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Icarus!
Icarus!
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Challenge: Backlighting IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
Location: Too close to the Sun
Date: Nov 23, 2008
Date Uploaded: Nov 25, 2008

 "Daedalus fashioned a pair of wings of wax and feathers for himself and his son. Before they took off from the island, Daedalus warned his son not to fly too close to the sun, nor too close to the sea. Overcome by the giddiness that flying lent him, Icarus soared through the sky curiously, but in the process he came too close to the sun, which melted the wax. Icarus kept flapping his wings but soon realized that he had no feathers left and that he was only flapping his bare arms. And so, Icarus fell into the sea in the area which bears his name, the Icarian Sea near Icaria, an island southwest of Samos."

Source: Wikipedia - Icarus


Statistics
Place: 97 out of 239
Avg (all users): 5.3675
Avg (commenters): 7.3000
Avg (participants): 5.2069
Avg (non-participants): 5.4537
Views since voting: 882
Views during voting: 269
Votes: 166
Comments: 16
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 01/04/2009 10:46:47 AM
This image is simply transporting. I come back to it again and again, and love it every time.
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 12/08/2008 10:29:31 AM
o my, o my. simply stunning.
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 12/03/2008 09:30:43 AM
Fantastic! Suiting title too!
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 12/03/2008 05:23:25 AM
An exquisite and highly underrated image! Just spectacular!!!
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 12/03/2008 03:43:52 AM
Excellent, if only more could have been as imaginative and daring :)

Message edited by author 2008-12-03 03:44:30.
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 12/03/2008 02:08:25 AM
Like this. (Let me know when you do Daedalus).
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/29/2008 01:07:05 PM
Needs to be much darker and maybe more..
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 11/29/2008 10:32:59 AM
This just goes to show how important a title can be. I admit to being a bit put off until I read the title. Very nice. 7
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 11/28/2008 11:52:39 PM
Beautiful photo.
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 11/28/2008 12:42:29 AM
I don't think that this shot is going to get the credit it deserves. I know it is very difficult to freeze a butterfly in flight, particularly with such strong composition and beautiful tones. It s even backlit to boot! A very rare 10 from me.
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 11/27/2008 07:59:01 AM
Great image!
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 11/27/2008 12:23:42 AM
beautiful.
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 11/26/2008 09:29:53 PM
Awesome capture!! A little bit hot overall, but very nice.
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 11/26/2008 04:21:05 PM
How interesting!
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 11/26/2008 02:22:46 PM
Intriguing shot - a little too sharp but definitely memorable. Like the subdued colour, although that highlight feels just too obtrusive and it would have been more atmospheric to have a perfect exposure and fairly dim mood.
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 11/26/2008 12:08:23 AM
great title and background...
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