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Deep Blue vs. Kasparov
Deep Blue vs. Kasparov
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Challenge: Perspective II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 22-55mm f/4.0-5.6 USM
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date: Sep 12, 2005
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 13 sec
Galleries: Still Life, Macro
Date Uploaded: Sep 12, 2005

 This historic game, played in Philadelphia on February 10, 1996, was the first to be won by a chess-playing computer against a reigning world champion under tournament conditions. This photograph depicts the board position after the 10th move of Game 1. While Kasparov rebounded by winning 3 and drawing 2 of the 5 remaining games, in a 1997 rematch Deep Blue returned stronger than ever and took the match.

This was the best I could do without having a wide-view lens at my disposal. The shot was taken at 18mm (which translates to just under 29mm on a 350D). I found this angle of view optimal for achieving any sort of perspective effect. (Raising the back of the board would reduce the perspective effect by bring the furthest squares closer to the lens, whereas lowering the angle much further would flatten the board too much and remove visibility of the background pieces.)

Statistics
Place: 73 out of 544
Avg (all users): 5.9418
Avg (commenters): 6.2500
Avg (participants): 5.8054
Avg (non-participants): 6.1032
Views since voting: 1692
Views during voting: 394
Votes: 275
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/19/2005 08:41:52 PM
The lighting on the pieces is professional quality. Although the black pieces are a bit lost the effect is great and scores well
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 09/17/2005 01:09:41 PM
Nice clean shot. Good lighting and perspective.
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 09/16/2005 05:58:54 PM
Excellent idea. I almost used my glass staunton set. Great angle nailed this challenge.
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 09/16/2005 03:17:25 PM
Very nice perspective.
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 09/15/2005 09:19:31 AM
Interesting title, as a hcess player, it immediately drew my attention....good lighting setup, this could've worked really well in the 'contrast' competition as well.
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 09/14/2005 08:43:31 AM
Not big on the subject or anything but the light is really nice in this photo.
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