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Arson - the Beginning and the End
Arson - the Beginning and the End
JuliBoc


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: The Beginning of the End (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM
Location: Delray Beach, FL
Date: Oct 26, 2007
Aperture: 4
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Emotive, Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: Oct 25, 2007

 This idea was inspired by the disaster this week in southern California.

I took the picture of these ruins in September 2003. It is what remained of our Michigan cabin following an August 2003 fire - NOT arson.

Today, I displayed the picture on my computer and photographed it with the butane lighter in front of the monitor. The smaller flame in the logs is a reflection of the lighter flame.

The rules state it is okay to use existing photographs as long as they are not simply reproduced to get around the date requirement. So I hope this will not be DQed.
Disqualification Details
You may include existing images or artwork as part of your composition as long as the entry does not appear to consist entirely of a pre-existing photograph in order to circumvent date or editing rules or fool the voters into thinking you actually captured the original photograph.

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 11/06/2007 07:20:28 PM
Sorry about the DQ. I think that rule is very hard to interpret. I'd suggest sending in any ideas that rely on it before voting starts to get an SC opinion or two.

Like others before me, I'm much more sorry about your cabin. Yuck! I know you were just in MI, so did you rebuild or buy a new cabin?
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 11/05/2007 09:50:09 AM
My house burned down once - no one was hurt. I think I might recognise some of the emotion that you get from a picture like this.

Bad luck on the DQ, but we've got the brown riboner surrounded - heh.
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 11/05/2007 09:26:00 AM
Nice idea. Maybe if printed it out, then you cut out the trees and replaced it with a black studio background. And possibly include part of a dirty hand, of cigarette. Currently it seems about 85-90% of the photo.
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 11/05/2007 09:04:55 AM
While I'm sorry about the DQ, I think I can understand it.

I'm VERY sorry about the cabin though - I hope you were all safe elsewhere at the time.
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 11/05/2007 03:28:59 AM
Julianne - that's too bad about the DQ. And too bad that happened to your cabin too.

Interesting idea, and I think what is interesting is that you also captured the reflection of the flame as well.
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 11/05/2007 03:24:06 AM
Aww...too bad it was DQ'ed Juli. It was a great idea.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/30/2007 05:14:21 PM
Dont really dig the fake fire, sad to see the damage.
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 10/29/2007 02:56:18 PM
The background image looks a little weird. Looks like you took a photo of a photo being set on fire?. Yes, that's it. I had to examine it to figure out what was going on here.
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 10/29/2007 04:46:50 AM
This is a bit odd. It's like you either added the flames in photoshop or the picture of the fire is just that, a picture, and you took a photo of flames in front of it. Not convincing enough for me, sorry.
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 10/28/2007 09:55:45 PM
A firestarter held up to a monitor? The flame's reflection is a giveaway.
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