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Challenge: Doors, Gates, Knobs, Locks, Handles, and Windows (Minimal Editing I)
Camera: Canon EOS-1100D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
Date: Oct 15, 2013
Aperture: F16
ISO: 800
Shutter: 100
Date Uploaded: Oct 15, 2013

[Oct. 18th, 2013 10:40:40 AM]

Not even 10Hours in to challenge and somebody requests my original. Ill take that as a compliment thank you sir/mam. I learnt allot in shooting this and Just love challenging myself to take minimal to the level of getting it right at the press of the button. Sure this could have been done better by some pro's out there but I strugled allot to get this effect in minimal. Id rather do this than spend hours pushing buttons behind a computer.. this taught me allot about Lighting and photography. It's a love hate image and it's getting hammered on voting.. so sorry Team.. :(

[Oct. 21st, 2013 03:49:06 AM]

Meaning
Eye is the window to soul.. That had me thinking for this challenge...
Shot through Key hole and to look back at Peeping Tom spying.. But what is going on in Peeping Toms Mind? Why does he do it..It's a closed/locked door reflected in the Black Pupil

Why are people never minding their own business and always wanting insight in other people's lives and gossip..
I suppose the it does make you feel better about yourself if you can find somebody worse than yourself..

Thanks for the votes and a couple of people who thought the image through

[Oct. 23rd, 2013 07:50:30 AM]

Setup
Took me a while to finally get it right but in short

Camera on tripod right up almost against the Keyhole and alligned perfectly. test shots needs to be taken to see if it's right because viewfinder and actual image entirely different. Must be place perfectly square to it.

1x Flash light from left almost 90degree angle - the side on which eye is viewing through keyhole.
1x flashlight on other side of model focused on the door handle and keyhole in order to get enough light bouncing back on to the Pupil reflecting.

have model sit very still and spaced right for focus - no focusing during shoot but rather get the model moving and distance right to get the eye right in the key hole.
Very simple but figuring it out and eventually getting it was fun.. For me but my wife and models hated me eventually for being so hard headed about getting MY shot and not many others which they considered was good enough...lol

Statistics
Place: 16 out of 76
Avg (all users): 6.0411
Avg (commenters): 6.8000
Avg (participants): 6.1429
Avg (non-participants): 5.9474
Views since voting: 541
Views during voting: 163
Votes: 73
Comments: 14
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 11/06/2013 02:17:03 AM
Taken a while for me to go back and look at recent images but this was worth it - nicely done. Well done on getting it technically well lit and set up in camera. I agree it should have placed higher, but this is DPC and voters do what they want, not what is correct
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 10/27/2013 11:30:01 PM
Goeie genade, Rian! Wonderlik, dis al wat ek kan sê.
Met sulke talent het jy regtig nie die 1DX nodig nie, kan ek dit van jou hande af neem?
Dankie vir die storie.
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 10/26/2013 05:20:06 AM
It was 9 from me and missed the time to bump to 10 or comment.
I still look in disbelief: how did you do it, minimal? Spectacular tones, details. Not to mention the idea....who could give under 7 to a picture like this? (not interested to know them though)
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 10/26/2013 02:29:34 AM
Enigste 10 Well done, toe flous jy hulle almal.
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 10/25/2013 12:50:11 PM
this is really impressive. I don't know how it missed the ribbon. another score that really makes me wonder about the people who vote here.
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 10/25/2013 08:40:06 AM
Rian, what a shot, this a real great pic, I love the way you worked this out, even in advanced editing this is hard, well done, worthy of a medal, you are the MAN. Regards Keith

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 10/25/2013 07:31:27 AM
Love all the effort and creativity you put into this Rian. Tell your models thanks!
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 10/24/2013 08:06:29 PM
Rian - surreal image. Great work!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/23/2013 10:52:33 PM
To be honest I was going to ask for this image to validated but I see it has been.

I have looked at this for quite some time and I'm still amazed. 10 and fav!
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 10/23/2013 12:13:55 AM
Great image & story - I can't figure how you did it under minimal editing?
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 10/22/2013 04:04:41 PM
Voted earlier, I sure hope you put how you got this. It is AMAZEING!! Gonna say the top 3 and probably the blue! Dang best minimal shot I've ever seen!! LOL I just saw someone questioned it and it's validated.
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 10/19/2013 08:30:06 PM
Now that is interesting.
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 10/19/2013 12:01:17 PM
Voted before... coming around to comment...

I find this to be a very interesting (and somewhat disturbing) image. I'm really curious as to how this was accomplished. I can find many levels in meaning in this image.
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 10/17/2013 08:21:27 PM
Strange, but interesting. I love the texture of the iris, but the whole image only works somewhat. 6
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