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"Under Milk Wood"


Photo Information
Copyright: John Cannon (tyro) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 219 W: 83 N: 651] (3096)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-12-21
Categories: Food, Nature, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II, Jessops 58mm Skylight 1A
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/60 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Friday Theme 2008/10/03 "Under" [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-10-02 12:11
Viewed: 238
Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is my submission for Helen's "Under" theme for this week.

I had a trip to Swansea a couple of months ago and, when I was there, learned a little about the poet, Dylan Thomas, who was born there in 1914.

One of Dylan Thomas's most famous works was his play for radio, "Under Milk Wood". He died in 1953 due to chronic alcoholism.

Although Welsh, his writing was exclusively in English. In "Under Milk Wood", an all-seeing narrator invites the audience to listen to the dreams and innermost thoughts of the inhabitants of an imaginary small Welsh village. Because it was supposed to be a quiet sleepy little place, he called the village Llareggub ("bugger all" spelled backwards – though re-spelled in early editions as Llaregyb so as not to offend).

The backdrop of this picture was taken on the shortest day of last year in the woods near Lanark Loch when the temperature was about -8C. I took a picture of a bottle of milk and popped several images of different sizes onto the picture. I hope you like it!

All images shot in RAW and converted and edited in PSE6.

All comments/critiques/advice welcome!
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To Helkoryo: Milk Bottles..........tyro 1 10-04 15:56
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Hi John,
I like your way of thinking the shot is brilliant well done and tfs.
Jon

John Hi:
Wonderfully original, very very creative and artistic
Thanks for the note, without which I had no clue.
Congratulations, very nicely done and educational.
Larry
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Hello John,

I've been waiting to see what you were hatching up, and it's not a disappointment! Though I think Dylan T. would have preferred a different sort of bottle.

Your fertile imagination has dreamed up yet another great idea, and your technical skills have done another fine job.

I haven't come up with anything for this week's theme yet, but it's not Friday yet.

Kind regards,

Peter.

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  • mansua Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 702 W: 35 N: 23] (2113)
  • [2008-10-02 14:21]

Interesante experimento, se me hace que algunas botellas quedaron bien y otras no tanto.
La imagen inicial sin trabajarla es muy buena.
Felicitaciones y saludos.
www.mansua.com

Hello John,

I was drawn to this immediately as Dylan Thomas was one of my heros! I studied Under Milk Wood in the 6th Form! At that age, how could one not be impressed by someone who called his town Llareggub!!


It looks as if there has been a drunken milkman in the area! Dylan would have approved!
A very well composed scene, enhanced nicely with your pp skills.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

Hello John

Haha this absolutely excellent. Its been a long time since I saw traditional milk bottles as we have plastic cartons here now. Your PP work is very effective and because of the orginal colours of the shot they alsmost pass as belonging on the trees. Very idea for the theme and very well presented.

TFS and for joining in the theme

kind regards Helen

P.S. sorry for the delay in visiting, TL has been very slow.

Fantastic experiment and you did a great composition. Excellent contribution to the theme.
Best wishes,
Achim

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