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Chasing Away the Darkness
Chasing Away the Darkness
stantheman1313


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Challenge: In The Style Of: bspurgeon (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Location: Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Date: Jul 12, 2011
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 500
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Vintage
Date Uploaded: Jul 12, 2011

 I took this as a tribute to [user]bspurgeon[/user]'s Darkened Continuation. () My deepest and most sincere condolences for your family.
This photo is meant to be a symbol for new beginnings. As your wife says life is good.

This is taken after a storm near my building. Natural light.

Post editing: crop, brightness/contrast, b/w, burn, clone out specks, unsharp mask, save for web.

Statistics
Place: 19 out of 156
Avg (all users): 6.3652
Avg (commenters): 7.1176
Avg (participants): 6.3049
Avg (non-participants): 6.5152
Views since voting: 553
Views during voting: 237
Votes: 115
Comments: 19
Favorites: 0

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 07/21/2011 09:15:36 PM
Lovely sentiment, thank you.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/21/2011 07:53:24 PM
Very simple and well executed. Nice clarity and contrast overall.
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 07/21/2011 06:39:39 PM
Symbolic and emotive. Very nice.
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 07/21/2011 04:49:58 AM
Simple and pleasing.
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 07/21/2011 02:26:04 AM
Fantastic composition. I like how its divided into 3 areas of trees, water and a gentle S along the pavement. The ripple and the shadow are superb.
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 07/20/2011 10:57:38 PM
Toes the light enter the circle of life, wonderful.
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 07/20/2011 08:12:58 PM
Excellent image. Perfect composition... subject and execution are very Ben. Well done.
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 07/20/2011 08:22:10 AM
Love the delicacy
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 07/20/2011 05:37:01 AM
Nice contrast and light.
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 07/19/2011 11:58:19 PM
No need to be tentative...jump right in! Enjoyable tones, intriguing composition. 8
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 07/19/2011 04:42:10 PM
Nicely intriguing
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 07/19/2011 02:27:38 PM
Better framing and crop would have made this a great image IMHO. I still like it though.
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 07/19/2011 12:45:32 PM
thumbnail looks different, both sizes interesting
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 07/16/2011 09:05:00 PM
lovely
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 07/16/2011 09:14:57 AM
intriguing, not sure why, but this has more metaphorical punch than I would expect... you know, surfaces and depth, identity, etc.
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 07/16/2011 08:09:19 AM
Cue the Jaws theme music, I feel impending doom is coming from that darkness.
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 07/16/2011 06:00:29 AM
Nice pose and compostion.
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 07/15/2011 06:50:49 PM
I like that you've produced something that clearly acknowledges Ben's influence without directly trying to copy him. That has some of Ben's magic, but your own stamp. Nice.
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 07/15/2011 10:34:06 AM
Great use of contrast, light and shadow. Looks like a Ben S for sure. 7
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