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Posted on 11/04/14 07:36:11 AM
Steve Caplin
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Challenge 500: Show me what you've got
Welcome to the 500th Friday Challenge! When I started this series back in 2004 I thought of it as most likely a one-off that, with luck, might keep people's attention for a couple of weeks. And here we are, nearly 10 years later, able to look back on a vast body of outstanding work.

I've given a lot of thought to how to celebrate this momentous anniversary. Rather than setting a standard challenge, or even one of the compilation exercises that have marked previous centenaries, I thought that since, above all, you are the stars of this section, then you really should be the stars of this special edition.

You may remember that a few months ago I posted this image, photographed by the man who cuts my hair and featuring his father:



It's an outstanding piece of work. Not only does his Dad feature as every single character in the image, there are several changes of clothes and - this is the best part - there's a lot of apparent interaction going on here between all the participants.

So for this 500th Friday Challenge, I'd like to see you feature yourself in a similar montage. Position yourself in as many poses and changes of clothes as you can manage, placed at various locations in a scene. I know some of you are camera shy, so if you really can't bear to appear, you may choose to portray a family member or friend instead.

Remember, interaction is the key here. Show me what you've got!

Posted on 11/04/14 09:08:06 AM
josephine harvatt
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On the first read I thought you meant us to use that photo and was wondering how I was going to convincingly match my head to the body ...


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Posted on 11/04/14 1:04:57 PM
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Re: Challenge 500: Show me what you've got
Now that is a challenge!

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Posted on 11/04/14 8:24:38 PM
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This should be fun, and probably a lot harder than at first look.

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Posted on 12/04/14 01:48:03 AM
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Congratulations on reaching five centuries Steve!

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Posted on 12/04/14 2:35:59 PM
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Congratulations on the 500th Challenge!



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Posted on 12/04/14 2:51:32 PM
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I thought that a celebratory Roast Beef dinner would be a good way to commemorate the event - with a nice Burgundy to wash it down, of course.






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Posted on 12/04/14 2:55:02 PM
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Yep, congratulations on the 500 land mark, looking forward to the next 500!



Posted on 12/04/14 4:02:57 PM
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Congratulations on the 500th Challenge!

Posted on 12/04/14 4:22:21 PM
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The weather let us down! The gentle, hazy sunshine became unbroken sunshine in a blue sky with all those pesky shadows. We may attempt to set up another one later in the week in less challenging conditions.



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Posted on 13/04/14 01:46:50 AM
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Sometimes I hate PS. was about to put the finishing touches on my entry, and PS crashed during saving.
Some lovely entries from people, who's PS did not crash.

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Posted on 13/04/14 05:13:37 AM
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Amazing, 500 challenges, wonder how many I have done. Really enjoyed this one.




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Posted on 13/04/14 07:50:10 AM
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http://vimeo.com/91828131

Great entries!! Gordon you scrub up quite well in a tuxedo..really well done

All these images are of me at different stages of my life, including a childhood picture




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Posted on 13/04/14 4:31:26 PM
Nick Curtain
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What a fabulous challenge and great work all. Not much time this weekend, so a quick entry from me. I wanted to change clothes, but the changing light would have made this difficult.



Posted on 13/04/14 10:07:05 PM
GKB
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tooquilos wrote:
Gordon you scrub up quite well in a tuxedo


Thank you Anna

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Posted on 14/04/14 12:24:49 PM
Steve Caplin
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Re: Challenge 500: Show me what you've got
This looked like so much fun I thought I'd break a golden rule and have a go at it myself.



Posted on 14/04/14 4:37:35 PM
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Yes, it was fun and you are quite right to break the rules, especially as it is the 500th Challenge.
Sixteen different poses will take some beating. I see you had more co-operative shadows than I managed.

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Posted on 14/04/14 6:33:59 PM
Deborah Morley
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Happy 500th!
I don't have many pictures of me and it is quite difficult to take them of yourself, so I have done Richard.



Posted on 14/04/14 10:37:11 PM
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Posted on 14/04/14 11:16:10 PM
Steve Mac
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It's a small shop, but we make it work.
Congrats on #500 Steve!


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