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East of Eden
East of Eden
Gringo


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Fences (Advanced Editing V*)
Collection: Hidden Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D2X
Lens: Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
Location: California
Date: Dec 30, 2006
Aperture: F 7.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Still Life, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Dec 31, 2006

 This is a decorative fence I placed behind a stone cherub for this shot. The fence challenge is a hard subject to make interesting so I was looking for something worthy of printing.

This cherub was sitting on the ground in the sunlight and the surrounding area was shaded from the trees. I under-exposed the shot to try to keep the strong light from blowing out. I probably should have spot metered the exposure but I left it on multi-meter knowing the camera is better than I am. It took a little more work in processing the dark areas of the photo, but I am happy with the final result.

It is a single exposure. I layered a sepia tone of the image into the color version to mute the color back and I simply brought more of the original green and rust color selectively back in some areas of the fence and the cherub leaving most of the background with the sepia tone.

The picture was pretty simple shooting but I needed an appropriate title.

I think because the cherub is the main subject of my shot and the fence is a subtle accent to the subject, my score may tank into the depths of DPC brown ribbon hell. But, I like it well enough to take the chance with the voters and I'm not going to worry much about the score.

I thought about giving it a title with some cleverly worded gibberish so the big predominant angel figure wouldn’t be seen at all and the fence would jump out and scream; I’M HERE, I MEET THE CHALLENGE.

Maybe something like; Do he Angel or are he fence. (Inspired by similar titles, which have also hit the depths of DPC brown ribbon hell).

OK, so I need to find a real title
I searched “angels” to see if I could get some ideas for a great title and…. like everything in my life… one thing leads to another and I find myself going off into these weird areas of the internet. I get so side-tracked into all kinds of interesting things to read and pretty soon I can’t even remember what I was looking for or why I was reading about the Ark of the Covenant and how the cherubim were placed on each side of it.

Alright, I know you are all thinking to yourself; man, that Gringo dude is a whack.

I also learned that because most English speakers are unfamiliar with Hebrew plural formation, the word cherubims is sometimes incorrectly used as a plural. In English usage, cherubs is also an acceptable plural form, especially for "baby angels".

So there you go… now you have that working for you.

Descriptions of cherubim in the Bibles vary through the many translations from the Hebrew Bible, but in general all describe cherubim as a winged creature combining human and animal features. In the book of Genesis cherubim are described as guarding the way to the “Tree of Life” East of the Garden of Eden armed with flaming swords. (Genesis 3:24): "So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life."

Hence my title – East of Eden

It’s not particularly clever or unique, but the thought process is there. I think selecting the perfect title for your image is a fundamental part of the overall expression. I hope some of you like the picture, but I hope all of you like the title.
:)

Statistics
Place: 235 out of 315
Avg (all users): 5.0385
Avg (commenters): 4.8333
Avg (participants): 4.9043
Avg (non-participants): 5.1286
Views since voting: 851
Views during voting: 297
Votes: 234
Comments: 11
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 01/10/2007 01:18:51 AM
Do he Angel or are he fence!!!! Friggen Hilarious!

I like your little angel, oh and the fence too. :)
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 01/10/2007 01:11:34 AM
I like both the title and the shot. You really do get the feeling that she's guarding the gate
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon
 01/10/2007 12:38:58 AM
well, i really like the pic regardless of the score. i think it clearly meets the challenge and should have placed higher! *hugs*
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 01/10/2007 12:24:39 AM
I really like your shot and setup here, there is a great theme behind your shot, hince your explination. I gave it a 7 during the challenge, because I really liked your unique angle and idea. Nice work.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 01/09/2007 11:11:06 PM
very nice
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Canon EOS-60D
01/09/2007 09:45:54 PM
The fence is lost in the background
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus E-5
Olympus 11-22mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital Zoom
 01/09/2007 09:33:49 AM
Aha! there is the fence :)
Very nice, maybe I would desaturated a little more and give more light to those shadows
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSLR-A300
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Sony Alpha/Konica Minolta
 01/08/2007 06:34:33 PM
This looks more like a gate than fence.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/04/2007 08:04:07 AM
Quite luscious...shoul score well ...8
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 01/04/2007 04:52:15 AM
A good cmposition but i feel that the sculpture takes away all the attention and the challenge theme is clearly overshadowed here
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 01/04/2007 02:52:08 AM
This picture just isn't about the fence.
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