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Challenge: Off-Screen Expectation (Basic Editing I)
Collection: Favorites - Ribbons
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: Easton, CT
Date: Mar 9, 2004
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/10
Date Uploaded: Mar 9, 2004

 A last minute idea that my kindergarten model insisted we pursue. The "marlin" shadow is a mat board cutout and the fishing line is tied to a Jacuzzi nozzle. Unfortunately, the bathroom is a tight space that doesn't allow for wide angles and I wish we had knobs and a spout on one side. Oh well, we make do with what we've got. At least it's different!

Statistics
Place: 16 out of 183
Avg (all users): 5.9783
Avg (commenters): 7.2000
Avg (participants): 5.9759
Avg (non-participants): 5.9793
Views since voting: 2430
Votes: 276
Comments: 23
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 03/19/2004 06:38:59 PM
Thanks for the comments! This came out much better than I expected given the tight quarters and difficult lighting situation. I am simply astounded at the number of people who didn't see this as an Off-Screen Expectation. It's pretty darn obvious! No, the marlin isn't on-screen. We call that thing on the right a shadow... it's the result of light shining on the object not visible on the screen. ;-)
 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/16/2004 09:49:20 PM
Great ideea!
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 03/14/2004 09:34:49 PM
Another cool idea. Like it.
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 03/14/2004 05:19:14 PM
very nice shot...she looks as if she is really fighting the big one...good composition and choice on b/w
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 03/14/2004 02:21:10 PM
Isnt it on-screen? This would have tolerated more contrast, though its a matter of taste.
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 03/13/2004 10:21:59 AM
That is cool.
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 03/13/2004 01:17:01 AM
I really like this setup. I especially like that it's so obviously a bathtub, yet that girl is convincingly fishing there!
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 03/12/2004 08:53:26 PM
Very imaginative! Nicely done.
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 03/11/2004 06:10:51 PM
Good idea, but why spell it out in the caption? The pic says it all. Why not just something like "Catch"?
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 03/11/2004 10:31:40 AM
Ingenuity strikes again! I guess she found the big fish in the little pond! Great!
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 03/11/2004 09:37:13 AM
I got a rod just like that!!! But mine never caught anything like that. Excellent. BOL
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 03/11/2004 06:27:04 AM
Wow! The corner behind the girl could have been cropped though... but nevertheless a good concept :D Good luck!
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 03/10/2004 09:54:09 PM
Cute photo! Good job.
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 03/10/2004 09:31:24 PM
Well done in terms of drawing attention outside the photo - definitely one of the best. I'd like to see more color or action in the shot though, to make it more visually appealing.
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 03/10/2004 08:58:10 PM
Great idea!
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 03/10/2004 08:20:20 PM
Hahaha! That's cute!
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 03/10/2004 12:26:17 PM
Cute. Good use of shadow. I like the jiggle on the end of the fishing rod as well. Not sure I would have used B&W.
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 03/10/2004 11:37:28 AM
Very cute idea. The lighting seems a bit flat, though. She's a doll!
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 03/10/2004 11:03:47 AM
Way cool! Love her expression. Good work.
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 03/10/2004 08:43:03 AM
Well done, very creative and original shot. I love the expresion on her face, it almost makes the shot totally believable. Great Job.
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 03/10/2004 07:52:49 AM
Haha. Well imagined and executed.
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 03/10/2004 07:09:03 AM
i give you a very good vote... what about the production? is it postwork?
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 03/10/2004 12:36:53 AM
I've been through most of the entries and had to come back to this one to comment. i think this shot shows the kind of creativity that is lacking in most of the other entries. i hope you place in the top 3 with this one. mildly comic, yet very tense. i love it
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