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Out, out, brief candle
Out, out, brief candle
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Challenge: Afterlife (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: Chicago
Date: Mar 7, 2006
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/20
Galleries: Studio
Date Uploaded: Mar 7, 2006

 The title, of course, comes from Shakespeare's Macbeth:

"To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow; a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing."
--(Act V, Scene v)

I don't believe in an afterlife, so I figured the image of a candle in the dark being blown out would best capture that thought.

I tried to find a red tapered candle because I thought it would better capture the vibrancy of life, but all I could find were either white tapered candles or a large red scented candle. My apartment smells like cranberry right now...

... and then I changed my mind in the last hour and went out and bought the white tapered candle and shot and edited everything in 25 minutes.

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Konica Minolta DiMAGE X20
 03/12/2006 04:46:33 PM
Very simple and basic picture. Lovely! Use of light is brilliant. Well done! (7)
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 03/11/2006 08:49:09 AM
Good job done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 03/09/2006 12:26:04 PM
one of the nicer candle shots in the challenge. Nice
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax Optio S
 03/08/2006 04:58:39 PM
Starck and simple. Gotta love the simplicity here.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon
 03/08/2006 08:50:18 AM
too much black a closer crop would be more effective
  Photographer found comment helpful.
HP PhotoSmart 945
 03/08/2006 01:22:57 AM
cool 10
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