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"Go ahead, make my play."
Yo_Spiff


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Challenge: Children's Toy III (Basic Editing)
Collection: 2010
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Location: My dining room
Date: Mar 7, 2010
Aperture: f10.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Humorous, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Mar 8, 2010

 My nephew Alex attempting to be a tough guy for the camera. I won't ruin it for him by telling him they are only toy ray guns. He looks a little crazy-dangerous to me.

This shot just kind of happened without any real intention of shooting for the challenge. I set up the lights, got out some props and shot some fun pictures of the kids. Afterwards, I realized one of them might be perfect for this challenge. I love the wild-eyed look on his face. I've been trying to get better with my shots of people and I'm pleased with this one, though it's not perfect.

Anticipated critiques:
-Boring white background
-Background is just a tad darker on the right side.
-Several white spots of bright reflections on the frames of the glasses. (Well, that's basic editing rules for 'ya.)
-Toys are not the main subject
-Band on his wrist doesn't suit the image.
-My own personal critique is that I wish he'd been holding the triggers so that the ray guns were lit up.

Post-challenge notes:
Well, I thought it was better than that, but don't we all? Best I can figure is it was either found boring or I got heavily penalized for the toy not being the main subject.

Statistics
Place: 83 out of 139
Avg (all users): 5.0045
Avg (commenters): 6.4000
Avg (participants): 4.7833
Avg (non-participants): 5.0875
Views since voting: 964
Views during voting: 333
Votes: 220
Comments: 6
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AuthorThread
 03/20/2010 04:21:30 AM
Yes Steve. I believe that voters penalized you for the toy not being the main subject. However, I really love this shot, and technically its very good.

Cheers
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/15/2010 05:45:18 PM
I feel the model is the main subject and the toys secondary. Maybe it doesn't matter.
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 03/12/2010 08:28:18 AM
Great studio shot!. Eeeuw at the filthy and long fingernails!
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 03/11/2010 05:12:37 AM
Love the black and red color theme!
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 03/10/2010 11:28:53 AM
good shot and good humour
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 03/10/2010 09:49:46 AM
LOL cute play on words and cute shot.
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