Your move.... Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is a piece of my favourite game, chess.

A pawn.

The pawn is the weakest and most abundant piece in the game of chess, representing infantry, or more particularly armed peasants or pikemen. Each player begins the game with eight pawns, one on each square of the second rank from the view of the player.

Pawns are unusual in movement and use. Unlike all the other pieces, pawns may not move backwards.
Normally a pawn moves by advancing a single square, but the first time each pawn is moved from its initial position, it has the option to advance two squares.
Pawns may not use the initial two-square advance to jump over an occupied square, or to capture.
Any piece directly in front of a pawn, friend or foe, blocks its advance.

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Critiques | Translate

eversmile (5995) 2009-06-19 11:51

Hi Thomas

I like the delicate hues here, but above all, your selection of focus and although the subject does not talk at all to me: I abhor like chess game and I am not far from the same feeling for infantry... there is something here that retains my attention. I have to admit that I would have been more enthusiast if it had been a bouddha, but you achieved a good job with your subject. And the framing is well chosen.
Regards
Marine

Cretense (55620) 2009-06-20 7:08

Hello Thomas!

Excellent, very original and very impressive photo! Fantastic close-up, perfect "play" with the depth of field and focus, excellent light managment, great textures and beautiful colours! Impressive subject, too! Congratulations!

Hercules

CycleEyes (598) 2009-06-20 10:05

Hello Thomas
Intersting and nice subject. Great d.o.f and exposure capturing details and colour tone.
George

jhm (82185) 2009-06-21 3:32

Hello Thomas,

I like your picture real for the light.
I have to admit that I would have been more enthusiast if it had been a bouddha, but you achieved a good job with your subject
The vertical composition, what you here have built, a meticulously perfect picture.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice sunday,
John.

karthikcs (271) 2009-06-22 5:29

Very interesting shot. Love tones and DOF..

Recently even I had uploaded a wooden chess pawn shot here

rasto1893 (1748) 2009-07-14 1:23

Hello Thomas,
Beautiful photo well captured with very nice colour
My best Regards
Rastislav

jimmyjimmy (462) 2009-07-14 6:51

Hello Thomas

Thank you for your earlier critique on my image. I like this one for it's simplicity. The dof really makes this image. wonderful composition.

Regards
Jimmy

sultana (1089) 2009-07-16 8:03