Taken in the kitchen with a simple setup. used a remote flash (sb600) and just clicked away until i got the pose i liked.
Edits in Elements 3.0
Cropped, brightness, contrast, levels, adjusted colour, resize, remove noise, sharpen, pass thorugh Neat Image, USM
Save for the web.
Ummm...yeah, I don't think this really goes (at all) with the theme of this challenge. You might rack up some points with diehard "LOTR" fans, but I'm going to have to give this "stretch" a low score for being totally inconsiderate of the guidelines.
This is technically a good photo. What I am having trouble with is seeing what your input to the composition is...it just appears as a positioned shot of a figurine. No creative elements...interpretation, mood, emotive force...