grapevine, Texas
Date: Sep 12, 2008
Aperture: F5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/125 Sec.
Galleries: Snapshot, Emotive
Date Uploaded: Sep 16, 2008

 The head of my employer's human resources department volunteered for a turn in the "dunk tank" at a company BBQ recently. I had the fortuitous timing to be standing there with my camera aimed when he got dunked and decided to press up against the window. I had time for 3 quick shots before he came up for air.

For those unfamiliar with a dunk tank, the "victim" (usually senior management) sits on a seat suspended above a small pool and his employees throw balls at a target. Hitting the target pulls a pin sending the person into the water. This dunk tank also has a window on the front.

I was originally going to give this the rather uncreative name of "The Dunk Tank". Then I thought that just by changing the title to imply something else, this image becomes far more sinister and conveys the subject of "risk" much better.

Pre-challenge notes:
In reality this is just a snapshot taken at the right moment. It could do well, or it could bomb. I actually think the votes will be all over the place. If it does better than a 5, it is because:
a) I have developed my eye and learned a lot of post processing tricks to bring out the oomph in a quick snap, and
b) I have better camera equipment than I used to.

[Sep. 23rd, 2008 07:14:28 PM]
Nearly the end of the challenge now, and it is looking like this will probably end up just over a 5. I'm quite pleased with that score. If I can pull a 5 on a snapshot, I know my photography and post processing skill is getting better.

Several commenters thought he might not really be underwater. Here is a wider view of the scene that shows where he was:

I intentionally cropped my entry close, in order to hide what he was really in. I liked the idea of leaving it to the viewer's imagination as to what was really going on and the risk that was being taken.

Post challenge notes:
Looks like I gained a bit in rollover. I'm pleased with how this did.

Statistics
Place: 79 out of 127
Avg (all users): 5.1292
Avg (commenters): 4.5714
Avg (participants): 5.0238
Avg (non-participants): 5.1618
Views since voting: 1057
Views during voting: 339
Votes: 178
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

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Nikon D200
Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS
 10/17/2008 08:21:04 AM
A very different type of portrait/candid. I like it! Lovely colors and textures.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-50D
Tamron AF 18-270mm F/3,5-6,3 Di II VC LD Aspherical [IF] macro for Canon
 09/23/2008 01:38:22 PM
It doesn't really look like he's under water, if that's what's intended.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Digital Concepts 80379 Z
 09/23/2008 11:32:22 AM
That looks cold to me for some reason brrr, lol. :) So, I wish you good luck!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+
Canon TC-DC58B 1.5x Tele Converter
09/21/2008 03:13:50 PM
I like the edit but without the title, the photo would be meaningless to 'Risk' taking. And by the way, I just saw on TV the other day some dude beat David Blaine's underwater breath holding record of something like 17:04 - crazy! Anyway, I can appreciate your out of the box edit.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 09/19/2008 05:57:57 PM
=]
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 09/19/2008 12:26:20 PM
If you flipped it through 90 degrees it would've looked like he's underneath the ice. Shame.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 09/18/2008 07:12:32 PM
hmm i don't think you'd open mouth in water
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Kodak EasyShare M853/MD853
 09/18/2008 01:37:42 PM
For like 10 seconds.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 09/18/2008 02:41:41 AM
I like the color and the composition. Where is he?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 09/17/2008 06:03:30 PM
It almost looks like he is not in a pool, but in a shower with a glass door. If he really is in a pool, it might have been nice to have a wider shot to see his more of him swimming and maybe something that also helps place him in a pool (fish? someone watching him from the other side? a part of the tank?).
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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