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Challenge: Misquotes (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Nikon
Location: My garage
Date: Aug 21, 2010
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Emotive, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Aug 22, 2010
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Per Wikipedia "No rest for the wicked" is probably a corruption of Isaiah 57:21 "There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked."
I Googled misquotes and saw "No rest for the weary" and the variation "No rest for the wicked." I wasn't thinking about entering this challenge, but had already thought about a picture with various lighting effects, and this idea was in my mind. So I shot the pic, and tossing it in. The hoodie and sunglasses are for my camera shyness:) Kind of a sequel to my "Getaway Driver" in the Perspective VI challenge.
I shot this in my garage at night. I took the blinds off the window and hung it between two ladders. The blinds came to hip level, so I leaned some foam board along the bottom to block out the light from the flash. The flash was set on the ground aimed toward where my head would be. Taped a piece of cardboard to the top of the flash so the light wouldn't reflect off the ceiling over to my side of the blinds. A bit of trial and error. I did this by myself, so the hardest part was to get the camera to focus where my head would be. Shutter activated with the wired remote (MC-30).
 
Had a few different versions. I tried a B&W version, a warmer version, but it was a toss up and I just chose this version...
Post voting: Hmm, it didn't go over very well :)
Originally posted by FourPoint7:
good quote not crazy about the shot. i dont feel the story it's trying to tell...6 |
I suppose my idea of the story for the quote/misquote was that this person (a bad person, bad guy, evil doer, a wicked person) having done evil/wicked deeds is always looking over his shoulders, not able to relax. I was trying to impart that the person was looking/peeking out the blinds seeing who might be after him.
But like I said above; it didn't go over too well :)
Originally posted by saxon75:
I feel like there should be another element in the photo to raise the stakes as far as the scene is concerned. |
Good point. I thought about using a knife (or something else) as a prop in the same hand spreading the blinds... but decided to keep it simple.
Thanks to those who commented for the feedback. |
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08/31/2010 07:12:02 AM |
| I like the colors and the lighting. |
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08/29/2010 08:42:45 AM |
| This works really well from where i,m sitting. |
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08/27/2010 08:26:49 PM |
| Is something that has been misquoted for centuries still a misquote? When does it take on a life of its own? But I did like the pic. |
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08/27/2010 02:19:32 PM |
| Nice dramatic light, which does give it that creepy feel you're going for. I feel like there should be another element in the photo to raise the stakes as far as the scene is concerned. |
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08/27/2010 02:29:38 AM |
| good quote not crazy about the shot. i dont feel the story it's trying to tell...6 |
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08/24/2010 08:46:03 PM |
| And a wicked shot this is. Nice clean lines - like it. |
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