Weekly Photo Challenge: One

Posted on April 25, 2011 by spilledinkguy

This weekend I constructed a makeshift softbox of sorts. How exciting, right?! Anyway, 1 cardboard box + white tissue paper + lots and lots of masking tape = some sweet, sweet diffused lighting. Ah, the fun you can have (and just in time for this weeks WordPress Photo Challenge, ‘One’). Does anyone else have a U2 song stuck in their head? You know, something completely incompatible with this image? Maybe it’s just me.

“Is it too late…

Tonight…

To drag the past out into the light…”

U2 – One

About this image: digital photograph – lightly modified

49 thoughts on “Weekly Photo Challenge: One”

Annabelle on April 25, 2011 at 12:45 am said:

Very cool! It’s all drillish! And lighty! A+ Sir! 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on April 25, 2011 at 12:24 pm said:
  
  Hahaha… Thank you, Annabelle! It’s ‘a’ something, right?! 🙂
  
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nursemyra on April 25, 2011 at 2:56 am said:

This makes me want to wield a power tool

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- Bearman on April 25, 2011 at 8:10 am said:
  
  I was waiting for a comment like that..ha
  
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  - spilledinkguy on April 25, 2011 at 12:33 pm said:
    
    Ha – me, too! 🙂
    
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- spilledinkguy on April 25, 2011 at 12:25 pm said:
  
  Ahhh, yes…
  reminds me of my high school shop classes.
  And several ‘incidents’ in said classes…
  🙂
  
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- Lynn on April 25, 2011 at 7:11 pm said:
  
  Where’s the “likes” button on this comment?
  
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  - spilledinkguy on April 26, 2011 at 11:02 am said:
    
    It must be off chillaxin’ somewhere…
    🙂
    
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FS Photography on April 25, 2011 at 5:59 am said:

LOL… I don’t know about a U2 song, the first thing that came to my mind was the old classic horror movie “Driller Killer”, but then I guess that explains more about me than people really need to know… 😉
Real cool softbox shot though.. They sure are great to mess with, and I made one too a year or so back, but unfortunately the cardboard / tissue paper construction proved to be less than durable…

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- spilledinkguy on April 25, 2011 at 12:28 pm said:
  
  I’ve never seen “Driller Killer”, but there’s a scene in the movie “Pi” that comes to mind!
  Thank you very much, FS – yeah, my softbox is beyond fragile, too (some day I need to use that drill to build myself a nice wood frame – then I could use some eye hooks at the top to ‘suspend’ objects, too…”
  🙂
  
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thedailydish on April 25, 2011 at 11:51 am said:

I have to make one of these light boxes. Nat (of Book Line & Sinker fame) did a post a while back on how to build one easily. I will have to go consult and get cracking. Once the laundry is caught up, and the dishes, and I get some recipes done, and respond to an inbox of email, and comments, and … YEP.

LOVE your pic!!

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- spilledinkguy on April 25, 2011 at 12:32 pm said:
  
  They are a lot of fun! Although, if you have the time, I’d suggest building a wood frame. The cardboard box thing is pretty flimsy. Maybe you could salvage some material from your old deck?
  I hear you, Dishy… to-do lists only seem to get longer, don’t they?! 🙂
  
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Mel (Dummies of the Year!) on April 25, 2011 at 11:57 am said:

I love the border. Really makes everything pop out.

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- spilledinkguy on April 25, 2011 at 12:34 pm said:
  
  It seemed… effective.
  At the time, anyway.
  🙂
  
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milkayphoto on April 25, 2011 at 2:29 pm said:

Thank you for keeping the temple of your victim off to the left and out of the frame… 😉

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- spilledinkguy on April 25, 2011 at 2:31 pm said:
  
  Hahaha… I do what I can, M.P. –
  craziness, but craziness in moderation! 🙂
  
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Tony McGurk on April 25, 2011 at 3:46 pm said:

Interesting that you have a drill photo. It was only on Friday we were at my Father-in-law’s & he had an old hand drill & I was thinking how you rarely see them anymore. Sometimes the old ways are just better…

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- spilledinkguy on April 25, 2011 at 3:58 pm said:
  
  This one is a hand drill that belonged to my grandfather (from the photo below). I’ve been meaning to photograph it for a while now, and the softbox was a perfect excuse!
  🙂
  
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Robert X. Jones on April 25, 2011 at 3:56 pm said:

Nice. I built a light box a couple of months ago and have hardly used it…I am thinking now would be a good time to ‘fiddle’ with it some. Stay tuned. 😉

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- spilledinkguy on April 25, 2011 at 3:59 pm said:
  
  Sweet!
  I’m really looking forward to seeing your photos, Mr. J – but then I always do! 🙂
  
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Syncopated Eyeball on April 25, 2011 at 5:49 pm said:

Soft box? I’d not heard of this before. My thoughts ran to ‘drill as weapon’ too, specifically an old Brian de Palma film, the name of which escapes me.

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- The Good Greatsby on April 25, 2011 at 10:39 pm said:
  
  Looks like the poster for a horror movie…about DIY projects!
  
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  - sonny on April 26, 2011 at 3:39 am said:
    
    i love the way your mind works too…
    
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    - spilledinkguy on April 26, 2011 at 10:55 am said:
      
      It’s like a mouse on a wheel.
      A very slow mouse.
      And a very squeaky wheel.
      🙂
      
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  - spilledinkguy on April 26, 2011 at 10:58 am said:
    
    Ha!
    I’ve stared in a few of those.
    I’m hoping there won’t be another sequel for a while now.
    🙂
    
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- spilledinkguy on April 26, 2011 at 11:03 am said:
  
  I’ve got a few creepy tools I’ll be posting at some point…
  this one seems like it can go a few ways…
  🙂
  
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Lynn on April 25, 2011 at 7:13 pm said:

no song in mind but I find your lighting quite sexy. 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on April 26, 2011 at 11:01 am said:
  
  Thank you very much, Lynn –
  I the lights are blushing.
  🙂
  
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frigginloon on April 25, 2011 at 7:55 pm said:

So is that a 4inch drill bit?

Hmm, could be the movie poster for SAW XVII

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- Binky on April 25, 2011 at 8:54 pm said:
  
  Four inch? Looks more like a quarter inch bit.
  
  I hope this isn’t one of those prissy, fashion model drills that thinks it’s better than all the regular working-class drills.
  
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  - frigginloon on April 25, 2011 at 10:44 pm said:
    
    A “quarter inch”, how sad. No wonder its a hand drill 😦 !
    
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    - spilledinkguy on April 26, 2011 at 10:57 am said:
      
      I can scale one up if you’d prefer to check out a larger format, F.L.
      🙂
      
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  - spilledinkguy on April 26, 2011 at 10:59 am said:
    
    It only eats salads.
    With coffee and cigarettes.
    It seems to roll it’s eyes a lot, too.
    🙂
    
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- spilledinkguy on April 26, 2011 at 11:00 am said:
  
  Hahaha…
  I think it might be metric. The conversion always throws me off. 🙂
  
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marina on April 25, 2011 at 8:07 pm said:

G-r-r-r-eat capture!!!!
simple and powerful 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on April 26, 2011 at 10:59 am said:
  
  Thank you so very much, Marina!
  I appreciate that very much, and thank you for stopping by, too! 🙂
  
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sonny on April 26, 2011 at 3:38 am said:

what is it about the combo of a man and drill….grins

its bang on fridge…way too cool….

and yep…am ready with mine to be posted…

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- spilledinkguy on April 26, 2011 at 10:56 am said:
  
  Hahaha…
  it’s a special, special bond, Sonny.
  I’m looking forward to checking out your piece! 🙂
  
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bluntdelivery on April 26, 2011 at 10:15 am said:

so manly right now.

not me, you.

and i love U2. always and forever.

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- spilledinkguy on April 26, 2011 at 10:54 am said:
  
  Hahaha!
  Glad to see my feminine side is still shining through.
  Rock on, B.D.!
  🙂
  
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- spilledinkguy on April 28, 2011 at 11:49 am said:
  
  Somehow my mind inverted ‘not me, you’ into ‘not you, me’. Reading. It’s hard. 🙂
  
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ramoncito17 on April 26, 2011 at 10:33 am said:

I love the richness of tonality of the drill and the clean white background! Great rendition!

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- spilledinkguy on April 26, 2011 at 10:52 am said:
  
  Thank you so much, sir!
  I often get a bit carried away with my editing, so sometimes it’s nice to have a try at a nice, clean image. 🙂
  
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TRKN on April 26, 2011 at 10:47 am said:

hahahah I’ve been singing the song “ONE” in my head since this this challenge started.
Great shot by the way!

Here comes my “ONE” challenge: http://suvesabun.wordpress.com/2011/04/26/the-last-one-in-the-box-weekly-photo-challenge-one/
Hope you like it 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on April 26, 2011 at 11:05 am said:
  
  *whew*
  Relieved I’m not the only one!
  Thank you very much for the kind words – and for stopping by!
  I’m looking forward to checking out your submission as well! 🙂
  
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nat @book, line, and sinker on April 27, 2011 at 12:53 pm said:

so nifty! i made one of those boxes myself a while back. sadly, my hubby put his foot through the tissue paper side and it’s now been relegated to the basement until i repair it. love that pic–is it a hand drill? (my tool knowledge is sketchy at best.)

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- spilledinkguy on April 27, 2011 at 2:17 pm said:
  
  It’s only a matter of time before mine’s headed for the shop, too – I wish it was a bit more durable.
  
  It is indeed a hand drill. From what I’ve been told. I’m kinda’ in the same boat, Nat! 🙂
  
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Jillsy Girl on May 2, 2011 at 7:51 pm said:

I’m late for the party, but I’m here!! Unless you’re a photographer, no one would have a clue as to how difficult it is to achieve this kind of shot!! Fabulous!!

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- spilledinkguy on May 2, 2011 at 7:57 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much, J.G. –
  could be better, but all-in-all I think I got a bit lucky on this one! 🙂
  
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