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Challenge: Illusions (Classic Editing)
Collection: Stuff that Doesn't fit anywhere else
Camera: Sony DSC-F707
Location: kitchen
Date: Oct 27, 2002
Aperture: 2.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 10/800
Date Uploaded: Oct 27, 2002

 My husband held the chair upside down and the shoes were hanging down. I then adjusted some color and resized and rotated it, so that hte shoes were "up."

Statistics
Place: 8 out of 148
Avg (all users): 7.2055
Avg (commenters): 7.7222
Avg (participants): 7.0870
Avg (non-participants): 7.2600
Views since voting: 6399
Votes: 292
Comments: 50
Favorites: 14 (view)

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 09/14/2008 11:43:27 PM
Awesome image here. simple and effective.....
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 07/08/2008 12:35:59 AM
Good trick!
This would make a good ad shot for "Lighter than Air" sneakers. I can visualize the video camera panning around a bedroom with some well known basketball player snoring in the bed, and the sneakers in this position at the end of the pan. The text over would read; "So light that you have to tie them down at night."
You got a grin for this one.
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 08/25/2007 09:37:23 AM
I like it how the light still appears like it is coming from above, as it would.

Moon Shoes, Hay Ohhhhh!
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 04/10/2007 05:24:15 PM
I love it, what i would have done was sever the lace a bit to give the feel that the shoes are pulling hard to get off and there ripping the laces.

That's just my opinion though

-Dustin
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 10/13/2006 01:32:02 AM
I can see why it was so popular - the shoes just look like they're straining to escape! :)
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 05/25/2006 12:41:10 AM
this looks kewl!
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 11/04/2002 08:17:00 AM
good job : ) loved the shot
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 11/04/2002 03:15:00 AM
nice karma! way to go! :)
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 11/03/2002 07:32:00 PM
Very nicely staged and captured. well doen. Jak 8
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 11/03/2002 01:38:00 PM
Simple but very effective.
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 11/03/2002 12:11:00 AM
Great illusion well photographed andrewm
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/02/2002 11:27:00 AM
Interesting effect. :)
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 11/02/2002 07:07:00 AM
Great job with this challenge!
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 11/01/2002 05:01:00 PM
Just do it. Whoops, wrong brand! nice picture. 8 Lnede
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 11/01/2002 12:53:00 PM
shoe balloons! cool : )
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 10/31/2002 07:42:00 PM
I love it, though it's obvious how it was done. Very nice composition. Well deserved 10. Jacko :)
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 10/31/2002 01:32:00 PM
Very well done illusion, well photographed. 8 Swash
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 10/31/2002 12:28:00 PM
Very good! I like it a lot. Good light, good cropping, very atractive and fun. Focus still can get a little better, and that will always make your images differ from the pack. One of my two choices to win. Good luck!
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 10/31/2002 10:36:00 AM
Better lighting/ sharper image would make this a potential 10. Composition and idea are great.
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 10/30/2002 08:18:00 PM
well done...good composition and color.
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 10/30/2002 07:59:00 PM
Simple yet creative. I love it! Good job! 9 Grayce aka Gracious
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 10/30/2002 10:07:00 AM
Well done. Simple and effective image. Focus and lighting are good. Meets the challenge. 8 waltoml.
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 10/30/2002 01:10:00 AM
the light placement added to the effect.. too bad there isnt a way to do it without tying off the shoe strings.. the ends just touching the chair would really be neat
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 10/30/2002 12:23:00 AM
Good clear shot.
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 10/29/2002 10:20:00 PM
this is great
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 10/29/2002 04:18:00 PM
Wow, it's magic.
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 10/29/2002 09:56:00 AM
loaded - very clever - i wish the back wall wasn't such a muddy color - 9
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 10/29/2002 08:48:00 AM
I like this one. The title is deeper than one would first think. New Balance. Great gradient lighting. It is a bit obvious how this was done, but executed nicely. How did you fasten the chair on the roof? That is the trick! -10 sojourner
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 10/29/2002 05:05:00 AM
It was bound to happen if they kept putting all that air in the soles. seasick - 7.
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 10/29/2002 03:05:00 AM
Heh, pretty obvious, but nevertheless, it looks really cool.
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 10/29/2002 02:44:00 AM
Cute
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 10/29/2002 12:37:00 AM
Cool. I like that you put the light on top (bottom). There are several photos with the same general idea, but I think you did a good job with it. I would like to see more of the chair and less space above the shoes maybe. ~indi
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 10/28/2002 08:28:00 PM
Great shot. Simple & well balanced (no pun intended!).
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 10/28/2002 08:20:00 PM
Simple but effective
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 10/28/2002 04:12:00 PM
Fantastic!!! Clever, creative idea. 9.... Justine
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 10/28/2002 02:02:00 PM
well done.
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 10/28/2002 01:44:00 PM
initially voted this as a 9, just been through all the other entries and I am now giving you a 10 marksimms
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 10/28/2002 01:04:00 PM
Cool idea.
It's a bit too bright up top.
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 10/28/2002 12:06:00 PM
this is an impeccable interpretation of this challenge. simply outstanding (no pun intended) (10) ~mcmurma
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 10/28/2002 11:18:00 AM
Cute and creative!
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 10/28/2002 11:09:00 AM
so simple, good result
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 10/28/2002 10:35:00 AM
On of my favorites so far. Very illusional! Wish I had thought of it ---I have a chair just like that! The only little thing that I think may have made this even more dynamic would be a colorful wall for the background. 9
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 10/28/2002 08:59:00 AM
I saw this one on the web.... You must've found the same sight I did! Framing is good. Lighting and color need some work. 6
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 10/28/2002 08:57:00 AM
Excellent! I love this idea.
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 10/28/2002 08:29:00 AM
I think this shot will do well this week. I think it's well lit, well framed and well taken. - Inspzil
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 10/28/2002 06:58:00 AM
I wonder how this was done!! ;-)

Nice effect and you've captured it well. The light seems to be a little too bright at the top of the photo though.
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 10/28/2002 04:45:00 AM
Simple but brilliant.
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 10/28/2002 01:50:00 AM
lol , great concept!
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 10/28/2002 01:43:00 AM
imaginative!!!
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 10/28/2002 12:50:00 AM
Heh... this is a good shot :) You did an excellent job of executing it. There are no unsightly shadows either :) - JB
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