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Hard disk ends tragically - what secrets did it hide?
Hard disk ends tragically - what secrets did it hide?
bjoern


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: End (Basic Editing)
Collection: 2009
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Munich, basement
Date: Feb 3, 2009
Aperture: 9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Photojournalism, Studio
Date Uploaded: Feb 3, 2009

 What a brutal, fiendish murder!

I'd prefer the axe to be in focus as well, but the depth of field wasn't big enough.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D700
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
 02/10/2009 02:29:49 PM
Great idea and very good execution. Shame we can see the saw cut beyond the penetration of the axe blade but good shot
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Fujifilm X-Pro3
Fujifilm XF 23mm f/2 R WR
 02/06/2009 09:54:42 PM
title hurts this one
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M5
Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 8-18mm f/2.8-4 ASPH
 02/05/2009 12:59:09 PM
Fantastic shot. I especially like the axe and the way it has cleaved so cleanly into the hard disc. The feeling of mystery and suspense is heightened by the suggestion in the title that there are maybe dark secrets being hidden here. Very well executed and creatively presented without going over the top with none of the gore and blood that is so often associated with cases like this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D60
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR
 02/04/2009 11:02:30 PM
haha nice. what I want to know is if that was a lucky strike or if you precut the drive and then inserted the axe.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon
 02/04/2009 08:46:17 PM
Difinitely the end! Well shot.
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