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Challenge: Art of 2012 (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM
Location: kill devil hills, nc
Date: Mar 19, 2012
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/4000
Date Uploaded: Feb 23, 2013

 A strange fog rolled through the Outerbanks this afternoon, shrouding everything in a misty gloom. This image was captured in Kill Devil Hills, NC on Monday afternoon, March 19, 2012.

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I titled it as a nod to one of my favorite poets, e.e. cummings (Edward Estlin Cummings), who wrote one of my favorite poems
Originally posted by e.e. cummings:
maggie and millie and molly and may

maggie and millie and molly and may
went down to the beach (to play one day)

and maggie discovered a shell that sang
so sweetly she couldn't remember her troubles, and

millie befriended a stranded star
whose rays five languid fingers were;

and molly was chased by a horrible thing
which raced sideways while blowing bubbles: and

may came home with a smooth round stone
as small as a world and as large as alone.

For whatever we lose (like a you or a me)
it's always ourselves we find in the sea.


Here's a nice article that analyzes the poem, as well as recaps cumming's background.

Natalie Merchant turned it into an incredible song; you can enjoy it here

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as for dpc, well, who knows...i'll hope for a 5.25

and i'll be interested to see who makes the connection with the title...

i had a few others that i'd considered, but we'll get to those later.

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Fujifilm x100
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 03/07/2013 11:40:52 PM
Lucky man
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Nikon D810
 03/07/2013 10:30:34 PM
I love all the negative space. It is kind of overwhelming and makes the person look more lonely and lost. So does the weather. Great image!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/07/2013 07:59:29 PM
Beautiful minimalism. I particularly love the softness of the sky.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm X-T30
Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS
 03/07/2013 03:45:04 PM
carrying all the weight of the world
  Photographer found comment helpful.
OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
03/06/2013 11:10:36 PM
there has to be music for this..... rollin' rollin' rollin'
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D90
 03/03/2013 10:46:49 PM
i like that you didn't follow the thirds rule, it paid off
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 03/01/2013 01:55:33 PM
Gorgeous shot. So lonely.
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