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Never bet the Devil your head (Maelzel's Chess Player)
Never bet the Devil your head (Maelzel's Chess Player)
Alex_Petrini


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Challenge: Edgar Allan Poe (Expert Editing)
Collection: Artworks
Camera: Nikon D7000
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Date: Nov 3, 2011
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Studio, Digital Art
Date Uploaded: Nov 3, 2011

 Thank you for your vey nice comments guys.

To tell the truth I was expecting a better result, but that is not a real problem - I have a new image that I like very much and this is the most important thing.

This image came to my mind re-reading several stories. I always loved Poe so I needed to create a good entry. I had a few idea and asked my wife which one was better according to her and she answered that this one was great.

I asked Srecko if he wanted to be painted in red and be the devil and he answered - of course. Then I searched for his opponent, Alessandro. Both the made a great job as actors!

Then I needed a chessboard and I asked my good friend Edmondo who provided a vey nice one from Romania. Unfortunately I can't play chess so I asked for a chackmate position.

I shot with my Sigma 10-20. It wasn't easy 'cause from above I had a lot of distorsion so I had to zoom in. The camera was placed on the highest possible point :)

The heads have been shot the same day with my friends, Mary, Emilio and Mario on the floor. Always on the floor I used their silhouettes. The cat, Nocino, didn't to be photographed so I had to shoot in house the day after... what an anarchist!

That's all folks :)

Statistics
Place: 15 out of 88
Avg (all users): 6.5564
Avg (commenters): 7.3750
Avg (participants): 6.1333
Avg (non-participants): 6.7727
Views since voting: 3446
Views during voting: 356
Votes: 133
Comments: 17
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 11/11/2011 11:20:21 PM
What - I was your only 10?? Well I had this pegged for a ribbon. Clearly a conspiracy. :) Congrats on an awesome image anyway!
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 11/11/2011 01:35:39 PM
You have stepped up your game quite significantly recently, amico mio!

Message edited by author 2011-11-11 13:52:20.
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 11/11/2011 06:50:14 AM
Nicely done Alex! Great scorer and top 20 finish!! Go Long shots!!!
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 11/11/2011 03:55:49 AM
Thanks teammates, I'm always proud of being part of it!
 11/11/2011 12:36:45 AM
Hot entry doing well for the Longs shots. Thanks to your hard work and creative entry, you and Dennis lifted the team to some respectable scores. Congrats Alessandro
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 11/11/2011 12:20:44 AM
Congrats Alex on a great finish! You did great on this image!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/10/2011 05:38:48 PM
Awetacular!
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 11/08/2011 09:30:30 PM
Very well thought of and edited.
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 11/07/2011 11:45:07 AM
edgar allen poe quote
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 11/07/2011 10:08:00 AM
Great stuff Alessandro!
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 11/06/2011 04:06:31 PM
Really draws me in with all the layers of emotion to see!
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 11/05/2011 01:36:29 PM
Super viewpoint and love the content.
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 11/04/2011 10:42:33 PM
Love it. Great expression. Awesome pov. Love the cat.
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 11/04/2011 08:48:09 PM
somehow seems over done. Perhaps less saturation around the sides.
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 11/04/2011 07:59:56 PM
well done collage
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 11/04/2011 05:12:07 PM
The point of view really makes the photo here :) Very well done! The acting is also superb. Great job!
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 11/04/2011 02:11:03 PM
Haha, awesome!
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