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NEW Potato Portrait Challenge!

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Can you make a photo of a spud that could sell for $1M? Here’s your chance to find out!

 

You may have already read about the potato portrait on the forum. Here's a link to an article about it and the photo http://petapixel.com/2016/01/21/this-photo-of-a-potato-sold-for-over-1000000/

 

Can you do better?

 

Usual Leica challenge rules to apply, that is you must use a Leica camera and/or lens to make your photo (Panaleica’s OK, Leica lenses on other bodies OK, film or digital OK).

 

The assignment is to produce a Spud portrait in any style you like – it doesn’t have to be shot against a black background, but it must be a single, whole, raw spud (no photos of chips, crisps, plates of mash or whatever).

 

You have from now until Sunday 21st Feb to take/process your photo, and email your image to me (resized & ready for posting on the forum please) to croydonconfidential@yahoo.co.uk

 

During the following week I will then post entries in a new thread for voting. The winner will achieve fame and possibly the attention of a certain very rich collector of spud photos.

 

Good luck!

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Bit early for April's fool... Just picked this out of my wife's pantry. Is this a potatoe? :wacko:

 

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Madness? Oh sorry, a Leica should only be used to photograph 'luxury' items, stately homes, Porsche cars and Persian cats!

It was a tongue in cheek statement, my Leicas are used to photograph everything from A-Z.. Mind you I do prefer Porsches to Yugo's and the Hilton to a hole in the wall"....'(^_^)'

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Peter,

 

I thought I'd set a challenge, that's all. 

 

Most people seem astonished that anyone would pay anything for a photo of a spud! I know I was. The challenge is to take a 'better' photo of a potato than the $1M photo. See if you can do 'better'. That's all.

 

Participation is voluntary. Just a bit of fun.

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I actually think it's a great idea - John Russet"  :rolleyes:

Or, a Photo & You fill in the humorous caption - 

 

-> What A Lovely Pair -  :o

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