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Day 4 - Trampled, Take I
Day 4 - Trampled, Take I
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Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
Location: Wertingen, Germany
Date: Aug 4, 2007
Aperture: f/25
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/20 sec
Galleries: Abstract
Date Uploaded: Aug 4, 2007

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 This is a statue of a crusader that sits near the castle/village hall in Wertingen, Germany. It got me thinking about this challenge (it wasn't what I went out to shoot today) because it actually shows someone (most likely a muslim) being tampled under the horse's hooves. I wondered what that would feel like, and I was pretty sure you would either look up and see everything in perfect, pristine, precise, slow motion detail, or (more likely) it would be a huge, huge blur. Effect achieved by rotating the camera at slow shutter (somewhat difficult given bright sun, but it worked). Second version is here:



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 08/04/2007 11:59:46 PM
Yep, I got the story immediately. Well thought-out and executed!
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 08/04/2007 09:44:20 PM
I like the circular motion...it adds to a sense of chaos.
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 08/04/2007 09:28:26 PM
This is an interesting effect in the way you used it with the statue. I feel that it was a good choice of positioning to line up on the foreleg of the horse, as it helps tie the image in with the title, and with the desired reaction to viewing it. Good thinking went into shooting this image.
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 08/04/2007 07:23:23 PM
The dizzying effect here gives the image a feeling of going into battle.
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