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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 hide exif
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Date/Time09-Jul-2005 16:36:42
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length18 mm
Exposure Time1/2500 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent200
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White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programprogram (1)
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Timothy O'Connor11-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 Challenge11-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 Challenge11-Jul-2005 06:03
Thanks for your kind opinion Gayle. I've now added my name.. .
Canon DSLR Challenge11-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 Knowles11-Jul-2005 05:50
Lovely shot, needs the artists name though.
Gayle
Timothy O'Connor10-Jul-2005 23:17
Very good - I find the slanted horizon a teeny bit distracting though.