Wow - Thanks AllanHi DK, you sick sick man, that's really very good no crit from me just a well earned
Cheers JonWonderful love it DK
Well... funny you should say that... when I first set it up and had only £34.99 as the figure I suddenly had the feeling I best leave her tied up for a loooooog whileand hopefully a willing model or was it all for real ?
Thank you OscarI like your old, nice contrast of colours and interesting player.
. Thank you again, that shot sure seems to be getting the most votesAll your metal pictures are just fantastic and great at retaining colour. My favourite is "thing". Really sticks out of the dunes and is a nice sharp landscape image
It did take a good bit of time yes, and I enjoyed doing it... thank you for your kind commentsA lot of work going in making this latest scene! Really creative idea with clear links to the theme, nice use of black and white
Thank you NigelGreat idea and like the fact it's in black and white helps add to the capture.
Thanks RuthHi Dean
Good choice for old....nice angle.
Nice word 'Patina'Metal....gotta be the second for me, the patina of the rust just edges it.
HaHaaa , I think Mrs DK disagreedCaptive. Bang on...though the rope and knot seems a little...flimsy for the job.
Thank you ChrisNicely set up and good attention to detail, my only slight crit is would it have helped to move the newspaper on the floor into the brighter area but that is a very minor thing. I think it is a really good photo for the theme
Now that photo we would ALL like to seeI did consider going 50 shades, but she said no!
Thank you Susie - and thanks from Mrs DK tooYes a super shot DK, definitely enhanced by the choice of B&W. I like the composition too ....spot on for the theme
Well done to Mrs DK too
Had to reenact it every night tooI see Mrs DK got 50 shades of grey for Christmas then
Cheers ChrisNicely staged and taken Dean
Had to be worth tryingI did ask the wife to do this for me and I got a big NO loll
Thank you MichaelAwesome picture I love the blacks adds to the theme and I like how you have left the newspapers on the floor super shot.
Its a tough lifeHad to reenact it every night too
Ooo Thank you EmmaJust brilliant - idea, details & lighting work perfectly.
Wow... Thanks JasonThis is an exta ordinary effort DK. The planning, arrangement and execution are top notch and this really is one to be proud of - no neg crit at all from me. The b&w + vignette finishes it off well.
Cheers LeeHi DK, great idea for the theme, like the staging and also the lighting is fantastic. Brill
Its a tough life
Thank you MarcelNicely staged and well captured. Love the randsom note and overall moodiness of the shot.
Thanks SteveHi Dean
Nice start to 2016....
OMG... what a great ideaOld...... I like that Nice slow start eh 78 RPM but no half a crown taped to the stylus???? (No! a Penny was when the stylus was good, you needed 2/6 when it got bad)
Really sharp DOF there and the colours contrast very nicely.
Thank you Steve, that third one really didn't work AT ALLMetal.... No1 I think The bright red mystery object draws the eye nicely, and some movement in the feathery grasses, quite like No2 for the textures, and No3 find the seal distracting as I keep trying to resolve focus on the seal rather than the lump of metal in the foreground. So No1 it is!
Why of courseCaptive .... Bang on Love this, to me the lighting is spot on, its a cracking shot that has a real feeling about it and I think the B&W intensifies that mood.... did you untie Mrs DK to cook your Tea
Suffer !!! - they should be paying US to be part of our imagery geniusHow our families suffer
Thanks mate, looking forward to seeing yoursLike it. Nice attention to detail. I might like a gritty B&W conversion.
Cheers and I had a similar idea.....that I'll be doing
Ha Haaaa - Thank youDK...
I was expecting that from Andy, Allan or perhaps @Phil Bennett, but not you.
Great image, works well
Hi Mandy, I'm good thanksHello Dean nice to see your here, I trust that everything is all well in your world, cracking start to your challenge. Looking forward to following it as always, and seeing what you come up with.
Cool - Cheers CarlBrilliant DK - great idea and very artistic bit of scene setting. Composition and lighting is excellent - great sense of drama. Only suggestion is that the ransom could have been higher ha ha
Thank you DavidExcellent DK
Top idea, POV and lighting.
Thank you Nora... Mrs DK didn't think soExcellent idea and brilliant execution... Although the knot seems to be a bit too loose to be true
Thank you LizI like the way you have set the scene and the black and white works really well - great.
Thank you RobjI like captive, extra effort with the note. Great whole scene.
How does that NOT surprise me ... thanks JillLoving Captive Dean and no smutty comments from me but I thought them all the same
I BetI wanted to do this to MrB but he would have enjoyed it too much
Thank you too MandyLove all the props in the image. adds impact. B & W works well. Lighting is good as far as I can see, just enough to provide some menace to the image.
I thought I better - Thank youGreat take on the theme I like the props and attention to detail, glad you changed the amount
Cool - Thank you MarkLove your Captive shot! Really nice with the high contrast mono, I got the incomplete note immediately so I think you got that bang on. I think the slightly wider than expected image shape somehow makes you feel like your actually there. Great shot!