"He Plays With Spirits" dreams entry

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

05/13/2005 08:28:08 AM · #1

Wow!!! Thanks everyone for the 4th place!!! I woke up this morning suprised to even have placed... my score was plummeting for the past several days - went from 6.8750 on Wednesday to a 6.6310 finish.

I had several questions regarding my post-processing... I hope the comment section of the photo helps. Please feel free to e-mail me!

When I submitted this photo I really did not believe that I would get even this high of a score... I know that pictures that look overly post-processed do not normally do well. I am so glad that this photo touched a lot of people.

My Photo: For those who still do now know what this photo is... it's my dog Dallas laying upside down on my bed. The squares on the right are cubes that you hang on the wall as decoration. The "spirit" is actually a shadow of my hand casted on the wall from my bounce flash. I was trying to get Dallas to lay upside down... however, whenever I would stop petting him, he would flip back over. So I tricked him by removing my had VERY quickly, snapped the shot, then he rolled back over. At first when I looked at the picture I thought it was ruined by the shadow... but then saw this opportunity for it.

My Title - I consider myself a spiritual person and I do believe that dogs can see things that we cannot (you should have seen Dallas when I took him to the cemetery for the cemetery challenge!) When my brother died and I took care of his dog temporarily, I swear my brother was playing with him because the dog would do all sort of odd things. This photo is in memory of my deceased brother playing with his dog that is still with us.

You guys made my day!!!!!!

CreativeFlyPhoto

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

05/13/2005 11:03:33 AM · #2

this is an awesome photo ... i havent been to the site in a while - finally submitted to triangle ... the dreams shots were beautiful ... it's great to see the wide span ideas and creations ... especially from those who are in the same area geographically :) - i think i remmeber seeing you are in orlando ... i'm in kissimmee ... maybe we can go shooting sometime :)

skylen

Nikon D200

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

05/13/2005 11:07:46 AM · #3

I agree, awesome photo.

Here it is for everyone's convenience:

skylen

Nikon D200

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

05/13/2005 11:10:59 AM · #4

Thanks for your explanation about the dog and your brother... that's really interesting, and I think you did a great job portraying your feelings.

Plexxoid

Canon EOS-30D

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

05/13/2005 11:50:37 AM · #5

Could we see the original photo?

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED

05/13/2005 03:11:16 PM · #6

Sure =) Here's my uncropped/unaltered photo =)

Thanks everyone for the comments!!!!

grandmarginal

Nikon D500

05/13/2005 04:02:15 PM · #7

Well, it looks like I'm being DQed... Bummer! But hey, if it does, I'll be really happy to leave you a spot in the top 3. Your picture is great and honnestly, I like it much better than mine.

Good luck !

-Simon

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED

05/13/2005 04:08:36 PM · #8

=(

Well next time be careful what you write as a comment for my photo =) haha.

This definately is not how I want to get my first ribbon... to me you still got 2nd and my photo is 4th... that was what the voters decided.

grandmarginal

Nikon D500

05/13/2005 04:22:02 PM · #9

Originally posted by clarmore:

No need for sad faces, I'll survive. ;-)