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Freedom
Freedom
jamesdunn


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Challenge: Strength (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Nikon D100
Location: Redmond, Washington
Date: Apr 11, 2004
Aperture: F7.1
ISO: 400
Shutter: 6 sec.
Galleries: Vintage, Emotive
Date Uploaded: Apr 12, 2004

 Setup: Shot with tripod and cable release. Lighting was achieved by a moving candle.
Subject: 30 year old copy of the Declaration of Independence from a gift shop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Secondary light was a pierced tin lantern. Antique table circa 1780.
Post processing: Set levels and resized.

Statistics
Place: 48 out of 282
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Avg (commenters): 6.9474
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Avg (non-participants): 5.8137
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Votes: 281
Comments: 22
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 04/20/2004 01:02:30 PM
Beautiful lighting. Great shot for the theme of this challenge
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 04/20/2004 07:23:17 AM
lighting is wonderful, great colours with a nice rustic feel about it
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon
 04/19/2004 05:02:13 PM
The lighting is what lifts this out of the ordinary. What a creative choice of light source and I love the way in which it is included in the image to provide a rounded shape to counter the straight diagonal edge of the document.
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 04/19/2004 04:34:26 PM
nice effect with the light
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Canon PowerShot G5
 04/19/2004 07:41:00 AM
Nice composition.
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Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D
Konica Minolta AF 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5
 04/18/2004 02:09:34 PM
Brilliant color and lighting.
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Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 04/18/2004 05:16:45 AM
Very nice tone and shadowing effect.
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-80mm 1:4-5.6
 04/17/2004 10:47:22 PM
This is a nice idea of strength, and I like your composition, and the lighting is very unique. Nice work!
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 04/17/2004 04:43:35 AM
Nice idea I like it
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
 04/17/2004 01:27:06 AM
Excellent photo, my favorite so far in the challenge. I love the warm tone and the shadows from the light at the top. Gave it a 10! Good luck.
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon
 04/16/2004 10:58:07 PM
Very cool idea.
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Olympus C-300Z
 04/16/2004 04:47:35 PM
Hey, if you'd played your cards right, you could have still been part of the British Empire. But you didn't, and look what happened.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 04/16/2004 02:27:25 PM
Your title says it all. This would be very good in a "Freedom" challenge. But it's a very nice image.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
 04/16/2004 12:12:19 AM
Beautiful use of light. Very emotive.
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Pentax Optio 330
 04/15/2004 09:07:31 PM
this looks to familuar
 04/14/2004 11:56:09 PM
Beautiful light. Strong concept: Freedom = Strength, the ultimate power!
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 04/14/2004 09:54:18 PM
Magical light. Very nice, moody and adds well to the shot. Nice going.
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HP PhotoSmart 735
 04/14/2004 06:15:46 PM
Cool lighting, The shadows and orange glow add interest
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 04/14/2004 04:42:58 PM
Wow! Incredible lighting! It's a pitty is was about "strength" and not "freedom"... you would had a 10 from me, I promisse, but in this contest I can't give you it.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 04/14/2004 12:26:49 PM
I love your light source. great capture.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 04/14/2004 09:43:29 AM
nicely lit - your choice here moves this from just another shot to a statement and a reflection of your pov.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko
 04/14/2004 03:39:39 AM
Great composition. The light rays bring this one to life!
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