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Danger & Treasure
Danger & Treasure
Adrian Tung


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Challenge: Money (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: Home
Date: Dec 1, 2003
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 30s
Galleries: Still Life, Studio
Date Uploaded: Dec 1, 2003

 Loosely based on Dungeons & Dragons (NOT the MOVIE); a very risky and adventurous shot for me in terms of topic and technique - also my first attempt at light painting.

I wanted to highlight the treasure chest while maintaining the four figures as silhouettes, especially the minotaur at the back which I wanted to mostly hide and suggest that danger lurks in the shadows. Only the axe and horn hints the danger which the three adventurers are in. Obviously this is an impossible task with conventional lighting (I think).

Taken in near total darkness, using a halogen Mag-lite to paint the shot. Getting a proper exposure was a surprisingly easy task to achieve, but getting the *correct* lighting effect was very tough.

If I could combine this shot with a few of my other shots (taking the best part of each), I think I'd have gotten a much better one than this. Oh well, this is the best that I can do before bedtime....

Statistics
Place: 115 out of 153
Avg (all users): 4.5583
Avg (commenters): 4.9231
Avg (participants): 4.5851
Avg (non-participants): 4.5411
Views since voting: 871
Votes: 240
Comments: 14
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/09/2003 04:38:05 PM
i like the treasure chest angle for the shot, but i don't see the "danger" and i think the photo is too dark.
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 12/08/2003 01:00:50 PM
Too dark for me.
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 12/05/2003 06:10:48 AM
I see how the dark areas could be viewed as adding an air of mystery, but IMHO it obscures the objects to the point where they are undistinguishable, other than the chest.
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 12/05/2003 03:59:15 AM
Far too dark
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 12/04/2003 08:52:53 PM
Sorry but this is way too dark for me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/04/2003 04:22:49 PM
Technical: Fits the challenge. Exposure/lighting is obviously to acheive effect, but in my mind it fails. Focus good, too hard to tell if composition is good or not.

Personal: Creative but not well executed.

My vote: 4

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 12/04/2003 01:07:55 PM
Good detail, I like the lighting.
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 12/04/2003 04:47:49 AM
this is a great picture but there is too much that i can't distinguish what anything is beside the obvious treasure chest, i.e. the "danger" portion of the title.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/03/2003 04:56:09 PM
Nice idea, but lighten it up a bit so the stuff shows up a little more.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/03/2003 11:58:33 AM
Nice lighting and DOF. AND, I like that the photo "tells" a story ( or at least invites you to imagine one ).
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/03/2003 09:03:29 AM
nice idea...I like it....the gold tones, and I find the photograph mysterious
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 12/02/2003 08:51:36 PM
Very nice feeling to the photo. It is a mistery and an inner glow... I just love it. 10
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 12/02/2003 08:25:46 PM
I like the treasure chest very much but it seems a bit on the dark side for me I like the idea though maybe you could have cropped it closer and focused on the chest more
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 12/02/2003 07:31:33 PM
I can't really tell what is going on in the pic. Is it D&D toys or something?
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