Day 250 of 365 days.
I really only had one goal today. I wanted to go to an arcade and get a shot of me playing pinball. I love pinball. I used to have a Twilight Zone machine in my living room. Years ago, my car broke down and I had to sell it, because as much as I love pinball, it wasn’t helping me get back and forth to work. That may have been one of the hardest decisions I ever had to make. One day I will own one again.
Anyway, right when I was getting up, I got a call from a recruiter for a job asking if I could send them a link to my new website and come in and talk to them for a quick interview. So I ended up spending the afternoon doing that, and when I went to go do my pinball photoshoot, I found that the arcade that I wanted to shoot at was closed on Wednesdays. So my one goal for today was a bust. Maybe I’ll try again tomorrow.
In any case, I went to pick up my comics and then had dinner with Steph. When i got home I decided it’d be fun to do another studio shot. I actually thought of this a couple days ago. The biggest problem was I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to actually get a good card castle built. I used to love trying to do that as a kid, but I’ve never been super good at it. Steph recommended that I just tape the cards together and cheat, but I’m all about honesty in my photography. Actually, I’m not at all, but for some reason I really wanted to build this for real. It took a while, but I did get it. Go me.
Oh yeah, note the playing card brand.
your lighting and compo are fantastic
@*chomchom*: thank you. I’m glad you like it.
Oh this is super cool! I’ve always loved these; I never had the steady nerves to get very far though. Another skill… you are just soooo talented 😉 Super photo!
@lrayholly: I wouldn’t have been able to get it any higher than I did. So I don’t know how skilled I am. Glad you like it though. Thanks.
… honesty? … bwahahahahaha! …
@leafy: yeah… well, there you go.
You totally have the skillz, Mav. I bow to your greatness.
@jessi.: 🙂 *blush* Thank you.
great concentration, composition
it’s most excellent.
Hehe! Nice one! I did a house of cards one a while back and it was so infuriating the way the whole thing would collapse between firing off the remote and the camera taking the photo! Yep I recognise that look of intense concentration!!
Great lighting!
That takes some mad skills. Sorry about the arcade being closed….i hate when that happens. At least you got a great shot out of it!
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@ms.Tea: thank you.
@practicalowl: yeah, I was lucky. I wasn’t even using the remote, just going back and forth to the camera, and the cards were staying pretty steady, once I go them basically set up.
@mesh2: thank you. I may try again today.
You are my winner!
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@Its All About Mich!!!: added. Thank you.
Definitely a winner!!!
You deserve another one.
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@fiumeazzurro: thank you
Definitely a winner!!!
You deserve another one.
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@V31S70: thank you
I haven’t built one of those in years. Good job!
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@Sick Little Monkey: thanks
What a gorgeous shot. fave fave fave fave fave
What I love about it is the amazing sense of balance- no pun intended- and the warmth of the color.
@KarenMarleneLarsen: thank you. I’m glad you like it. And thank you for the fave.
Hi I’m the admin for the new Card Structures group and would love to have some of your work added.
Please consider adding this great photo to the Card Structures Group