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05-JUN-2011 (c) Doug Cruden

5th - "Seven Samurai"

Snowshill Manor, Snowshill, Glos.

Akira Kurosawa's seminal 1954 film about a poor village under attack by bandits recruiting seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves. Seven Samurai famously influenced the Yul Brynor epic "The Magnificent Seven" six years later

This was taken in Snowshill Manor, a fascinating place full of the 22,000 artefacts collected over the years by Charles Paget Wade. Thankfully, the National Trust has recently relaxed its strict rules on not allowing indoor photography and now permit non-flash shooting

I should add that the room in which these samurai stood was in almost complete darkness with the only light coming from half-a-dozen candle-lights like the one in the foreground and a heavily obscured window at the left of the picture...glad to see that a high ISO and a smidge of Levels has brought out the shadows nicely :o))

See what other Pbasers are doing in the back row this month here

Nikon D700 ,Nikkor 24-85mm f/2.8-4D AF
1/13s f/3.5 at 24.0mm iso1600 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time05-Jun-2011 12:17:48
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D700
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length24 mm
Exposure Time1/13 sec
Aperturef/3.5
ISO Equivalent1600
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance2.000 m

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Jeff Lobaugh09-Jun-2011 04:15
Great find!!!
LynnH06-Jun-2011 18:30
Fantastic collection of armor and artifacts! Great shot!
j>a>e>17 :):):)06-Jun-2011 16:54
TIME travel TREASURE & totALLLy TRIPPPIN' HERE AWELIVE!!!! :):):):)
Mieke WA Minkjan06-Jun-2011 09:12
one looks very human, great shot and information
laine06-Jun-2011 07:52
They look very mean :)) Great shot.
Wei O'Connell06-Jun-2011 04:30
Great old movie. Beautiful antique.
Janice Dunn06-Jun-2011 04:29
What a wonderful display of the Japanese items.
larose forest photos06-Jun-2011 02:36
Striking image and how perfect for that movie. V
J. Scott Coile06-Jun-2011 01:21
My favorite from that genre.
Inga Morozoff05-Jun-2011 23:49
I'm impressed what you managed to snap using such a high ISO. I should be more adventureous and do more low-light work myself. Good one Doug.
Cindi Smith05-Jun-2011 22:05
Wow, what a find! You did a great job! Excellent for the movie! :)
Guest 05-Jun-2011 21:27
Excellent low light capture Doug! Love all those warm tones!
Linda Willets05-Jun-2011 20:59
What a great treasure.. excellent capture with the lighting conditions.
Jola Dziubinska05-Jun-2011 16:51
Great movie of the great Kurosawa! Superb interpretation and exposure! V.
Walter Otto Koenig05-Jun-2011 15:30
An excellent film you chose and a great shot you posted. Super job with the exposure on this one, really like the lighting and all the rich details. So nice to learn the NT now allows indoor photography.
Stephanie05-Jun-2011 14:05
This is great fun Doug!!! Perfect for the movie, which I don't think I've ever seen....
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