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MAGDA IN MACHINA
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
MAGDA IN MACHINA… this title is a parody of the expression:
DEUS EX MACHINA…
The term means "The god out of the machine," and it refers to stage machinery in ancient Greek times (around the 5th century BC).
An actor, portraying as one of the Greek gods in a play, would be lowered out of the sky, onto the stage, behind the scene another actor orating the words of the god who then uses his divine powers to solve all the mortals' problems.
The term is a negative one, and it often implies a lack of skill on the part of the writer.
One of my personal examples is when a songwriter runs out of words and fills a song with lalalalala, ole ole ole ole, lol...
deus ex machine (Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2008.)
Etymology: New Latin, a god from a machine, translation of Greek theos ek mēchanēs
1: a god introduced by means of a crane in ancient Greek and Roman drama to decide the final outcome
2: a person or thing (as in fiction or drama) that appears or is introduced suddenly and unexpectedly and provides a contrived solution to an apparently insoluble difficulty.
This machine, framing me so shiningly, is a Harley!
Have a fun day and thanx for viewing! M, (*_*) |
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- zms
![Gold Star Critiquer [C: 321 W: 0 N: 0]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/g-n-n.gif)
(0) - [2008-09-24 10:37]
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Dear Magda,
You are so right.
Excelent idea and capture my friend
TFS
have an excelent day
Rosa
- Fons
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1520 W: 1 N: 143]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/g-n-g.gif)
(12288) - [2008-09-24 11:37]
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magda ex magina !
die blinkende motoren staan waar ze bewonderd kunnen worden
zelfs als het regent !
speelse vondst
Hello Magda
A nice idea for a capture here and very well presented. Two small things I might have changed though, firstly I would have used the section with the reflection as my straight line rather than the exhaus and secondly I would have wiped clean the area showing your reflection it seems wrong somehow that that section is dirty and all the of the rest of the chrome is shining. Yes yes I am just ultra fussy lol and all that was just person opinion. Overall its a good shot with excellent sharp detail.
TFS kind regards Helen
good to see you again M :)
nice chrome :D
koh
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- mbrito
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1225 W: 65 N: 1692]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/g-g-g.gif)
(6983) - [2008-09-26 4:24]
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Hello Magda,
Fantastic POV and a great capture. Very sharp and strong, with the metal piecas very well balanced and given a superb texture to the photo.
Congrats, mb
