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01-APR-2005 theFly

Thinking inside the box
5th Place

Alpharetta, Georgia, USA

... and some light reading

Canon PowerShot G3
1/6s f/2.2 at 8.0mm full exif

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iso320012-Apr-2005 21:32
I honestly hadn't noticed this until voting time. Might have thought twice about submitting my head in a box shot if I had.
ctfchallenge06-Apr-2005 01:09
Thanks Paul! I need to change my style to keep you on your toes. 8-)
Paul Donovan 05-Apr-2005 18:05
Lee, I knew this was yours before I even clicked into it. That's a compliment. Bit like an isopic in that you can see the style from the thumbnail. Nice idea, nice lighting, nice B&W.
Guest 04-Apr-2005 16:23
Thanks pfehlauer! No special lighting. Just the 100 watt floor lamp by the chair. All the rest of the lights in the room were off. theFly
pfehlauer 04-Apr-2005 15:55
Superb lightning! Excellent shot. How did you do the lights? I like what you said about fathers escaping fron reality behind their papers...
ctfchallenge03-Apr-2005 23:51
Thanks Jose! Glad you liked it. theFly
Guest 03-Apr-2005 17:31
Just wanted to join the rest congratulating you. Spectacular lightning. A very clean shot. I like it very much.
-Jose Pablo.
ctfchallenge02-Apr-2005 23:25
Thanks All! As many have noted, I did want to create a timeless look. I know that many fathers have escaped the world around them behind the paper. I also wanted to create an image that looked normal, with the exception of the box.

Techo, you seem to know me too well. 8-)

Paul, I will have to keep my eye out for the movie.

Gayle, My wife could relate to your story about solitary. 8-)

theFly
Paul 02-Apr-2005 22:07
Superb, as others have mentioned the b+w makes the photograph timeless. I'm reminded of a 50s b-movie "Invasion Of The Boxheads"
Regards
Paul
Techo 02-Apr-2005 21:01
Love it! So simple but says so much about you. Ok,tell me if I'm wrong but you must be a playfull,modest and as we all know a very clever person. Great job Lee :-)
alexeig02-Apr-2005 20:45
You are the Master of b/w and this shot confirms this
Canon DSLR Challenge02-Apr-2005 17:02
Nice shot! Timeless too, as this could easily look like it was shot in the 50's. ~ Lonnit
ctfchallenge02-Apr-2005 11:57
Thanks All! NO. I could not read or hear anything. I had to keep asking my wife if the remote set off the camera. theFly
ctfchallenge02-Apr-2005 10:40
ROFL!!! This is how I'd like to be sometimes. Just LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!
It reminds me of when we were at a convict prison in Tasmania a few years back. The girls took me to the solitary confinement cell and shut the door on me. It was pitch black and deadly quiet (the walls were 3 ft thick). I sat on the floor and thouroughly enjoyed the peace and quiet, cos after 7 days in paradise with them, I figured I'd earned it. They were quite horrified when I didn't want to come out! LOL!

Excellent imagination, as usual Lee.
Gayle
ctfchallenge02-Apr-2005 05:54
Certainly you can't be READING inside the box (LOL) so, might as well have named it Thinking Inside The Box. Very creative of you. Markjay
Nugar02-Apr-2005 05:13
LOL! I had just planned to do something like this using my son as a model, but wanted to shoot it this weekend. Plan B now...
PhotoNUT 02-Apr-2005 03:45
LOL..very funny and a good idea.
Guest 02-Apr-2005 03:20
LOL! This is hilarious. This is literally 100% on the topic. Can't argue with this one whatsoever. I like the bw, lighting, the open window blinds and that you placed something brighter on the table on your right. That surely balances of the picture. One more thing I like is that you do not have any holes for the eyes on the box. :-) Cat