I had fun creating this image. I went outside and sprayed my camera with water over the course of a day. I then set up another camera and used my radio release ...
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I had fun creating this image. I went outside and sprayed my camera with water over the course of a day. I then set up another camera and used my radio release to capture this image.
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Awards
People's Choice in Creative Portraits Photo Challenge
Winner in THE MOMENT OF PHOTOGRAPHY Photo Challenge
Top Shot Award 22
Winner in Snowy people and animals with snow Photo Challenge
Winner in Lights, Camera, Action! Photo Challenge
Winner in Creative Selfies (Nude or Clothed, B&W or Color) Photo Challenge
Winner in One person with a camera Photo Challenge
Contest Finalist in Monthly Pro Photo Contest Volume6
Peer Award
Outstanding Creativity
Absolute Masterpiece
Top Choice
Magnificent Capture
Superb Composition
Superior Skill
All Star
Virtuoso
Genius
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geophotos
December 11, 2019
Brilliant concept and presentation! Is that now a disposable camera & flash unit? :))
RickL
December 25, 2019
Exceptional composition,very well composed. You must have been near a snow machine or a mister. Well done.
JoeZarba
December 25, 2019
one of the funniest images i have ever seen!! Congrats on sacrificing a camera and for your creativity !!!!!!!
Europephotos
December 28, 2019
This is a Masterpiece. A Master at his craft. Passionate about his art and will endure whatever it takes to get "The Shot"
charterswilliamosborne
December 19, 2020
Well done ; love the idea. I have felt as if my visage resembles this shot.
Congratulations.
Congratulations.
Maadhatter
April 04, 2021
Congratulations on winning the "Lights, Camera, Action! Photo Challenge". Well done.
MelissaSueBall
April 25, 2022
The moment when your frozen in time with every thought on your mind I really love this I hope no working camera was damaged in this process looks like they were in a real cold weather judging by the redness of the face
marysorberdye
July 09, 2022
I don't know what to say. Over the top and then did the frozen camera live to see another shot?
HuaweiP30Lite
December 13, 2022
“A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.”
? Oscar Wilde
? Oscar Wilde
patrickwhalen_0122
November 05, 2023
Congratulations on this wonderful photo shot on a very cold day! from Patrick Whalen iPhone 13 Photographer & Printing Services
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Location
I took this self-portrait in my backyard. I wanted the background to be dark and soft to make the snow stand out.Time
It was a very cold snowy day and I was bored. This was taken early afternoon with available light.Lighting
The day was very overcast and snowy. The light was very soft. The nice thing about the snow-covered ground is it makes for a great reflector.Equipment
I set up my old prop camera on a tripod in the backyard and my D7100 with a Nikon 80-200 F2.8 camera just inside my basement door on a tripod with a radio remote. I used auto-focus and composed the image.Inspiration
I was watching the snow falling and decided to play. I collected my props and set up the tripod just outside my basement door. I then filled a spray bottle with water and sprayed the camera and tripod several times before I went out and sprayed my face and beard for the final image. I waited for the snow to fall and took several different images and compositions. This kept me entertained most of the afternoon.Editing
I use Photoshop for post-processing and just cropped and used curves to boost contrast.In my camera bag
I have Nikon cameras D850 D750 D7100 and a D33 converted for infrared. I have a wide selection of Nikon and Tamron lenses. Nikon 50mm F1.4 Tamron 90mm Macro Nikon 24-70 Nikon 80-200 F2.8 and a tamron 150-600mm. I use Godox flash equipment in my basement studio.Feedback
If the weather is cold wet snowy and miserable go out and create while others are hiding indoors. This day was very cold and spraying water in my face was not pleasant but the effort was well worth being a little uncomfortable.