DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register) 
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
scalvert


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Extreme Emotion: Faceless (Basic Editing)
Collection: Good - Average
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Easton, CT
Date: Jul 24, 2007
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/125
Date Uploaded: Jul 24, 2007

 Well it was a cute idea, but the odds were definitely against me! My house wouldn't work for the shot because of all the trees. I found a great location to shoot this, but the owners were out of town. So I found another house... same problem. Every place I tried, the owners were either away or not available until after dark. Three different people were supposed to call me on deadline day and they all fell through. Crap!

When I got home from work, one of the neighborhood kids was over for a playdate. Hmm... my neighbor agreed to give me a shot at it, but I only had about an hour until dark. I wanted to shoot from the opposite direction for a clean background, but the window I needed was stuck. The opposite end of the house had power lines to deal with. The front lawn is short, so I had little choice for composition. It was pretty much this or nothing. I set up two monolights, but the remote receivers I ordered haven't arrived yet, so I had to keep them fairly close to fire.

I tried to get some goofy boxers with hearts on them, but polka dots were all I could find (that's me in the skivvies). Fortunately, the house is secluded. ;-)

Special thanks to my neighbor for throwing stuff out her window on short notice. Yes, she's very much a "she," but the angle certainly could have been better. By the time I got set up and [un]dressed, the twilight was fading fast, so I was at the mercy of my wife hitting the remote shutter release on burst mode and hoping for the best.

The result wasn't exactly appealing, but I'm glad some people appreciated the humor in it. ;-)

Statistics
Place: 17 out of 110
Avg (all users): 6.1690
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.7500
Avg (non-participants): 6.2360
Views since voting: 3803
Views during voting: 609
Votes: 290
Comments: 33
Favorites: 0

Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
 08/05/2007 08:21:29 PM
Why aren't you on your knees begging for mercy???
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/01/2007 12:22:52 AM
nice shorts
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/01/2007 12:11:29 AM
Oh, those were golf clubs and not a tripod and camera equipment? Let me change that 9 to a 7. Another great job Shannon.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/31/2007 10:55:51 PM
instead of golf clubs what if the tripod/camera/lens/filter/scandisk ... you get the idea ... went out the window, - polka dot shorts soiled !!

Good image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/31/2007 01:43:25 PM
Ahh, I see you've met my wife then ;-)
Nice setup, i just hope she didn't throw the Mac.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/31/2007 11:19:39 AM
Haha..that's a riot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/30/2007 11:13:05 PM
The mood is well captured. Good colour and clarity throughout.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/30/2007 08:47:39 PM
Not the camera equipment and the PC! Very creative, technically very good, meets the challenge well with added wow factor. 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/30/2007 07:56:57 PM
Clever!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/30/2007 04:18:00 PM
Have you seen any of Julie Blackmon photos because these are not any where near hers. However you are at least on task with the assignment. The flash is uneven and the man in the window does not look like a women however if you showed a lady and her lover throwing your crap out the window then you might have a prize in the making. Again the flash messed up the whole job can we shoot this over. Cut. A for effort.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/30/2007 12:12:41 AM
Worthy entry...I don't think you'll score high but you gave me a laugh anyway. good job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/29/2007 09:47:07 PM
Oh my, what the neighbors must have been thinking! The laptop looks a bit too staged, sitting there open and upright, but love the mid-air clothing toss! Great job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/29/2007 06:53:55 PM
LoL!!! Hobbies before her!!! Cute image...well done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/28/2007 03:07:29 PM
lol
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/28/2007 02:31:44 PM
Need more junk outside, and instead of seeing the person in the window I think it would have been much more dramatic to just see stuff flying out the window. That way you don't even see the face of her. Fun idea though. Wondering if maybe having your flash more of an angle to get rid of a couple of those extra shadows?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/27/2007 07:07:06 PM
haha.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/27/2007 02:50:54 PM
Oh, man, this is awesome! What a great idea and capture. Hope this is a mock-up, LOL :-) Nice polka-dot boxers by the way. Good thing it's your golf clubs and not all your camera gear on the ground out there!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/27/2007 08:23:53 AM
ha-ha-ha! Very funny idea very well executed! Nice composition, good lighting, great story!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/26/2007 05:57:46 PM
That's a woman in the window?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/26/2007 12:50:15 PM
This picture seems very "arranged".
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/26/2007 07:32:55 AM
I like the lighting in this. Have to add some to the score for the guy that had to stand out the front of the house in his underwear. :) 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/25/2007 11:46:23 PM
Too funny... Great idea.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/25/2007 11:16:07 PM
Ha! Thanks for the laugh. Great idea, well posed and well lit. Nice timing on the clothes, too - how many takes did that require?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/25/2007 07:22:09 PM
OMG...this is so CUTE!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/25/2007 05:35:28 PM
simply hilarious.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/25/2007 03:30:54 PM
His beloved Mac smashed up in pieces on the lawn would have ben worth at least an extra two points!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/25/2007 02:18:33 PM
Not the macbook please!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/25/2007 12:54:11 PM
I hope she didn't really throw that laptop...or those clubs, for that matter. Nice shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/25/2007 03:45:13 AM
Love the polka-dots.Great lighting and neat concept. Looks like the laptop survived the fall remarkably well...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/25/2007 01:41:22 AM
amen 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/25/2007 12:40:43 AM
Very funny!...nice exposure. 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/25/2007 12:30:46 AM
hahahahahha!!! i love it! i love it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/25/2007 12:27:45 AM
men will never learn....good idea for the challenge. she might take him back if he gets rid of the polka-dot roos!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 03/11/2025 02:11:46 PM EDT.