Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness (*) photo

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13-JAN-2004	theFly

Chinese Proverb

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Guest		13-Jan-2009 01:45
i like to see

Guest		19-Jan-2004 06:55
The strong shadow in the background adds depth to the image. I also like the yellow glow.

Ann Chaikin		15-Jan-2004 18:22
Very cool TheFly. I really like the yellow glow myself. Ann C

ctfchallenge		15-Jan-2004 01:33
Thanks for the kind words. Andreas: I had looked at doing it B&W, but I really liked the warm glow of the candle. Pops: I also did shoot the picture centered and a little wider. I kept getting the flame trace out of the picture. Also, I cropped it off center to help hide a slight flaw in the composition. I hope you cannot tell. theFly

Guest		14-Jan-2004 22:23
Gosh, Lee, I like this. The concept is cool and you've pulled it off well. I do wonder about the off center cropping though. Every time I look at this image I want to chop a bit off the left edge and center the light. And maybe a hair off the bottom as well.

ctfchallenge		14-Jan-2004 04:24
I really like how you elaborated on a simple candle shot with the light tracing. Very nice. I have a feeling this shot would work well in B&W, as the only thing color does is give it the warm yellow cast. Andreas

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