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Challenge: Square III (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Sony Alpha a1
Lens: Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II
Date: Oct 29, 2026
Aperture: 20.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250
Date Uploaded: Oct 29, 2026

So, in trying to come up with ideas for the challenge, I was intrigued by photos I was seeing kinda like Barry's entry:



But I wanted to get sunbeams coming from it.

I cut a square into a piece of black mat board, and I thought that foggy air would have been enough to get the beams, but that didn't work. I had to have more of the actual smoke. And it was hard getting the smoke to fill the whole beam.





And I did get a shot with a cat trying to photo bomb



The white box was actually just a stand in for whatever square thing I found. I tried a plate



But I liked the box the best.

I wanted the light on the table to be in the perfect square, but my light source was too close to get a harsh shadow.

Thanks for the comments!

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11/06/2026 10:41:06 AM
Wonderful work, Wendy, as usual. Proof that dedication to craft trumps virtually everything else. :-)
11/06/2026 08:37:49 AM
A lesson in perseverance, and not only!
11/06/2026 07:06:34 AM
I admire your creative mind - perfect! Congrats to another blue
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11/06/2026 01:11:36 AM
Congrats! My top pick and my only 9.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/02/2026 12:11:19 AM
Composition: 8 [w:1]
Technical: 9 [w:1]
Creativity: 10 [w:2]
Appeal: 9 [w:3]
Challenge: 8 [w:4]
Overall Weighted Average Score: 9
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