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Challenge #42 in the Who Knows... series. Hosted by blosshapperter.

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Visualize the challenge theme with as much creativity as you can muster. Compose your story you want to tell us with your image in a pleasing way. Finally the photographic proficiency shouldn't fall too short.

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Announced:

Monday, 23rd September, 2013 (GMT)

Submissions:

Monday, 30th September, 2013 – Sunday, 6th October, 2013 (GMT)

Voting:

Monday, 7th October, 2013 – Sunday, 13th October, 2013 (GMT)

Processing rules:

From a single shot, restrict to minimum please.
If you feel you must please describe what you did!

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

Full EXIF information is required (or proper description if from film).
Give a meaningful title.
Description of concept, setup, shooting experience, and post processing required (we want to learn from you!).
Do not hurt any animals (this includes yourself!).
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE! If you enter the challenge, take the time to vote on other entries! This will hopefully counteract the sandbaggers' votes which spoil the genuine results for everyone's entries.
Note: any kind of cheating will lead to disqualification without prior warning or further explanation.

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Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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At Night We Dance

by sir_bazz

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Camera:	Pentax K-5
Lens:	Pentax smc FA 31mm F1.8 AL Limited
Submitted:	Tuesday, 1st October, 2013 11:04 (GMT)
Taken:	Saturday, 26th March, 2011
Focal length:	31 mm
Shutter speed:	1/160 sec
Aperture:	F8
ISO:	80
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Galleries:	View this photo in sir_bazz's gallery

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miles green

Awesome pic, congratulations!!!!!

Oct 16, 2013permalink

blosshapperter

Did you also try a less dramatic lighting?
I'm impressed with this one and puzzle how it would compare.
This is a very well planned shot - perhaps you can add a bit of information about the generation phase as asked for in the rules:
Description of concept, setup, shooting experience, and post processing required (we want to learn from you!).
In fact not being able to learn from winners is one of the main reasons why I stopped hosting challenges.

Oct 15, 2013*permalink

(unknown member)

Thanks for the feedback.

To be honest there's not much to tell and the story is a little disappointing.. I took this one for another comp a few years back with a theme of "13". If you look closely, there's 13 soft toys placed around our youngest daughter Abbey.

This lighting setup is something I've used quite a few times as it does provide a dramatic effect. It's a single mono high-right of camera in our front room which doubles as a studio.

The actual photographic effort is minimal to get a shot like this however the conceptual stage is always much more difficult.

Hope that helps some and thanks for hosting the challenge as it provided the opportunity to share this image.

Oct 15, 2013permalink

Amanda S

This shot is unbelievable. Amazing.

Oct 15, 2013permalink

barb_s

You nailed it and I love it!

Oct 14, 2013permalink

photo nuts

This is amazing. Lighting, composition and pose are all perfect. Kudos to the photographer!

Oct 14, 2013permalink

Jadepony

LOVE IT!! Beautiful child, and I love the animals in the circle..and the light is perfect. My favorite.

Oct 13, 2013permalink

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