#11 6th Place by Kelly Bellis by Canon DSLR Challenge

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6th Place
by Kelly Bellis


10-SEP-2005	Kelly Bellis

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Canon DSLR Challenge		22-Sep-2005 21:45
Lee, I just read your excellent question posted in the voting booth: Why is there a red door in the field? Man, I don't know, but it was sure a treat finding it. - Kelly

Canon DSLR Challenge		22-Sep-2005 16:40
Thank you all for the kind words and glad so many of you liked the image. I suppose that it's okay now to answer your questions. This really is a door in the middle of a field - it wasn't brought in using Photoshop! I don't know what's on the other side of the door as it was well off from the road and I didn't really want to tresspass. We past this peculiar sight while driving on our way back from Brunswick and simply had to stop and turn the vehicle around to get a second look; fortunately, I had my camera with me. The farm also had a sign quite near the entrance to the house stating "We don't rent pigs" - Kelly

iso3200		17-Sep-2005 21:57
LOL - It's obvious now you've pointed it out. I thought I was onto something.

Canon DSLR Challenge		16-Sep-2005 23:59
Iso - Whatchu talkin bout? streaky thing? I think maybe you're looking at the birch trees in the distance - Kelly Here's a blow up of the area:

iso3200		16-Sep-2005 23:34
Dear Ms Belis, I've noticed something else now. Half way up the door, just to the left of it, there are two streaky things. Almost looks like water squirts if you follow the path up, and then the water arcs downwards. Am I right?

Canon DSLR Challenge		15-Sep-2005 00:10
Dear Dorys - I'm a guy. But don't feel bad, I can't tell you how many other times in the past 50 years I've gotten: Dear Ms. Bellis...

Guest		14-Sep-2005 23:18
I think she photoshopped OUT the building the door belongs to. :-)

alexeig		14-Sep-2005 19:14
Interesting image, very surrealistic. For me it looks as if you did one of the two things: - Photoshopped the door in - Constructed a very basic support behind the door to keep it vertical.

Canon DSLR Challenge		14-Sep-2005 16:09
Nice image. Probably the perfect challenge for it, in that you have caused so many to ask questions, which may have been answered with a title, or at least alluded to. Good job. Chris

Canon DSLR Challenge		13-Sep-2005 22:46
I will answer your questions - actually fighting myself from answering them now - but will answer all of them (good eye Lonnit) later in deference to iso's concept for this challenge. Suffice it say, some of you will be surprised, while some of you won't :) - Kelly

Guest		13-Sep-2005 20:36
The door does look a bit superimposed on the pic. I was going to ask how you did this but see you will fill us in later on. It's an interesting effect none the less. You have a great imagination.

Guest		13-Sep-2005 17:56
Seems odd that door being there. Reminds me of Monsters, Inc. :) Very interesting image. I like it a lot. E-

Guest		13-Sep-2005 14:25
I do like this, but I would have preferred the background in sharp focus as well, and maybe a telephoto, to flatten it all and make it look more like it was all on one plane - the door almost looking like it opens up directly into the mountain. Is this a montage? The grass in the front is different. Or, is it that it's on a hill and there is a rolling dropoff behind the door? ~ Lonnit

Canon DSLR Challenge		13-Sep-2005 10:11
Thank you all for the kind words. Out of respect to iso's request, I'll fill you in on the details later ;) - Kelly

Guest		12-Sep-2005 21:41
What a great find. I love that the door even has its door jamb in tact. That's fabulous.

Guest		11-Sep-2005 15:07
Utterly surreal, but in a good way! Phil

Canon DSLR Challenge		11-Sep-2005 00:24
Love this image Kelly- everything looks as though it is perfectly natural and in its normal place well done. Robmc

Traveller		10-Sep-2005 20:38
Excellente, Mi Chefe! Just practicing languages....lol. Best Wishes, Traveller

Canon DSLR Challenge		10-Sep-2005 20:37
Sorry, i must just say it in my own language. Qué buena foto!!! Bravo Ser

iso3200		10-Sep-2005 20:35
Well this one sure is interesting. Not something you see everyday. I'd like to know more about the subject in question and how you came to take it, but in the interests of this untitled challenge, that information might spoil things a bit. Might be best to wait until the end.