not paradise / desparation
by willem

Comment by snaffles:
Great shot, I knew I'd see it on the front page. Well done and congrats on the ribbon!

ETA: love the detailed shoot notes...yep the amount of work that goes into a shot like this is often something only other photogs can really appreciate.

Message edited by author 2021-02-24 10:34:47.

not paradise / desparation
by willem

Comment by willem:

Originally posted by primabarbara: This is an amazing work - well done. I love the off centered composition as well as the pose, the light and the implementation of the anagram (no harm that you misspelled one word) Congrats!

Thanks, I spent quite some time to get the pose as I wanted, since it needed the express the desperation, it needed to show the mask, and I wanted the arms to pick up the light and show this balanced N shape, even though the body is almost perpendicular to the camera. I had to open up the left arm to show the mask, I had to push the right shoulder forward, elbows resting on a chair set at an angle, and then I had to put the hands flat on the head (2 seconds after pushing the remote ;-) ). A more natural "desperation" pose produced a much more messy picture that I did not like, with arms on the head, second arm hardly visible and mask hardly visible. It would not get the link with COVID across.

not paradise / desparation
by willem

Comment by primabarbara:
This is an amazing work - well done. I love the off centered composition as well as the pose, the light and the implementation of the anagram (no harm that you misspelled one word)
Congrats!

not paradise / desparation
by willem

Comment by Barroness:
Congratulations
Your image gets the point across.

not paradise / desparation
by willem

Comment by IreneM:
Had a feeling this would do well. Congrats on your ribbon, Willem.

preparing the bread
by willem

Comment by noraneko:
This is one of those “sleeper” photos that took me a moment to appreciate- but I do. It has a lovely, ethereal feel, and tells a great story. Well done!

preparing the bread
by willem

Comment by spencelg:
My pick for red in this challenge.

not paradise / desparation
by willem

Comment by GolferDDS:
Outstanding representation of the challenge. Best in show.

preparing the bread
by willem

Comment by Cyrilda:
Bread making look so easy. I may just try sometime. Great shot and lighting on the movement draws you right to it.

not paradise / desparation
by willem

Comment by spencelg:
Poignant.