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Nothing there is motionless- Nothing save the airs that brood Over the magic solitude.
Nothing there is motionless- Nothing save the airs that brood Over the magic solitude.
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Edgar Allan Poe (Expert Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Barberton
Date: Oct 29, 2011
Aperture: f/14
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/6 sec
Galleries: Emotive, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Nov 1, 2011

 The Valley of Unrest

by Edgar Allan Poe
(published 1845)


Once it smiled a silent dell
Where the people did not dwell;
They had gone unto the wars,
Trusting to the mild-eyed stars,
Nightly, from their azure towers,
To keep watch above the flowers,
In the midst of which all day
The red sun-light lazily lay.
Now each visitor shall confess
The sad valley's restlessness.
Nothing there is motionless --
Nothing save the airs that brood
Over the magic solitude.
Ah, by no wind are stirred those trees
That palpitate like the chill seas
Around the misty Hebrides!
Ah, by no wind those clouds are driven
That rustle through the unquiet Heaven
Uneasily, from morn till even,
Over the violets there that lie
In myriad types of the human eye --
Over the lilies there that wave
And weep above a nameless grave!
They wave: -- from out their fragrant tops
Eternal dews come down in drops.
They weep: -- from off their delicate stems
Perennial tears descend in gems.

[Nov. 5th, 2011 12:21:33 AM]

Original image:[thumb]982334[/thumb]
Tree debarked so that it would die, but the tree is fighting back.

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Place: 66 out of 88
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Avg (commenters): 8.0000
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Votes: 127
Comments: 14
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OM System OM-1
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 11/11/2011 04:31:31 PM
loved your image - so congrats on all the bling, well deserved!

(and thanks for a nice comment on my entry... the dress was indeed not the best fit for the story, I'd prefer something very simple, but we went with what we had :))
  Photographer found comment helpful.
OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
11/11/2011 08:49:45 AM
You fought and you won.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+
Sony Sonnar T* FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA
 11/11/2011 03:29:46 AM
Thought this was outstanding, love it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm X30
Custom Made Pinhole
 11/11/2011 12:04:38 AM
A wonderful energy.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 11/10/2011 10:05:31 PM
wallpaper of the damned
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm X30
Custom Made Pinhole
 11/10/2011 09:15:47 PM
Like a waterfall of ones life.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm x100
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 11/09/2011 10:17:00 PM
Cacophony of tones.

  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus PEN-F
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
11/08/2011 07:20:22 PM
Lovely. One of the most beautiful B&W abstracts I've seen for ages. Here's an 'Order of the Thumb' for you. Don't bother ducking: I'm afraid there's no escaping it.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2
Panasonic Lumix 20mm f1.7 ASPH
 11/05/2011 06:40:12 PM
I like this image. The texture and contrast appeal to me, and I like the way I can interpret different areas of the image in varying ways. However, it seems shoehorned into the challenge. The only thing that ties the image to the challenge is the title. So, good image but I took off a couple of points for the shoehorn.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+
Sony Sonnar T* FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA
 11/05/2011 10:12:16 AM
A cascading collection of wonderfulness, examining this or taking it in with one glance, both leave me with the same great feeling.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5DS R
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 11/04/2011 08:55:28 PM
Lovely art piece.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II
 11/04/2011 07:06:12 PM
Too bright for my taste.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
OM System OM-1
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 11/04/2011 04:57:32 PM
very interesting, dynamic abstract. well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-600D/T3i Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM II
 11/04/2011 08:58:12 AM
It's like a Rorschach image. Everyone should say what they see in order to reveal their deep dark dirty innards. :oD I like it!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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