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09-JUL-2005	Tom Donaghey

Hanging on

Cambridge UK

This little daisy managed to grow in the tiniest gap in a massive area of concrete. I loved its isolation and the struggle to take hold in such a place. The unlevel horizon and thrown background helped to convay (I hope) a sence of hanging on..

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
1/2500s f/4.0 at 18.0mm iso200 full exif

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Timothy O'Connor		11-Jul-2005 14:12
Point taken. Now that you have explained the intent, I find that my feeling of 'distraction' adds to the impression you are after :-)

Canon DSLR Challenge		11-Jul-2005 09:50
Tom, your excellent depth of field also conveys the feeling of isolation and "hanging on". I get the impression it could be stepped on or run over at any minute. Very well done. Gayle

Canon DSLR Challenge		11-Jul-2005 06:03
Thanks for your kind opinion Gayle. I've now added my name.. .

Canon DSLR Challenge		11-Jul-2005 05:59
Thanks for your comments Timothy, I have a version of this with a level horizon, but I just love the off level version.. I was "trying" to convay some of the feeling of gripping on to life (in the middle of a concrete slab) and the unlevel horizon seems to add to the uncertainty of it.

Gayle Knowles		11-Jul-2005 05:50
Lovely shot, needs the artists name though. Gayle

Timothy O'Connor		10-Jul-2005 23:17
Very good - I find the slanted horizon a teeny bit distracting though.