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You put my WHAT in the spin dryer???
You put my WHAT in the spin dryer???
jonfrommk


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Spinning (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Location: Home
Date: Mar 26, 2007
Galleries: Humorous, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Mar 26, 2007

 Oh man, this pic caused me some heartache. I had an interesting shot in still but I thought it might be DNMC's. Then at about 10pm on Tuesday I suddenly thought of this. Camera is upside down on a pillow in the washing machine with shirts strategically placed around it. Shot was taken on 10 second delay so there was much frantic shutting of door and hoping that frame wouldnt move

Statistics
Place: 89 out of 156
Avg (all users): 5.1946
Avg (commenters): 6.6667
Avg (participants): 5.0847
Avg (non-participants): 5.2346
Views since voting: 829
Views during voting: 349
Votes: 221
Comments: 16
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 04/04/2007 02:47:10 PM
Ha! Made me laugh. :)
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 04/04/2007 02:06:34 PM
Positives:
Wonderful perspective and the sharpness of your model looking into the dryer is good. It is the central subject of the composition. It is a nice touch and makes this image interesting. Curious expression and placement of the eye is perfect. Distribution of the laundry is good.

Technicals:
Overall technicals OK. Sharpness is fine, there are no digital artifacts which are normally the biggest defects in DPC images. There are some overexposed highlights your model's head and arm and an object on the far left side that is distracting because it is unidentifiable.

The Challenge:
Ironically, though you had many concerns about meeting the challenge you were probably still nixed for it. That is because there was no 'actual' motion and it is obvious in the composition.

Perhaps the fact that the model and not spinning is the central subject hurt it in voting as well.

Here is a funny... I tried to be metaphorical in my spinning image and got trashed for it. LOL!!! You are ALWAYS better to take as literal an interpretation of a challenge topic as you can. Yours, and mine, were NOT literal enough.

Suggestions:
The overexposed areas are a problem. For a basic chalenge the only way that can be corrected would to somehow add additional light inside the dryer to balance lighting and decrease exposure.

As done this image would never get a thumbs up from the dnmc crowd. The only way to do that is to capture actual rotation of the dryer drum.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/03/2007 10:20:50 PM
cool shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/02/2007 04:14:32 PM
Fantastic idea and well executed!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/02/2007 02:23:34 PM
neat idea
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/01/2007 06:28:15 PM
LoL. Great detail and lighting...this couldn't have been easy to shoot this image with such nice tones. kuddos to you!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/01/2007 01:38:23 PM
Good idea. Average technique.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/01/2007 06:28:17 AM
Very original. Well done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/31/2007 08:47:34 PM
clever!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/31/2007 01:58:39 PM
hehehe....very fun shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/30/2007 01:40:59 AM
PRICELESS USE OF YOUR CAMERA! 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/30/2007 01:04:51 AM
Hehe, that's a fun shot. Very original.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/29/2007 10:36:26 PM
It's a pretty creative way to suggest 'spinning'
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/29/2007 09:43:16 AM
Nice angle, very cleverly taken
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/28/2007 01:47:02 PM
This is a great idea.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/28/2007 10:41:06 AM
that dude is upside down maybe he should be right side up
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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