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The Trial by ~sophonisba:iconsophonisba:

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Submitted: February 14, 2008
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Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Shutter Speed: 1/10 second
F Number: F/3.5
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Date Picture Taken: Feb 16, 2007, 10:50:51 PM

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Portraits of ancestors hang on the walls.


ORIN--(harshly) Were you hoping you could escape retribution? You can't! Confess and atone to the full extent of the law! That's the only way to wash the guilt of our mother's blood from our souls!
LAVINIA--(distractedly) Ssshh! Will you stop!
ORIN--Ask our father, the J U D G E, if it isn't! He knows! He keeps telling me!
LAVINIA--Oh, God! Over and over and over! Will you never lose your stupid guilty conscience! Don't you see how you torture me? You're becoming my guilty conscience, too!


Words by Eugene O'Neill.
Daily Deviation, 2008-02-27

Daily DeviationThe Trial by ~sophonisba The suggester writes, "Looking at this photo is like jumping into the past... it's like a story within a story. It is difficult to decide where the story starts and where it finishes." (Suggested by ~glitterdarkstar and Featured by `rhapsouldize)

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~Lilliendahl:iconLilliendahl: Feb 14, 2008, 4:00:15 PM
Very powerful shot... His ancestors floating around him - you can't escape your past, right?

Personally, I think the shot would've been even stronger, if the model was looking straight into the camera.

Jen

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Between Pavement & Stars.
*indiae:iconindiae: Feb 14, 2008, 4:08:34 PM
you're genius, dear :love:

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Jesus's jumping on the pogo stick.
~PhoenixfromtheAshes1:iconPhoenixfromtheAshes1: Feb 14, 2008, 4:24:50 PM
very nice. i love your work. always so unique and interesting.
~Roosengardt:iconRoosengardt: Feb 14, 2008, 4:58:26 PM
I disagree with the first comment here, I think the closed eyes adds to it. But I already told you that.
~MY-EKPHRASIS:iconMY-EKPHRASIS: Feb 14, 2008, 5:00:31 PM
interesting and original. like it!

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To dream anything thay You want to dream,
that is the beauty of the human mind.
~Autonomy-Boy:iconAutonomy-Boy: Feb 14, 2008, 5:40:53 PM
I'm not even going to bother any more. You know what's coming!
~HarvestHobo:iconHarvestHobo: Feb 14, 2008, 10:07:05 PM
Lovely. I like it with the eyes closed as well.
~Diabolo-Spinner:iconDiabolo-Spinner: Feb 14, 2008, 11:16:25 PM
I really like how the portraits are off-set just a bit, beautiful portrait :)
~sophonisba:iconsophonisba: Feb 15, 2008, 2:25:17 AM
Thank you very much for your comment !
I considered a version with the eyes open but I gave up, for it conveyed too much strength to the character, which was thought of as passive in my imagination, as opposed to the ancestors that all look straight to the camera, dare I say.

Take care,
♥

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Et pourtant les yeux fermés.
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