The Queen, Rook and Knight prepare to defend their King. Each piece has its own job function. So, I would say that chess pieces are endowed with human qualities.
Taken with a Tiffen 80A filter under kitchen lights. The set-up was; I put the chess board on a black poster board and taped another to the wall. Then added the chess pieces.
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Read comments you received, wondering why no one saw personification. To me this was personification at its best. I gave you a 9...should have given you a 10...sorry about that :(
This is an excellent image Marc. Nothing to be ashamed of. I think what this image lacked was a captivating title. Without your comments, I wouldn't have realized what you were trying to convey here.
The shades of blue really sets the tone for this photo. I think the two pieces in the foreground, being a bit blurred distracts from the overall image. The pawn also seems too large for the opponents pieces. Overall a exceptionally good shot. Congrats! "9"
I can't really see the personification here. (I had to look up the word...chess, I believe). However, I think it's technically and compositionally an excellent picture so I gave it a 5.
I don't know what Echecs means in English, but I like your photo. ;^) Great use of a very commonly personified 'inanimate' object. This is well composed, lit brilliantly, and has a nice DOF feel to it with the foreground pieces placed as they are.
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