Collateral Damage
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Comment by nds:
By the way: Special thanks to my lovely girlfriend for bearing all the misery:

"Please sit down there in the window"
"Are you crazy, it's very dirty!"
"You don't do it for me, you do it for the art :-)"
"But YOU have to massage my feet later on and not the art!"
"Don't smile please, this is a despair challenge!"
"grrrrr"
"Can you open your jacket and pull up your knees?"
"Did you forgot that it's cold today?"
"Fine, this will help you to show the perfect expression of despair :-)"
"--expletive deleted--"

Look up, down, tearily, outstretch one leg, pull up again,(...), and now everything again with a different aparture...

Thank you Susi, this ribbon is dedicated to you ;-)!

Collateral Damage
by nds

Comment by stephan:
Congratulations to your missing ribbon, my brother! Again you totally outdid me ;)

Collateral Damage
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Comment by nds:
For those who are interested in, some more information about this shot:

The Location is an military training area nearby my hometown. But at the weekend it is allowed to enter at one's own risk. We waited until the afternoon to get the sunlight from the left side. I wanted to see the light only on the storefront and on the model. The rooms behind the windows should be dark to highlight the composition with the 4 different windows. In addition the extreme sidelight causes better contrasts. The shot was taken from the roof of a small building vis-à-vis and the camera position was approximately at the level of the middle of my shot. Otherwise (by shooting bottom-up) the perspective in the vertical lines would have destroyed the balance in the composition.

Thanks to all of you for giving me the missing red one too :-)!

Amnestied
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Comment by Bitz:
Had the egg been standing alone, without the base, this would have been a 10 for me. Truly creative and wonderful focus.

Collateral Damage
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Comment by jimmyn4:
My favorite of the week, congratulations on the ribbon!

Amnestied
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Comment by Wraith Ravenscroft:
This looks so much better full-sized than in the thumbnail - brilliant, creative and (I imagine) technically tricky work. Amazing detail, focus and lighting - an unhesitatant 10/10.

Amnestied
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Comment by dacrazyrn:
little much unsharp for my taste, but great photo!! 8

Collateral Damage
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Comment by 'Pong:
Great composition. The ribbon is well deserved. Congrats!

Collateral Damage
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Comment by Gotcha:
This is a refreshing shot. Fantastic work, Congrats on the win.

Collateral Damage
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Comment by Malokata:
Congratulations, this was my favorite during the challenge. Excellent work.