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Challenge: Faces in Household Items (Basic Editing)
Collection: 2010
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor -S DX 18-105 f3.5-5.6
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Date: Nov 30, 2010
Galleries: Humorous, Studio
Date Uploaded: Nov 30, 2010

 I just couldn't resist. This idea came to me as soon as I read the challenge title, but we didn't have a mop. That was the only purchase I made, as I already owned the broom and the mike. I borrowed my sweetie's Maui Jims (my sunglasses are not nearly as cool), but had a devil of a time getting them to sit properly on the mop. And then to make a broom and a mop look bad-ass.

This was also the first time I've used my strobes (took long enough!!!), and I also knew exactly how I wanted them to look. I'm rather pleasantly surprised it looks as much as a performance as it does since my office is SO not like a stage.

I did one single adjustment in Topaz, a bit of curves and levels, then saved for web.

[Dec. 3rd, 2010 02:02:49 PM]

The PH challenge just ended. From the sublime to the absurd...

*sigh*

Statistics
Place: 10 out of 49
Avg (all users): 6.0103
Avg (commenters): 6.8889
Avg (participants): 5.3333
Avg (non-participants): 6.1491
Views since voting: 1750
Views during voting: 316
Votes: 194
Comments: 17
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 03/29/2011 08:41:15 PM
So very clever! Love the lighting too, this is sweet :-)
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 03/29/2011 05:02:56 PM
this still makes me laugh...great idea!!!
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 12/11/2010 01:16:16 AM
I didn't vote on this challenge, but I think this would have gotten a very high vote from me. You know I love the quirky stuff. How about a fave instead?
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 12/08/2010 11:20:10 PM
very fun!
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 12/08/2010 03:18:26 PM
Interesting imagination and great work! I can tell the gender from their hair style. Awesome!
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 12/08/2010 03:16:20 PM
Nice.
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 12/08/2010 01:58:05 AM
Made me smile for half a day! That's a winner in my book. Thanks.
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 12/08/2010 12:07:43 AM
LOL! What a hoot!! Nice score, too!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/07/2010 10:19:17 PM
haha, nice pair.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/07/2010 07:21:30 PM
hahahahah clever which one is frank beard. oh wait he's the one WITHOUT a beard...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/06/2010 05:35:20 AM
THe lights are great, a bit of haze or smoke would have been good too imo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/03/2010 08:27:20 AM
ROFL
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 12/02/2010 05:12:24 PM
ROLF, very kewl...should be up there with the best of them ;)
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 12/02/2010 05:31:48 AM
Hilarious title. Cute photo. Nice job having fun with it. Well done.
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 12/01/2010 07:48:02 PM
I love the title and the background lights were a great addition, but the microphone gets completely lost in the deep shadow. Maybe a little side lighting off to the right may have helped. I'd play with this one a little more because I think it'd make a great picture.
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 12/01/2010 07:26:04 PM
Like the stage lights ;-)
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 12/01/2010 12:05:12 PM
halarious
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