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Challenge: Conflict (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Olympus C-3030Z
Location: Home
Date: Feb 20, 2004
Date Uploaded: Feb 24, 2004

 I had a very cheap chess set to work with, so I had to go for a back lit shot to hide the quality from the camera. I converted it to black and white because I felt it made the shot look more powerful.

I shot it on a tripod at 1/10 of a second with aperture at f2.8
Adjusted the exposure bias to -2.00
Focal length was 19.10mm
Flash was off
ISO was 100

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Place: 30 out of 202
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Votes: 275
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Sony Alpha a6400
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 03/02/2004 01:06:46 PM
Excellent work :) I love the high/low key combination here..
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Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7 II M.Zuiko ED
 02/29/2004 10:42:14 PM
Interesting take on the challenge, great composition, POV and DOF. Nice choice of B&W.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 02/29/2004 06:22:28 AM
To narrow of a shot. Would have looked better if it was wider.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 02/28/2004 07:08:39 PM
Obvious photographic quality, Highly print worthy, good lightning, good DOF. One of the best chess shot in this challenge but still, another chess shot (7)
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 02/28/2004 02:54:59 PM
Very nice expression of conflict, and the best of the chess shots. Unusual perspective, good depth of field and composition.The pawn is a little distracting and the light is harsh, but I like that the knight is facing the king. 8
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 02/27/2004 07:15:12 PM
This is taken from a great perspective. Most chess shots seem very much the same, but not this one... much more original. :)
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Fujifilm X100VI
 02/27/2004 06:15:46 PM
Cool how the opposite king/queen (never play chess) looks so large. Well composed. You can see the fear on the mouth of the horse somehow. :)
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 02/27/2004 03:02:40 PM
Love the point of view here, like a face-off at high noon. 7
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Nikon Coolpix 885
 02/27/2004 12:20:00 AM
Very nice shot! Great focus and contrast; gives a sense of suspese...
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Nikon D200
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Nikon
 02/26/2004 08:19:30 PM
We see A LOT of chess photos--this one, however, has a unique and creative viewpoint. I like it! 7
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
 02/26/2004 01:42:48 PM
wow amazing point of view there
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Pentax K10D
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 02/26/2004 04:17:01 AM
You may suffer in the voting because you have chosen a common subject, but you have created a very good image.
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 02/26/2004 03:42:01 AM
I like the ominous feel of this chess shot
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Olympus C-750UZ
 02/26/2004 01:34:52 AM
A little too soft on the focus.
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HP PhotoSmart 850
 02/25/2004 06:29:09 PM
Great photo
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Sony DSC-P52
 02/25/2004 05:56:08 PM
great lighting
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Sony DSC-F717
 02/25/2004 03:44:09 PM
Good chess picture. Could the knight in the foreground have been sharpened more?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/25/2004 02:07:04 PM
nice thought. not a grand implementation.
one piece should be white
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Kodak DC260
 02/25/2004 01:43:50 PM
nice.
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Nikon D70s
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 02/25/2004 08:42:05 AM
nice idea. i like the depth of field on this one
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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