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Published: 2008-07-29 10:29:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 737; Favourites: 26; Downloads: 0
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Location: Cramlington, Northumberland, England
Date: 18/03/2008 @ 11:31
Light Conditions: Overcast/Bright

Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Lens: 50mm f/1.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
Flash: --
Flash Mode: --
Shutter Speed: 1/4000 sec.
Aperture: F/1.8
ISO: ISO-400
Filters: UV

Post-work: Crop / Monochrome / Colour Balance
Related items: "Deadwood" series



This is the second shot from my Deadwoods series, which looks at decay from a natural perspective, rather than the man-made regression that is my Everything Must Go collection of images.

This shot was taken in Cramlington park, and is part of a succession of similarly-styled images that will be uploaded in the near future. They were created for a college project looking at narrow focus and the actions of nature through the seasons (and years).

There are more examples to come in the near future.
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Comments: 13

LaughingAstarael [2008-08-04 05:25:36 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful. The textures and layers make me think of a miscroscope slide...

Also, deep quiet.

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arctoa In reply to LaughingAstarael [2008-08-04 15:32:36 +0000 UTC]

That's a nice interpretation, I like it. :B

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Lilybladex [2008-08-01 03:31:20 +0000 UTC]

Really beautiful details, but you can see the main idea right away. Very nice picture. Fan of your exquistite work.

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arctoa In reply to Lilybladex [2008-08-01 09:32:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank-you. :]

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Hantenshi [2008-07-30 21:53:31 +0000 UTC]

You made me want to re-use my 50mm also, I forgot how the DOF is just amazing

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arctoa In reply to Hantenshi [2008-07-30 22:16:21 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, that lens is a lot of fun to work with; I like messing around with narrow focus and bokeh. Thank-you for the comment. :]

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limnides [2008-07-29 13:15:14 +0000 UTC]

If I were to just comment with: "Silent noise." would it make any sense? 'cause that's what this is like for me.

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arctoa In reply to limnides [2008-07-29 14:55:36 +0000 UTC]

It does make some sense, although I'm sure it makes more to you than it does to anyone else. Hah.

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semeuse [2008-07-29 13:02:07 +0000 UTC]

nice work - the limited DOF keeps us right at that little lichen while we still notice all the textures - well done

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arctoa In reply to semeuse [2008-07-29 13:16:26 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I enjoyed messing around with the narrow focus. Thank-you for taking the time to comment, it's appreciated.

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ashenweepingwillow [2008-07-29 10:33:47 +0000 UTC]

this is incredible

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arctoa In reply to ashenweepingwillow [2008-07-29 10:59:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank-you for that, and for the favourite-list addition: I appreciate it.

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ashenweepingwillow In reply to arctoa [2008-07-30 01:25:03 +0000 UTC]

of course

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