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Published: 2006-03-09 07:09:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 2009; Favourites: 54; Downloads: 175
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(yeah, the red piece is the commander, it's a rank in Chinese chess)OK, so with some experimentation I discovered that I could get comparable results to the point and shoot (the previous pic, "Enemy in the Midst"). I'm pretty pleased with the result, although I know it's a little noisy due to low light/high iso. I also had to crop quite a bit. But I was trying to get the red piece in focus as was suggested in my last attempt. I hope you like it better!
I entered this one in `ssilence 's macro contest too.
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haha. i used to know how to play but i've forgotten! i should try again, now i am working and studying with many chinese students
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Have never played Chinese chess myself, love this shot though.
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maybe you'll learn in Taiwan
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I've been learning how to play Mahjong, just about everyone here plays it. Haven't seen anyone playing Chinese chess though, will ask my wife about it.
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oh ok. all my taiwanese friends know how.
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Very nice work, love the juxtaposing of the red general compared with the other ones
could do with a chinese chess set like that one as well.. can't find my pro hand-carved jade set
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nice. jade chinese chess? or jade western chess?
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cool, never seen one like that before!
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very nice idea ! I like the lights and the DOF !!
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wow.. thats really something... i love the composition of the shot... and the focal point is off to the centre which is great
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gr8 macro
love th focus and the lighting in red one
keep it up
fav for sure
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I could see this on the wall of any Chinese restaurant I've ever been in. Very pro. look. Well done.
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this is awesome... i love the dark colors and the detail in the pieces ... bravo. background material ...
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Nice shot. I like the macro approach here, works well. The unbalanced border doesn't work for me though, it's just distracting. Good job.
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thanks for the input. i used this to fit one of the print sizes, because i didn't want to crop the image. i think the 150 ratio one has a much more even border. guess i should have used that one for the deviation/preview...
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Awesome concept! I love where the red piece is placed. I''m thinking that perhaps if it were all in focus it could look better, but who am i to tell you lol
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well i wanted to use a shallow depth of field to isolate the red guy more. i tried a variety, some with everything in focus, some with a little more than this in focus, and this one, and it just turned out the best imo.
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You very much welcome. Glad to hear you tried a variety 'cause it really makes you sound like a good photographer
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ha ha! thank you, i'm so flattered.
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Nice to see that the focus is drawn to the red, not only for its different colour, but also because its the sharpes part of the image. I like that the red one is also off-center.
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I think this works better than the previous one
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