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La Voix de Dieu Résonne
La Voix de Dieu Résonne
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Challenge: Fine Arts: Exhibit I (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-1000D Rebel XS
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Location: My Basement
Date: Mar 7, 2010
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Abstract
Date Uploaded: Mar 7, 2010

 I wanted to try something different for this challenge. Guitar strings, I did a few different ones but this was the best.

Since i was doing something different I thought why not title it in French. I'm Canadian so I have a semi reasonable excuse. Also it makes everything fancier. Roughly supposed to mean "The Voice of God Resonates". Got the idea from a terrific movie called Metal: A Headbanger's Journey. A psychologist said that some people's devotion to metal is almost religious as if they were hearing the voice of God. I don't quite remember, I haven't seen it in about 4 years.

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Place: 107 out of 193
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 03/15/2010 08:47:05 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

A little bit of glare visible on the whatsit (bridge?) where the strings attach does tend to draw the eye. Looks like you strummed the bottom two strings, I think it adds nicely to a bokeh-ish effect. As always, there are going to be people who love or hate extreme dof. The title's quite good...and hey aren't you in the same basic area that Anvil comes from? (I'm not a metalhead but yes I've seen the movie! :-)

The 18-55 kit lens isn't a bad choice for what is essentially a macro. I am guessing you shot handheld; this would have been a good time to break out the tripod and close down the fstop and leave the shutter open. A lower ISO may have helped reduce the glare too. I would have tried a lower, and higher, pov too to add more interest to the shot as it is a bit static.

Otherwise, you finished quite well in a challenge that has all manner of unorthodox entries. Keep shooting!

Feel free to PM me with any questions,

Susan
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03/14/2010 05:30:34 AM
4 - The highlights detract and there is no main focal areas for my eyes to rest on.
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 03/13/2010 07:08:09 PM
Excellent!
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 03/13/2010 12:22:31 AM
And what a lovely tune..
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 03/12/2010 11:23:51 AM
Should be printed as a huge banner and hung in a trendy jazz joint I think.
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 03/09/2010 02:11:32 PM
Pourquoi Dieu? Pourquoi sa voix? Je ne comprends pas. C'est cet art "fine"? Je ne crois pas, mais cela ne se connecte pas avec moi, même si elle est. Désolé.
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 03/09/2010 10:39:46 AM
ok, here's my 2 cents...IMO the sting on the very bottom should be in total sharp focus...not the next one up...mind you I'm not saying it's a bad shot...I like it but that is where my eye want to go is the first string
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 03/08/2010 03:42:13 PM
Interesting DOF.
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