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Challenge: Afterlife (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: Chicago
Date: Mar 7, 2006
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/20
Galleries: Studio
Date Uploaded: Mar 7, 2006
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The title, of course, comes from Shakespeare's Macbeth:
"To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow; a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing."
--(Act V, Scene v)
I don't believe in an afterlife, so I figured the image of a candle in the dark being blown out would best capture that thought.
I tried to find a red tapered candle because I thought it would better capture the vibrancy of life, but all I could find were either white tapered candles or a large red scented candle. My apartment smells like cranberry right now...
... and then I changed my mind in the last hour and went out and bought the white tapered candle and shot and edited everything in 25 minutes. |
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03/12/2006 04:46:33 PM |
| Very simple and basic picture. Lovely! Use of light is brilliant. Well done! (7) |
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03/11/2006 08:49:09 AM |
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03/09/2006 12:26:04 PM |
| one of the nicer candle shots in the challenge. Nice |
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03/08/2006 04:58:39 PM |
| Starck and simple. Gotta love the simplicity here. |
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03/08/2006 08:50:18 AM |
| too much black a closer crop would be more effective |
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03/08/2006 01:22:57 AM |
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