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Challenge: Rejected Movie Poster (Expert Editing*)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Dining room table
Date: May 1, 2010
Aperture: 8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Self Portrait, Horror
Date Uploaded: May 1, 2010

 I'm on the floor and my wife is sitting on the dining room table with her feet on an ottoman, the right one slightly elevated by a shoe box under the black sheet I used to cover everything up. The camera is on a tripod on the table, up close to the ceiling. I got the framing set so I wouldn't have to crop, and so this photo has not been cropped at all.

I tethered the camera to my laptop, so I could easily see the results of my shots without climbing up & down on the table. I put the camera on ten second timer and also plugged in a remote shutter release to more easily take shots.

I set the lighting & framing up by myself, one strobe frame-left, and one frame-bottom, under the table. I wanted to get some of the lit-from-below look as if I were holding a flashlight under my chin while telling ghost stories at a campfire. Then I called in the primadonna leg model. We took one shot, reviewed it briefly on the laptop, and adjusted her leg angle, took a second shot, and reviewed that. Right away I said that's it, no need for any more shots.

Major thanks go out to The Village Burners DPL team for all of the great brainstorming, and tanguera in particular, who originally came up with the concept which I immediately fell in love with, as I've always been a fan of this movie, Jack Nicholson, and Steven King.

Statistics
Place: 2 out of 215
Avg (all users): 7.0679
Avg (commenters): 7.5882
Avg (participants): 6.8810
Avg (non-participants): 7.2692
Views since voting: 10253
Views during voting: 475
Votes: 162
Comments: 56
Favorites: 12 (view)

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AuthorThread
 02/17/2011 03:04:21 AM
very funny!!!
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 05/21/2010 07:42:52 AM
Originally posted by Joey Lawrence:
right on, brother

Booyah!
 05/20/2010 06:36:44 PM
right on, brother
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 05/14/2010 09:42:01 PM
The stuff that nightmares are made of. Excellent work with the lighting and the models. Very well set up, nice editing as well. Oh, and nifty little red gif thingie, too.
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 05/13/2010 01:43:00 PM
BEAUTIFUL!
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 05/12/2010 04:13:57 AM
Way to go Slippy! :D
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 05/12/2010 03:33:06 AM
Fantastic job!
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 05/11/2010 10:34:52 PM
Wow, man. Does this rock or what? My deepest congratulations.
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 05/11/2010 06:07:55 PM
This is just incredible! Congrats on a well deserved ribbon!
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 05/11/2010 01:35:17 PM
It had to be yours -Super job !!!
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 05/10/2010 06:30:55 PM
This is really cool. Congrats on your Red Ribbon!!
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 05/10/2010 04:21:50 PM
Here's Daddy!!!! Congrats babe!
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 05/10/2010 01:11:37 PM
Two great models in this one. You look like a cross between Jack Nicholson and Wolverine (I mean that as a compliment). Congrats on the ribbon!
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 05/10/2010 09:53:08 AM
Thanks everyone for you comments and votes! :-D
 05/10/2010 09:52:17 AM
Originally posted by David Ey:
I didn't realize a collaboration was allowable in one of these open contests. It'd be interesting to know how many of these collaborators voted on this fine entry....if sc would care to check.

The DPL system doesn't allow people on the same team to vote on one anothers' entries, while the private team thread is there for creative collaboration. It's fun, you should try it. DPL teamwork and feedback is a great thing, though I do also believe the DPL may raise the bar unfairly compared to those who are not on a team. I think this has been discussed somewhere before.
 05/10/2010 08:51:48 AM
good work and funny . . or is that worrying . . or funny .. or . .

Anyway - I think I would pay him to stay away from ny shoes - lol.
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 05/10/2010 07:46:20 AM
Glad to see this with a ribbon â€Â¦ my favorite for comic value, photo quality, and a great POV as well!
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 05/10/2010 06:30:37 AM
I didn't realize a collaboration was allowable in one of these open contests. It'd be interesting to know how many of these collaborators voted on this fine entry....if sc would care to check.
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 05/10/2010 05:35:53 AM
You are so very odd... I love it! :D

Congrats!
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 05/10/2010 05:22:13 AM
Woohoo Slippy! So good to have you back, and you look incredibly diabolical. Great concept and shot. Congrats on the red! :-)
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 05/10/2010 04:22:02 AM
Congrats, Slippy! GREAT shot.
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 05/10/2010 03:52:11 AM
Slippy! Nice to see you up among the ranks. Congrats.
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 05/10/2010 03:34:37 AM
Congrats Slippy! Loved it!
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 05/10/2010 03:17:15 AM
Congratulations of the Red! Great image! ...and the resemblance is scarily accurate. LOL!
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 05/10/2010 02:06:14 AM
Congrats on the red ribbon Slippy!!!
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 05/09/2010 10:46:04 PM
This is so YOU...well done and congrats on the red
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 05/09/2010 09:38:04 PM
Awesome! Congrats, Slippy!
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 05/09/2010 09:22:36 PM
Awesome work slippy!
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 05/09/2010 09:12:57 PM
Terrific idea. Total crack up! Congratulations on a well deserved ribbon :)
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 05/09/2010 08:48:31 PM
Nice one slip one of my fav movies and actors:)

Message edited by author 2010-05-10 00:49:11.
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 05/09/2010 08:33:19 PM
I knew this was you the moment I saw it! It's a fine piece of work. Congrats on the ribbon.
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 05/09/2010 08:24:49 PM
Congrats. Nice to see creativity awarded once in a while.
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 05/09/2010 08:23:11 PM
WOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!! VILLAGE BURNERS RULE!! I am SO psyched! TWO teammates on the front page. Wow. Thank YOU Slippy, for taking the, um, ball and running with it. Turned out much better than my version would have. You are much more diabolical-looking than I am...
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 05/09/2010 08:13:40 PM
Way to go teammate GO VILLAGE BURNERS!

ETA: tell your wife she's got some nice get-away sticks

Message edited by author 2010-05-10 00:14:24.
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 05/09/2010 08:09:16 PM
Man this one is great! Grats on the ribbon Slippy
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 05/09/2010 08:04:46 PM
Congrats, Slippy, great concept and execution, liking the typography too.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/09/2010 01:56:02 PM
Good laugh. Good photo.
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 05/07/2010 04:17:40 PM
Great concept, execution, and likeness!! 10
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 05/07/2010 01:02:51 PM
Hilarious. Looks like he buffed those legs too.
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 05/06/2010 06:25:54 PM
This is awesome..... perfect idea for this challenge.
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 05/06/2010 05:17:34 AM
hahahaha. love it.
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 05/05/2010 09:57:31 PM
LMAO! One of the better ones I've seen so far.
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 05/05/2010 07:41:10 PM
LOL !!! 10. Love the expression, use of flash, legs as diagonals, and extra dose of humor in the subtitle and shoe shine cloth. Needs to win.
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 05/04/2010 06:00:44 PM
Great photo in and of itself.
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 05/04/2010 01:49:56 PM
hilarious!!
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 05/04/2010 01:18:53 PM
Well, you've got that evil look right. Thought those were her panties until I read all the print (just my mind getting away from me again ... ooops). Very, very funny - well done.
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 05/04/2010 10:46:39 AM
That manic, maniacal look is hilarious - very good!
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 05/04/2010 08:54:45 AM
Very funny! I'm scared that you know someone who can look like Nicholson! Good photo quality and good concept.
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 05/04/2010 07:24:52 AM
Lâ€Â¦ LOL! one of my faves.
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 05/04/2010 03:31:02 AM
Impressive acting, really looks like Nicholson's performance!
Also, great idea, I love this entry :-)
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 05/03/2010 12:50:31 PM
Very clever....this is super!!!
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 05/03/2010 05:02:08 AM
OMG! ROFLMAO! 10
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 05/03/2010 03:36:59 AM
awesome movie poster
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 05/02/2010 09:24:04 PM
this is sooooo funny! 9
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 05/02/2010 08:17:31 PM
Nice lighting.
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 05/02/2010 08:14:57 PM
LOL
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