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Definitely surprised this got an HM, especially with all the great photos in this one.
My Abstract III shot was tanking so on the morning of the deadline, between 2 12 hour night shifts, I went out to take this shot. This is near my place and for about a month I passed by this abandoned sofa every morning during my daily walk. I was just waiting for an opportunity to use it in a photo.
I knew exactly what I wanted and on a last minute notice, I was able to get a friend to help me out with it, but he only had about 20 minutes so it had to be fast. Unfortunately this sofa, which is on the sidewalk along a busy road, had a huge cargo van parked right in back of it that morning. I almost gave up on the shot but my friend suggested moving this dirty old thing into the empty lot about 30 feet away. We set up quickly and snapped about 7 shots, this being the best of them. After about 4 hours of processing, this is the outcome. (I only got 2 1/2 hours of sleep between the 2 long shifts...I was exhausted that night at work).
The best part about the shoot was all the people stopping and staring at us. This is right on a main road, during rush hour commute. It's very warm here and there's me in my coat and tie and my friend reaching into a trashed sofa...hehe. I'm sure everyone thought we were crazy but it was well worth it.
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"and right over here is where I was sitting, when I caught on fire and ruined the bottom cushions..." great processing, I could stare at this shot for minutes.
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