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Challenge: Doors, Gates, Knobs, Locks & Handles (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L IS USM
Location: the back door to my house
Date: Nov 12, 2011
Aperture: f4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/80 sec
Galleries: Children, Horror
Date Uploaded: Nov 11, 2011

 My primary objective when taking and producing this image was to try and get some recognition in the Posthumous thread. I get such a sense of achievement when it happens, and it’s been a while. Here’s hoping.

I asked my son to stare at me through the glass pane and I got the effect I was hoping for. I'm sure many will not like the fact that my son is a primary subject matter and distracts from the door and this will be reflected in my score.

I had to enter a shot of this door as it has featured in many of my previous images such as:



[Nov. 22nd, 2011 05:22:55 PM]

6 hours to go and it's sitting on 5.5xxx which for many is considered a 'meh' result. For me this means it has been better received than most of my entries. Thanks for the comments, as this is what I was really hoping to get with this shot.

Statistics
Place: 62 out of 159
Avg (all users): 5.6350
Avg (commenters): 8.2000
Avg (participants): 5.5455
Avg (non-participants): 5.7183
Views since voting: 874
Views during voting: 223
Votes: 137
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 08/13/2012 07:32:08 AM
Superb! And very creepy too.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/22/2011 11:43:33 PM
Creepy. The use of color in the composition anchors the mood.

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 11/17/2011 12:20:45 AM
This shot scares the hell out of me. wicked.
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 11/16/2011 02:34:20 PM
Ah! Definitly creepy!
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 11/16/2011 01:22:33 PM
Brilliant, there is no chance i would answer that door, it's Damien himself.
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 11/16/2011 12:32:02 PM
Love this !
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