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"No rest for the wicked."
"No rest for the wicked."
Leo


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Challenge: Misquotes (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Nikon
Location: My garage
Date: Aug 21, 2010
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Emotive, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Aug 22, 2010

 Per Wikipedia "No rest for the wicked" is probably a corruption of Isaiah 57:21 "There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked."

I Googled misquotes and saw "No rest for the weary" and the variation "No rest for the wicked." I wasn't thinking about entering this challenge, but had already thought about a picture with various lighting effects, and this idea was in my mind. So I shot the pic, and tossing it in. The hoodie and sunglasses are for my camera shyness:) Kind of a sequel to my "Getaway Driver" in the Perspective VI challenge.

I shot this in my garage at night. I took the blinds off the window and hung it between two ladders. The blinds came to hip level, so I leaned some foam board along the bottom to block out the light from the flash. The flash was set on the ground aimed toward where my head would be. Taped a piece of cardboard to the top of the flash so the light wouldn't reflect off the ceiling over to my side of the blinds. A bit of trial and error. I did this by myself, so the hardest part was to get the camera to focus where my head would be. Shutter activated with the wired remote (MC-30).


Had a few different versions. I tried a B&W version, a warmer version, but it was a toss up and I just chose this version...

Post voting: Hmm, it didn't go over very well :)

Originally posted by FourPoint7:
good quote not crazy about the shot. i dont feel the story it's trying to tell...6

I suppose my idea of the story for the quote/misquote was that this person (a bad person, bad guy, evil doer, a wicked person) having done evil/wicked deeds is always looking over his shoulders, not able to relax. I was trying to impart that the person was looking/peeking out the blinds seeing who might be after him.

But like I said above; it didn't go over too well :)

Originally posted by saxon75:
I feel like there should be another element in the photo to raise the stakes as far as the scene is concerned.

Good point. I thought about using a knife (or something else) as a prop in the same hand spreading the blinds... but decided to keep it simple.

Thanks to those who commented for the feedback.

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Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 08/31/2010 11:12:02 AM
I like the colors and the lighting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
 08/29/2010 12:42:45 PM
This works really well from where i,m sitting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D90
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 08/28/2010 12:26:49 AM
Is something that has been misquoted for centuries still a misquote? When does it take on a life of its own? But I did like the pic.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D40
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
 08/27/2010 06:19:32 PM
Nice dramatic light, which does give it that creepy feel you're going for. I feel like there should be another element in the photo to raise the stakes as far as the scene is concerned.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 08/27/2010 06:29:38 AM
good quote not crazy about the shot. i dont feel the story it's trying to tell...6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
 08/25/2010 12:46:03 AM
And a wicked shot this is. Nice clean lines - like it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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