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Challenge: Best of 2009 (Advanced Editing VII*)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Date: May 9, 2009
Date Uploaded: Jan 16, 2010

My hands down personal favorite from 2009. I would have entered this one in the tilted challenge but I had to use one where the license plate was not visible. I changed a few numbers around on this one. :)
From a Christmas Card shoot for a friend.

Thanks for all the fun comments. I'll post the lighting setup in the STrobist2010 thread if anyone is interested. Heck, i may do it even if no one is interested! :)

Statistics
Place: 27 out of 445
Avg (all users): 6.6389
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 6.5900
Avg (non-participants): 6.8269
Views since voting: 2598
Views during voting: 521
Votes: 252
Comments: 53
Favorites: 14 (view)


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10/18/2011 07:19:33 AM
The expression on the kid is just perfect! oh and so is the lighting :)
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02/01/2010 02:49:47 AM
Good stuff Mark!
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01/29/2010 11:59:02 PM
Absolutely wonderful, can't think of any other way to put it. It makes me smile.
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01/29/2010 10:54:17 PM
This is hilarious! Wonderful shot. Very well executed too with lighting and composition. I love the expression on the little guy's face. He looks seriously pissed that he just got busted. Outstanding!
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01/29/2010 03:24:38 PM
This is such a great shot! So much to look at and such a story it tells!
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01/29/2010 12:59:21 PM
Awesome, Mark! I think I saw this in the forums somewhere earlier in the year, and I thought to myself "best...setup...ever!"
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01/29/2010 10:37:15 AM
LOL - I LOVE this photo! The kid's expression is perfect!
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01/29/2010 09:28:30 AM
:) I am so proud of the voters for recognize this as worthy of being a top contender in this best of the best challenge! This is just so cool!
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01/29/2010 09:14:00 AM
Congrats on making the top 30 (in a very tough field). OMG, I'd forgotten about the little black leather Harley jacket! Too funny. Great expression on the kid. Happy shooting,
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01/29/2010 04:05:25 AM
Reminds me of this image

by LaChapelle
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01/29/2010 01:29:32 AM
You were robbed!!! Very well done my friend :-)
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01/29/2010 12:24:06 AM
Oh Mark...I loved this one! An 8 from me! Hahaha!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/28/2010 11:33:45 PM
This is a scream. Love the humor. What a great setup!
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01/28/2010 10:40:54 PM
ugh oh!!! this is great!! what a great shot.
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01/28/2010 08:54:57 PM
I remember your ribbon entry and when you posted this one later. I definitely like this one too!
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01/28/2010 08:53:50 PM
This is hilarious. I like the attention to detail, the concerned parents, the lights on the trike, and his expression is priceless.
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01/28/2010 07:35:15 PM
Uh oh. Someone's in trouble.
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01/28/2010 04:17:11 PM
Very cute! I'm going to be really picky and say I don't like the halo around the cop, kid and car. But other than that I like the processing.
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01/28/2010 09:16:37 AM
WINNER. I Dig this big big time. This is one for the traffic authorities. Big poster to the chief. These guys get the wrong end of the stick all the time and look at this. Parent off looking from the side and this little biker off to test the speed limit...but wait, frienly officer is there to assist and teach and help...its a dangerous world ou there little guy. I love this 10
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01/27/2010 09:57:19 PM
I love it! Even got the parents in the background. Great setup.
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01/27/2010 12:49:26 PM
Kids these days... The couple in the background is such an added bonus.
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01/27/2010 10:07:35 AM
Lol...very original and well set up.
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01/27/2010 08:17:18 AM
This is just awesome
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01/26/2010 05:46:45 PM
It's a shame when kids turn to a life of crime so early...
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01/26/2010 02:39:18 PM
haha! This is so awesome. I hope your entering this into different contests- it would definitely blow all the entries out of the water. 10
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01/26/2010 11:40:00 AM
This is the cutest entry!
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01/26/2010 01:48:09 AM
Love it, he really looks like he knows he's in serious trouble. Love the parents off to the side concerned for their wayward son. 10.
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01/26/2010 01:25:08 AM
Another Lachapelle style shot.. Very cool, I love these so much. 8.
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01/25/2010 02:44:37 PM
oh thats great. look at the kid, he is soooo sad... 9
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01/25/2010 10:30:04 AM
this is one of my faves ... fabulous idea, perfectly executed!
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01/25/2010 08:28:37 AM
great lighting and a fun image...well done 8
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01/24/2010 10:41:52 PM
Great image! Unfortunately I see hallows around the main subject which I find a bit distracting. everything else is great! 8
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01/24/2010 08:44:30 PM
You did an excellent job on the processing and the idea is great.
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01/24/2010 08:29:54 PM
I'll never stop loving the humor and creativity of this series. One of the greatest family keepsakes ever!
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01/24/2010 07:13:55 PM
Still love this photo. Good luck Mark.
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01/24/2010 06:21:57 PM
fantastic image
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01/24/2010 08:30:25 AM
Glad to see this here. Loved it before, now I get to give it an 8!
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01/23/2010 09:46:48 PM
Nice concept. The sky was a challenge since there is some haloing around the officer left shoulder, but well done.
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01/23/2010 09:39:27 PM
oh, this is just plain to funny, what did you do to get him (little boy) to make such a face...excellent job on the composition
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01/23/2010 09:17:52 PM
This is HILLARIOUS!!! Made me really smile and the photography that goes with it, along with the editing make it a wonderful shot....no...make that a "story" that is too precious! :)
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01/23/2010 08:16:09 PM
I remember seeing the various shots of this photo shoot and while this is top notch work I like the expressions and poses of the earlier challenge shot. In the earlier one the kid had this devil may care expression and attitude - channeling some vibes from James Dean Rebel Without a Cause/ or Easy Rider. Here the kid looks about to cry as he steps off his bike to talk to the officer which does not coincide with the tough guy look in the dudes he wears and the mean tattoos on his arm (nice detail to have him wear the costume tattoo sleeves). Still, concept, image clarity, details and compositional elements all are great:-) High marks ...although not as high as the earlier one I liked more;-)
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01/23/2010 07:50:03 PM
the little boy's face really makes this for me.
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01/23/2010 07:33:01 PM
great stuff
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01/23/2010 05:42:54 PM
Such a different, yet great idea. SO origional. great shot!
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01/23/2010 04:09:54 PM
Looks much better without the copyright. :P
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01/23/2010 02:10:46 PM
Cute. Funny.
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01/23/2010 02:58:58 AM
perhaps the nicest shot I have seen over the past months... compliments, i'm surely not on the top ten with my shot, this instead i'm sure of the opposite!
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01/22/2010 10:50:10 PM
Funny story. Good light. 7
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01/22/2010 06:40:09 PM
Where are his 'brothers'? :)))) Love it.
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01/22/2010 03:45:24 PM
So journalistic.. This is a totally perfect shot for me. The little boy is so serious. LOL love it. 10
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01/22/2010 12:18:21 PM
excellent technique. 8
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01/22/2010 09:38:25 AM
Very cute... the kid's face goes along with his "arrest" very nicely :)
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01/22/2010 12:18:29 AM
LOL! Wonderful! Love the worried parents. A 10
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