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Edge of Purgatory
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Edge of Purgatory

by Nicolaus Wegner

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted May 9, 2010119 views2 comments
One of the more surreal memories I have from my six years spent in Iraq. So much of my experience was spent behind t-walls and sandbags like this. On a rare occasion, the sun would poke through during a dusty, cloudy day. Managed to take this shot on one of those days.

Darker vs. lighter processing was intentional. ;] I usually keep things in the middle, but on this one the histogram is tapping up on both extremes quite a bit. Thought it matched the mood.

Thanks for looking.

Comments

2 comments
Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on May 9, 2010 at 11:15 AM
Nicely seen. You could have used a 3 shot sequence to capture the entire range but I like the mood as well.
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Comment posted by Mark Zelinka on May 10, 2010 at 12:33 PM
Definitely different and I like it. It captures an apocalyptic feeling.
Registered on August 20, 2007, 206 Posts, 998 Comments