Congratulations lizzard_nyc for the DSS Mega-Challenge #10 (Last) winning photo!

sherstonesherstone Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,356 Major grins
edited January 11, 2011 in The Dgrin Challenges
This is the First Mega chance to choose your top 10. (you have multiple votes!)
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The poll will remain open for 72 hours, and any previously registered member of DGrin may vote.

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P.S. If your observant you will see that more than 10 can be chosen. Just remember if you vote for all of them its like you didn't vote :wink *Also you are able to see any photo in its large form by clicking on it.
Sean

Vote for the your top 10 choices in DSS Mega-Challenge #10 (Last) 507 votes

1. pyroPrints.com - Catching the last rays
[URL="http://challenges.smugmug.com/photos/1119410414_y8XuS-XL.jpg"][IMG]http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/1119410414_y8XuS-200x200.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
5% 27 votes
2. Froch - End Of Lineage
[URL="http://challenges.smugmug.com/photos/1122057230_TefMy-XL.jpg"][IMG]http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/1122057230_TefMy-200x200.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
2% 11 votes
3. sweetharmony - Now Roger, you know you've got to make these la-st!
[URL="http://challenges.smugmug.com/photos/1122652927_XRPxu-XL.jpg"][IMG]http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/1122652927_XRPxu-200x200.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
1% 7 votes
4. nightpixels - Last to Arrive
[URL="http://challenges.smugmug.com/photos/1122821832_LUgCW-XL.jpg"][IMG]http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/1122821832_LUgCW-200x200.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
8% 44 votes
5. Coldclimb - Lasting Warmth
[URL="http://challenges.smugmug.com/photos/1123291412_3w3Vb-XL.jpg"][IMG]http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/1123291412_3w3Vb-200x200.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
1% 9 votes
6. lizzard_nyc - "Modern Day Last Supper"
[URL="http://challenges.smugmug.com/photos/1123794884_msxsk-XL.jpg"][IMG]http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/1123794884_msxsk-200x200.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
12% 63 votes
7. ghinson - The Last Boat
[URL="http://challenges.smugmug.com/photos/1123878894_9TDrN-XL.jpg"][IMG]http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/1123878894_9TDrN-200x200.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
6% 35 votes
8. SimpsonBrothers - Last Supper on Tatooine
[URL="http://challenges.smugmug.com/photos/1123971739_wf9c6-XL.jpg"][IMG]http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/1123971739_wf9c6-200x200.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
4% 21 votes
9. johnloguk - "The Last Stand"
[URL="http://challenges.smugmug.com/photos/1124032590_XdLSe-XL.jpg"][IMG]http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/1124032590_XdLSe-200x200.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
8% 45 votes
10. askip - Championship! At Last!
[URL="http://challenges.smugmug.com/photos/1124172938_CLchz-XL.jpg"][IMG]http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/1124172938_CLchz-200x200.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
2% 14 votes
11. Aspecto5 - The Last Holiday of the Year
[URL="http://challenges.smugmug.com/photos/1124408902_QExe6-XL.jpg"][IMG]http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/1124408902_QExe6-200x200.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
7% 36 votes
12. DsrtVW - Who'll get the Last Bite?
[URL="http://challenges.smugmug.com/photos/1124476927_zKceR-XL.jpg"][IMG]http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/1124476927_zKceR-200x200.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
4% 22 votes
13. Johnrog - This Is the Last Straw
[URL="http://challenges.smugmug.com/photos/1124550131_y6WaV-XL.jpg"][IMG]http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/1124550131_y6WaV-200x200.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
1% 6 votes
14. ic4u - Lone Survivor
[URL="http://challenges.smugmug.com/photos/1125130987_FWEsY-XL.jpg"][IMG]http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/1125130987_FWEsY-200x200.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
5% 30 votes
15. travissawyer - Last Eggscruciating Moment
[URL="http://challenges.smugmug.com/photos/1125433743_qhFpi-XL.jpg"][IMG]http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/1125433743_qhFpi-200x200.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
8% 45 votes
16. pupweb - Last Minute
[URL="http://challenges.smugmug.com/photos/1125474222_N9qpK-XL.jpg"][IMG]http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/1125474222_N9qpK-200x200.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
4% 25 votes
17. lkbart - A Nutcracker Dream Finale
[URL="http://challenges.smugmug.com/photos/1125507034_U8p9K-XL.jpg"][IMG]http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/1125507034_U8p9K-200x200.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
4% 24 votes
18. liflander - last dance, last chance for love
[URL="http://challenges.smugmug.com/photos/1125536956_qAxFT-XL.jpg"][IMG]http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/1125536956_qAxFT-200x200.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
0% 3 votes
19. quark - Last Ball In
[URL="http://challenges.smugmug.com/photos/1125539541_hpzRS-XL.jpg"][IMG]http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/1125539541_hpzRS-200x200.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
3% 17 votes
20. Kronk - Catching The Last Light of The Day
[URL="http://challenges.smugmug.com/photos/1125574715_hJ94Z-XL.jpg"][IMG]http://dgrin.smugmug.com/photos/1125574715_hJ94Z-200x200.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
4% 23 votes
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Comments

  • WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited December 14, 2010
    Great entries! Good luck, everyone!
  • DsrtVWDsrtVW Registered Users Posts: 1,991 Major grins
    edited December 14, 2010
    Get out and Voteclap.gif
    Fantastic entries.
    Best of luck to all.
    Chris K. NANPA Member
    http://kadvantage.smugmug.com/
  • sherstonesherstone Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,356 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    Congratulations lizzard_nyc for the DSS Mega-Challenge #10 (Last) winning photo!
    Congratulations lizzard_nyc, for a super Mega Lasting image.

    "Modern Day Last Supper"
    1123794884_msxsk-L.jpg


    Congratulations also to everyone else who was in this round! Thank you so much for playing! clap.gif

    This round was certainly one that I had high hopes for. All of you lived up to the challenge! Thank you.
    Sean
  • lkbartlkbart Registered Users Posts: 1,912 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    Congrats Liz - well deserved! A lot of great entries!
    ~Lillian~
    A photograph is an artistic expression of life, captured one moment at a time . . .
    http://bartlettphotoart.smugmug.com/
  • johnlogukjohnloguk Registered Users Posts: 137 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    Huge congrats Lizzard, well deserved, a clear winner. Well done everyone else, this one was a lot of fun, and huge thanks for the kind words on my image (and the votes!). wings.gif
  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,961 moderator
    edited December 17, 2010
    Woo hoo :ivar:ivar:ivar

    Great job, Liz.
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  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    :D There needs to be a bigger smiley face emoticon.
    Ok truth be told, I hardly slept last night, and I kept waking up to check the results. I think it's the first time on a Mega where I thought I had a chance, but I had some serious competition.

    When I got the PM from Sean I did a little dance and actually got out of bed a full half hour earlier than usual just because, lol.

    Thank you thank you guys--feels too good. Now to let my family know (the ones in the shot) who keep asking me about the results.

    I am valiantly trying to avoid making a Sally Fields style acceptance speech:)

    Thanks again and to my stiff competition too--you had me sweating.
    Liz A.
    _________
  • ic4uic4u Registered Users Posts: 1,455 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    wings.gifSo happy for you Liz, Congrats!
    Karin


    "Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt and live like it's heaven on Earth." — Mark Twain
  • FlyingginaFlyinggina Registered Users Posts: 2,639 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    Yay, Liz!!!! clap.gifclapclap.gifclapclap.gif

    Brava. :ivar

    Virginia
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  • DsrtVWDsrtVW Registered Users Posts: 1,991 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    Liz when I saw it I said there is the winner. Merry Christmas
    I just loved that shot the lighting the expressions, it must have been fun to put together. SO now how do have to split the prize with all your models all your family is going to want a signed contract for future work.
    Congratulations
    Chris K. NANPA Member
    http://kadvantage.smugmug.com/
  • ghinsonghinson Registered Users Posts: 933 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    This was done as soon as you posted that pic. Great job!
    uosuıɥ ƃǝɹƃ
    ackdoc.com
  • SimpsonBrothersSimpsonBrothers Registered Users Posts: 1,079 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    Congrats Liz!!!!
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    Smugger for life!

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  • travissawyertravissawyer Registered Users Posts: 28 Big grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    Congrats Liz! Hard picture to go up against lol. I love it! Glad you won. :-)
    :ivarwww.mellowphotography.com:ivar
  • PupWebPupWeb Registered Users Posts: 166 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    Congratulations Liz! Great job!
    -David (pupweb)
    DavidBroadwell.com, My Smugmug Home

  • divamumdivamum Registered Users Posts: 9,021 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif

    You rocked, it Liz! Have you done (or will you do) a setup and behind the scenes for this one? I'd love to know how you lit it, posed it... and what your family thought of the session!!!! :giggle

    ETA: Another detail I just spotted (above and beyond your young diva workin' it): all the socks and bare feet. Perfect!
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  • JohnRogJohnRog Registered Users Posts: 173 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    Very well done! Great work from everyone this round, and a well deserved winthumb.gif
  • nightpixelsnightpixels Registered Users Posts: 536 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    Congratulations Liz on your great win. Congrats to all the other participants for creating such nice entries.
    Allen Parseghian

    Los Angeles dance photographer

    Website: http://www.allenparseghian.com
  • kdotaylorkdotaylor Registered Users Posts: 1,280 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    Congratulations, Liz, on your win. That truly is a fabulous photograph!
    Kate
    www.katetaylor.smugmug.com
    "You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." Mark Twain
  • sweetharmonysweetharmony Registered Users Posts: 405 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    Bravo, Liz! Very well-deserved win.....
    Leah

    My Smugmug Photos
  • SeascapeSSeascapeS Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    Congratulations, Liz! What a great surprise, huh? Good for you!
    SandiZ
    If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera. ~Lewis Hine
    http://sandizphotos-seascapes.smugmug.com/
  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    Great job with this one NYclap.gifclap
    Dan
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  • konomaniackonomaniac Registered Users Posts: 335 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    thumb.gif Congrats Liz!!! The last supper looks a lot better with real people - great job! thumb.gif
    --- Kono ---
    Pentax K-x and assorted lenses
  • dlsdls Registered Users Posts: 385 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    Congratulations and super job Liz!!! The photo brought a smile to my face! Well deserved win among a crop of really good entries.
    - dan

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  • Aspecto5Aspecto5 Registered Users Posts: 311 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    Congrats Liz! :B
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    Dreamin' of a resolution!:D
  • WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    Congrats, Liz! bowdown.gifclapwings.gifivarthumb.gif

    This was my instant favorite and while some of the other entries were also very good, none of them surpassed it.
  • coldclimbcoldclimb Registered Users Posts: 1,169 Major grins
    edited December 18, 2010
    Definitely an awesome photo! Nice work! :D
    John Borland
    www.morffed.com
  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited December 18, 2010
    Thanks guys :D. Still on a high today.

    I knew I had a good idea for the theme, and as you know I wasn't the only one with the idea. My original version was also with toys, but well i wasn't feeling the set up and neither were some other dgrinners, it lacked a background etc. I didn't have much time to reshoot the toys and on reshoot it still lacked so much. Then I went out of town. :)

    Ok so some have asked for the BTS (divamum I had to google bts rolleyes1.gif).

    Got to CT for an early Christmas--After a few hours of mingling eating and drinking, I noticed everyone was feeling pretty good including myself. So I mentioned the contest, the details, my toy failure and asked if they'd be wililng to help me recreate the scene--I don't know if it was the martinis and obviously the Jim Beam, but they jumped on it--furniture was moved, kids were called from the game room, people chose their own spots---My sister-in-law made it clear she wanted the Mary Magdalene role. You will also note the laptop on the table--the original Leonardo Last Supper was on the screen, and they kept referring back to it in between shots. I knew the laptop was there when I shot this, but I figured it added to the whole "modern day" thing.

    I can not tell you how much I laughed during this shoot--as Michswiss stated "it was a hoot". So many shots were blurry because I kept laughing and the camera would shake.
    I had no tripod and somwhat low light for my 25mm f2.8 and my initial handheld shots weren't working. So we used a low table and stacked presents on top of it and i gently placed my camera on top of the last gift and put in a 2 second timer (while still gently holding the camera so it wouldn't fall off). So about the lighting--what you see is what you get, I didn't use any extra lighting and I had it on ISO 500 because I didn't want this to be too grainy.
    Also, I didn't set the people up-they picked their roles and some tried to really adhere to the parts while others sort of did their thing--i.e. my daughter with the face--she did that on the very last shot, either as a reaction to overstilumation or to cheer up her brother who had started to cry because he wanted to go back and play with the wii.

    here is an outtake-
    1123718897_nzS3r-L.jpg


    1123722790_TJokj-L.jpg

    As you can see both are tilted--I knew they would be because of my makeshift stand--you can also see how they were consulting the computer--some were taking it really seriously while others, not so much.

    Ok on to the processing. I used LR3 to sharpen and change the wb and to crop to the golden ration and straighten the horizon--then I went to picnik were I desaturated a smidge, you can tell it was waaaay too warm and applied the fake Holga effect (which is black and white with a blasted out middle and dark edges) but I faded it back to 85%. That is pretty much it--I don't think I'm leaving anything out.

    It was a memorable evening and when I told my sister in law the results she said "I knew you would, it all came together so easily, it was meant to be" :D.

    Thanks guys--it's not much of a step by step--but the shoot was a blurr. As you can see my processing isn't much of a step by step either, but it works for me--also although I use LR3 these days, I still heavily relay on Picnik.

    Thanks again guys:)
    Liz A.
    _________
  • sweetharmonysweetharmony Registered Users Posts: 405 Major grins
    edited December 18, 2010
    Love the story, Liz!
    Leah

    My Smugmug Photos
  • divamumdivamum Registered Users Posts: 9,021 Major grins
    edited December 18, 2010
    All of which goes to prove that A. a good idea B. an understanding of the technical *requirements* to execute it well trump purpose-built equipment and all the software in the world. You knew what you needed to do to get the shot, and made it work with what you had. Speaking as the queen of McGyver and "necessity is the mother of invention" makeshift setups that counts as SERIOUS awesome right there thumb.gif (I'm finally getting purpose-built equipment, but I almost feel like a fraud when I use it rolleyes1.gif)

    The most amazing thing is that you had such perfect LIGHT in that room - were there other lamps anywhere, or is that pendant that efficient?!

    It's really wonderful, Liz, and the sense of family fun that jumps out of it makes it even better. You can TELL that you were all having a great time with this. I'm so pleased not only for your (richly deserved) competition success, but that your whole family has this AWESOME memory from this holiday season. Talk about win-win!!
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  • HoofClixHoofClix Registered Users Posts: 1,156 Major grins
    edited December 18, 2010
    The best pictures always have the best stories.. Congrats Liz..
    Mark
    www.HoofClix.com / Personal Facebook / Facebook Page
    and I do believe its true.. that there are roads left in both of our shoes..
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