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Challenge: Risk (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon
Location: Grapevine, Texas
Date: Sep 12, 2008
Aperture: F5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/125 Sec.
Galleries: Snapshot, Emotive
Date Uploaded: Sep 16, 2008
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The head of my employer's human resources department volunteered for a turn in the "dunk tank" at a company BBQ recently. I had the fortuitous timing to be standing there with my camera aimed when he got dunked and decided to press up against the window. I had time for 3 quick shots before he came up for air.
For those unfamiliar with a dunk tank, the "victim" (usually senior management) sits on a seat suspended above a small pool and his employees throw balls at a target. Hitting the target pulls a pin sending the person into the water. This dunk tank also has a window on the front.
I was originally going to give this the rather uncreative name of "The Dunk Tank". Then I thought that just by changing the title to imply something else, this image becomes far more sinister and conveys the subject of "risk" much better.
Pre-challenge notes:
In reality this is just a snapshot taken at the right moment. It could do well, or it could bomb. I actually think the votes will be all over the place. If it does better than a 5, it is because:
a) I have developed my eye and learned a lot of post processing tricks to bring out the oomph in a quick snap, and
b) I have better camera equipment than I used to.
[Sep. 23rd, 2008 07:14:28 PM]
Nearly the end of the challenge now, and it is looking like this will probably end up just over a 5. I'm quite pleased with that score. If I can pull a 5 on a snapshot, I know my photography and post processing skill is getting better.
Several commenters thought he might not really be underwater. Here is a wider view of the scene that shows where he was:
I intentionally cropped my entry close, in order to hide what he was really in. I liked the idea of leaving it to the viewer's imagination as to what was really going on and the risk that was being taken.
Post challenge notes:
Looks like I gained a bit in rollover. I'm pleased with how this did. |
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10/17/2008 08:21:04 AM |
| A very different type of portrait/candid. I like it! Lovely colors and textures. |
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09/23/2008 01:38:22 PM |
| It doesn't really look like he's under water, if that's what's intended. |
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09/23/2008 11:32:22 AM |
| That looks cold to me for some reason brrr, lol. :) So, I wish you good luck! |
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09/21/2008 03:13:50 PM |
| I like the edit but without the title, the photo would be meaningless to 'Risk' taking. And by the way, I just saw on TV the other day some dude beat David Blaine's underwater breath holding record of something like 17:04 - crazy! Anyway, I can appreciate your out of the box edit. |
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09/19/2008 05:57:57 PM |
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09/19/2008 12:26:20 PM |
| If you flipped it through 90 degrees it would've looked like he's underneath the ice. Shame. |
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09/18/2008 07:12:32 PM |
| hmm i don't think you'd open mouth in water |
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09/18/2008 01:37:42 PM |
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09/18/2008 02:41:41 AM |
| I like the color and the composition. Where is he? |
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09/17/2008 06:03:30 PM |
| It almost looks like he is not in a pool, but in a shower with a glass door. If he really is in a pool, it might have been nice to have a wider shot to see his more of him swimming and maybe something that also helps place him in a pool (fish? someone watching him from the other side? a part of the tank?). |
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