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Challenge: Led Zeppelin (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Good Stuff
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Mansfield, NJ
Date: Mar 2, 2008
Aperture: 8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 50
Galleries: Animals, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Mar 2, 2008

a dead pheasant. a devastating lens. this could ribbon. ayup. calculations to b/w, multiply the red channel with itself. then lighten up the bird just a smidge by merging it with itself on screen mode with low opacity.

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thank you, DPC! the response to this was better than I'd imagined, from voters and commentors.

Statistics
Place: 84 out of 139
Avg (all users): 5.5549
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.5077
Avg (non-participants): 5.5859
Views since voting: 1051
Views during voting: 285
Votes: 164
Comments: 18
Favorites: 2 (view)


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03/25/2008 04:47:56 PM
Love the use of the lens! It is a great illustration of the dark lyrics.
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03/24/2008 03:27:04 PM
damn this is freakin' beautiful!
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03/14/2008 11:54:51 AM
ooo, i want that lens.

anyway.

this is a lovely image. dark, deep, soft, sombre. the fence in front, the blur, just lovely. the juxtaposition of the pheasant and the industrial type shapes are fab too.
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03/12/2008 10:47:23 AM
So dark and moody. It's like we are at the bird's funeral. The highlights on the bird are perfect for this moment.
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03/12/2008 07:12:03 AM
I don't like pictures of dead things. That said, I like this picture of a dead thing. 'Tis sad, poignant, speaks strongly of loss, decay, captivity and longing.
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03/12/2008 02:57:40 AM
Wizard use of the fence. e301's comment sort of cracks me up and I do see a poor dead peasant in a shroud all trussed up in the fence, which at first was sort of by the way, but I think maybe is on the way..... Admire your BW; thanks for details.
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03/11/2008 01:01:45 AM
Beautiful work, you should put this in the poetry side challenge.
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03/10/2008 06:45:40 PM
Oh gosh; I wish I'd voted on this challenge now. My first reading of your comments told me: "a dead peasant ..." I'm almost sorry it wasn't the case, to put you in Robert Capa's territory.
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03/10/2008 04:12:55 AM
Reminds me of a Nazi death camp. Something about those wires and beams fading out of focus and into the pure white sky. I can't imagine a better exposure/edit for this shot.

Message edited by author 2008-03-10 04:14:15.
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03/10/2008 03:57:05 AM
excellent photo Don, one of my top picks. I love the strong lines to put even more tension in the photo, making the viewer look for a break and drawing them into the pheasant.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/09/2008 01:56:37 PM
Interesting edgy composition. Nice pic.
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03/07/2008 10:00:44 PM
Very interesting. the strong lines of the coup along with the high contrast tones sets a realistic tone to the hour of darkness.
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03/07/2008 11:34:15 AM
8- and I still have to think why
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03/07/2008 03:01:13 AM
A little too dark for my taste. The foreground fence is distracting.
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03/05/2008 08:15:43 PM
Well, that's a downer :-( Thank you for making it B&W.
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03/03/2008 11:46:41 PM
does not really strike a chord with me in relation to the song /5
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03/03/2008 01:45:25 AM
This image will not be to everyones taste but I find it to be a gripping, thoughtfull and striking image. Well done.
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03/03/2008 12:38:03 AM
wow, very nice lines. i think a little dodging on your subject would help it stand out more rather than the sky.
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