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Homo 'Lightbraker' Sapiens
Homo 'Lightbraker' Sapiens
Snorri94


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Challenge: Mythical Creatures (Expert Editing*)
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Location: Hvaleyrarvatn, Iceland
Date: Jul 14, 2010
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250
Date Uploaded: Jul 20, 2010

A friend of mine and me went to a lake called Hvaleyrarvatn, near Hafnafjörður in Iceland. Truly a wonderfull place. I don't know if you see it as a mythical creature but I just wanted to see if you like it.

Statistics
Place: 21 out of 83
Avg (all users): 5.9170
Avg (commenters): 7.0833
Avg (participants): 5.5714
Avg (non-participants): 5.9954
Views since voting: 3084
Views during voting: 605
Votes: 265
Comments: 17
Favorites: 6 (view)


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08/10/2010 11:23:01 PM
awesome
07/28/2010 06:50:43 PM
awesome!
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07/28/2010 10:47:00 AM
this is a great shot!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/27/2010 03:13:07 PM
love your use of color
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07/26/2010 11:46:37 PM
Cool effect.
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07/26/2010 09:01:16 PM
my fAVORITE so far
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07/26/2010 04:42:01 PM
Did you mean "breaker", as in it's a creature that can break/disperse light? Other than the jagged lines on the arms, this is a great image. Very creative in concept and visually compelling. 9
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07/25/2010 09:35:07 AM
I really like this photo!
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07/24/2010 09:51:26 PM
Creating homo-sapiens as a mythical creature that has 'mystical' powers - gutsy. A very cool shot that invokes the idea of man holding the power to illuminate the night, to cast forth a rainbow from the breath of life, and to raise water in a forceful burst that is lovely in the colorful spray of blue droplets I see. I *love* the idea,, the mood, the creativity, and the capture with what might be very little post processing (I find that very impressive)! However, I just can't see Man as a 'creature' - yes, we could argue semantics in that man evolved from apes. To my mind I see this as a demigod or god and can't get past that imagery. I think you did a wonderfully effective job in creating the imagery of this being a god/demigod (and if ever a Mythical God/Goddess challenge came up I would vote this highly with full marks 8+), but just not a creature. Don't get me wrong, this is NOT a true DNMC but it does not fully capture the idea of creature - and it is more magical than mythical. For those reasons I can't give full marks but it is still above average.

Coming back to this....I just thought of the Titans but that again is a deity. Giants on the other hand are not. Hmmm, I *still* can't get past the imagery and feel that this is a magical deity (you did too good of a job on that!) - nothing in the composition gives me the indication of 'Giant'.
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07/23/2010 07:08:11 PM
Wow. Good stuff! (not voting)
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07/22/2010 02:39:42 PM
like this one
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07/22/2010 02:26:45 PM
Not sure about the "mythical" aspect, but I do like it. Actually quite striking. Bumping you up to a 7.
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07/22/2010 01:21:56 PM
Ingenious.
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07/22/2010 12:22:27 PM
a bit "shoehorned" for this but I like the concept and quality of the image
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07/22/2010 07:19:00 AM
Cool shot. Love the rainbow colored smoke.
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07/21/2010 06:46:52 PM
Great lighting and effects make this a compelling shot.
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07/21/2010 12:53:30 PM
Beautiful shot. Simple and effective, although a bit of a stretch for a "mythical creature".
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