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Berenice's Hair
Berenice's Hair
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Challenge: Free Study 2012-09 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM
Location: Slovenia
Date: Sep 18, 2012
Aperture: 8
ISO: 125
Shutter: 1/160
Date Uploaded: Sep 30, 2012

 Berenice II, the Queen of Egypt, swore to Aphrodite to cut off her long blonde hair if her husband Ptolemy returned safely from the war. Once her husband returned, Berenice fulfilled her promise to the goddess. She cut off her hair and placed it in Aphrodite’s temple.
The hair disappeared the next day. This made the king furious. To appease him, the court astronomer Conon said that Aphrodite was so pleased with Berenice’s offering that she had placed it in the sky - a cluster of stars that have since been called Coma Berenices.



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Statistics
Place: 77 out of 239
Avg (all users): 5.9914
Avg (commenters): 7.6250
Avg (participants): 5.8902
Avg (non-participants): 6.2353
Views since voting: 395
Views during voting: 197
Votes: 116
Comments: 9
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 10/08/2012 09:24:26 PM
Great story! When I was voting, I was like, oh some mountains. And then I saw the drapery of beautiful clouds. So pretty!

Congrats on beating all of us again :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/07/2012 11:28:53 PM
The lights and darks are fabulous.... wow.
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 10/07/2012 10:28:32 PM
Whoa. Spectacular whatzit. 8
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 10/06/2012 06:19:12 AM
Wow, dynamic stuff.
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 10/05/2012 08:58:08 PM
Spectacular! I love the way the clouds flow over the terrain.
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 10/02/2012 02:09:11 PM
That's a pretty cool shot. Love the stark contrast.
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 10/02/2012 11:28:37 AM
Wowee
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 10/01/2012 11:36:48 PM
Really quite fantastic, I don't know if I've ever seen anything like it.
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 10/01/2012 03:37:33 AM
Fabulous image of an amazing Mt Range. Will be back for the location.
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