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Freedom
Freedom
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Challenge: Free Study 2008-06 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM for Canon
Location: Sutherland (Kyle of Tongue), Scotland
Date: Jun 23, 2008
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Rural, Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Jun 18, 2008

 Two flashes set equidistant (same power setting tho one was GN 53 and other 58) from the subject facing into the frame at 30 degrees from the "killzone"...

I was actually inspired (if having a photo in the back of your mind when taking a shot is called inspiration....) by a shot which i think was actually used for a nike ad, tho i only saw it on the webpage of the commercial photographer who took the shot, which in theme is the same but wholly different. Check out Tim Tadder and you will see which shot i mean hopefully as well as some other great shots and flash lighting too.

As for the comments - thanks to everyone who brought things up about the image - the light on the mountain and the road leading the eye made me slam on the breaks when driving through on a recent holiday, it was for the landscape first then i got the running idea.

And i love that it was thought to be one of those icelanders. Just goes to show that scotland is a beautiful place and at least i can fool some people (other than my mum) into thinking i'm a good 'tog ;)

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Views since voting: 2045
Views during voting: 238
Votes: 143
Comments: 15
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 07/08/2008 08:52:09 AM
Nice commercial shot. Really get that feeling of freedom when looking at your photo.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/07/2008 09:58:44 PM
Really like the composition, DOF and background! Reminds me of a Nike addâ€Â¦
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 07/06/2008 02:14:17 AM
Very original... nice job. 7
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 07/05/2008 07:26:11 PM
wish the bottom of the shoe wasent covered with stuff, but i like the sun shingin on the mountain in the background, nice colors too
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 07/04/2008 03:18:08 PM
well done, good idea.
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 07/02/2008 10:56:57 PM
now that's cool. nice shot.
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 07/02/2008 05:34:22 PM
Wow, wow, wow. Love it. Very dynamic. And even the background is nice. Great lighting. Good composition. However, I would have found it more appealing if the shoe had been cleaner (not unrealistically clean, but cleaner). Well, 9.
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 07/02/2008 10:40:15 AM
Caught in the air, this really does convey freedom. Could be an add for jogging shoes! Love the colours and softness of the background. Really well done.
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 07/02/2008 09:53:47 AM
Perfect photo and title.
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 07/01/2008 10:04:04 PM
Nice capture and very good focus.
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 07/01/2008 09:02:28 PM
seems surreal. beautiful colors and great composition
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 07/01/2008 04:25:16 PM
Very cool, I like this one! Is that one of you Iceland doodes?
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 07/01/2008 10:51:21 AM
good perspective/pov...
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 07/01/2008 10:15:34 AM
Excellent timing. Good lighting and crisp detail.
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 07/01/2008 09:45:18 AM
Great shot...
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