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WC#574 Return To Earth
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WC#574 Return To Earth

by David E Lester

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted March 4, 201332 views4 comments
Took this back in 2009 wayout in the backwoods of Virginia. Found this deer skull and I placed it on a dead tree that resembled a hand. To me it was like the forest was offering both back to the earth from where them came!! C&C welcome

Canon 40D, ef100-400@100mm, 1/60th, f/4.5, iso320, partial metering, fill flash, handheld. Converted to B&W and cropped for composition in CS6.

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 4, 2013 at 8:52 PM
The black and white conversion was an excellent choice considering the subject matter. I think the stump and skull could use a little more sharpening. :toast:
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Comment posted by RL Potts on March 5, 2013 at 7:32 PM
Some nice ideas here. The light balance is good. Tilting the camera can make a more dynamic image sometimes. This seems kind of straight on and centered. I guess Eward Weston would have done it this way, though. The skull and branch would make good props for Halloween.
Registered on November 24, 2003, 188 Posts, 985 Comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on March 5, 2013 at 9:22 PM
Very creative scene setting, David! :smile: The stump is a great way to display this skull. The stump does look like a hand but it also could be seen as the neck of the animal. The B&W works well with this. . .gives it a more spooky feel.
Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 5, 2013 at 9:44 PM
I like the contrast between the skull and the stump and how well both are set apart from the oof background.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments