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Challenge: Dreams and Nightmares (Classic Editing)
Camera: Olympus C-4040Z
Location: Backyard
Date: Oct 5, 2003
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/650
Galleries: Emotive
Date Uploaded: Oct 5, 2003

One of my swords under a dead tree on a clear, sunny day.

Statistics
Place: 55 out of 112
Avg (all users): 5.3129
Avg (commenters): 5.9167
Avg (participants): 4.9737
Avg (non-participants): 5.6761
Views since voting: 894
Votes: 147
Comments: 13
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10/12/2003 03:50:42 PM
awsome photo!!!
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10/11/2003 03:28:42 PM
A scene from a movie? I like the colors and contrast. You did a good job with your DOF. Can not say I feel dream though. Nice shot anyway.
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10/10/2003 03:45:09 PM
Nice sword and I think I get the message, not 100% sure but for me this shot would look much better with a more head on shot, not quite so angled but if you want to stay on the angle, possibly waiting until it was a little darker or get a shadow effect? A knight in tarnished armor looking defeated would be perfect! LOL but how many knights are around these days?
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10/09/2003 10:41:41 AM
The gray clouds add to the photo. The dead tree adds somewhat to the photo, but it starts to destroy the plus side as one looks higher into the frame. I don't like the tangled limbs. Overall, I think just the sword against the sky would have made a stronger impact.
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10/08/2003 10:41:26 PM
Focus is off on the sword and right on on the tree behind it. I would rather see it the other way around or both in focus....I usually don't like the idea of taking away color to much but in this case I think a B/W or sepia might give it more feel.
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10/08/2003 04:37:08 PM
Nice contrast of tree and sword. Interesting photo!
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10/08/2003 10:01:29 AM
A bit busy, especially the tree.
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10/07/2003 01:20:13 PM
Nice capture of the light in this one. Shallow DOF would have brought out the sword more-the BG is a little distracting.
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10/07/2003 06:40:01 AM
Interesting use of perspective.
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10/06/2003 02:44:30 PM
I just finished reading Sir Thomas Malory's La Morte D'Arthur, so forgive me if I see this as an image of the death of King Arthur. It is a beautiful hilt. Really it speaks of the end of a kingdom to me, perhaps that is a personal kingdom, a family or a country?
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10/06/2003 12:26:43 PM
I don't care for the border with this shot...think it would be better without one.
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10/06/2003 08:41:30 AM
Great idea, but the composition lets it down. All the elements (tree, bush, sword) seem to blend into each other, and I feel they need to be seperated. Great sky and lighting, but it's a shame about the burnt out highlights on the tree trunk. 6
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10/06/2003 12:45:46 AM
Sword's dof seems a bit off, the tree behind is in focus but the side of the handle of the sword is not. clouds give a nice touch, the tree I find distracts.
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