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The Goggles of Invincibility
The Goggles of Invincibility
DrAchoo


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2010-03 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: Chandler, AZ
Date: Mar 23, 2010
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 2000
Shutter: 1/8000
Galleries: Action
Date Uploaded: Mar 27, 2010

 This picture is more or less unposed. I told Caden to go and stand under the bucket while I got some pics. Everybody else was unaware I was taking pictures and Caden's pose is merely his way of posing for the camera (in other words, he's the antithesis of Laine's modelling). I found the contrasts between his stoic expression and the joy/terror exhibited by the other kids to be too good to pass up entering.

Statistics
Place: 98 out of 350
Avg (all users): 5.9592
Avg (commenters): 7.5294
Avg (participants): 6.0190
Avg (non-participants): 5.8095
Views since voting: 1039
Views during voting: 260
Votes: 147
Comments: 28
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 12/31/2010 04:24:12 PM
Also one of my favorites. A 10 during the challenging and it's been in my favorites since the challenge. I like it for the exact same reason you do. It's just such a great expression on his face given all of the activity around him. Just fantastic. You can't plan moments lke this.
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 08/01/2010 09:06:23 PM
LOL! Hardly a snapshot.
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 07/30/2010 12:50:49 PM
You are one of the few on DPC who can enter a snapshot and pull a high 5 with it!
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 06/28/2010 05:13:26 PM
Funny. Great that you got so much help from your model. :)
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 04/08/2010 06:06:54 PM
There are subtle touches that take this over the top. All the other children are in poses that suggest action (but also *re*action to the violent water spray), and all of their faces are hidden, but goggle-boy stares at us fearlessly.
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 04/08/2010 09:54:40 AM
Well, you broke 100, sneezy. I'm stunned this didn't make at LEAST top 50 :-(
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 04/08/2010 09:10:30 AM
I came back to 'hear' the story about this one. I'm so glad I did. LOL!
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 04/08/2010 12:49:32 AM
Wonderful!
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 04/07/2010 08:41:08 PM
Your photos are always good, and this one is delightful, but the title is genius.
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 04/07/2010 08:25:56 PM
This is one of my favorites of yours, Jason. Really a ton of fun.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/07/2010 03:25:11 PM
Marvelous story to this shot - thank you for sharing.
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 04/07/2010 02:20:57 PM
This goes into my fantasy art show.
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 04/07/2010 01:05:47 PM
Love the deadpan face amidst all the excitement. Fun stuff.
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 04/07/2010 07:56:37 AM
If you could caption this it would be fun. He appears to be either bored, or put off by the crowd. Either that, or it's "hurry up Mom and take the photo". :-) Nice job of freezing the action with the high shutter speed.
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 04/06/2010 08:31:46 PM
The boy in the goggles makes this shot soar!
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 04/06/2010 05:12:20 PM
This is priceless. Love it!
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 04/06/2010 02:07:33 PM
Great job of capturing the daily life of a child.
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 04/06/2010 12:21:22 PM
your title makes this shot marvelous.
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 04/06/2010 06:45:12 AM
Funny! 6
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 04/04/2010 08:13:37 AM
A very good one!
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 04/03/2010 05:54:18 PM
great capture, wonder how this would look in B&W, maybe even desat leaving only the glasses with color
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 04/03/2010 04:59:46 PM
The more I look at this the more and more I love it! : )
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 04/02/2010 04:06:27 PM
Bumping this up to 10. Perfect caption for a fun photograph!
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 04/02/2010 02:49:36 PM
LOL! Fabulous title :-) I think I would have been amused by this, anyway, but the title just makes it that much more enjoyable.
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 04/02/2010 06:41:02 AM
HILARIOUS title for the charming shot! (not voting)
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 04/01/2010 02:59:24 PM
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Very well executed - perfect technicals, great title and a mood well conveyed. There is something about this image that is so un-snapshot; despite it having so many family snapshot elements.

Critical stuff: I do like it a lot - I think a monochrome conversion would work really well too.

Overall: A very nice image with just the right amount of edge - I hope it does well for you.
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 04/01/2010 02:39:15 PM
not strong enough subject for me. 4
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 04/01/2010 07:52:52 AM
Classic title and a great moment to have captured.
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