The Dubai Chronicles

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

e l y s i a n . f i e l d s

shutter speed: 1/500 sec, aperture: f/5.6, iso: 100, focal length: 54mm, wb: auto, manual focus

in greek mythology, elysium was a section of the underworld (the spelling elysium is a latinization of the greek word elysion). alternately, scholars have also suggested that greek elysion may instead derive from the egyptian term ialu (older iaru), meaning "reeds," with specific reference to the "reed fields" (egyptian: sekhet iaru / ialu), a paradisiacal land of plenty where the dead hoped to spend eternity. the elysian fields, or sometimes elysian plains, were the final resting place of the souls of the heroic and the virtuous.

source: wikipedia

after the redbull flugtag event last year (see gallery for pics), my friend and i took a stroll to see if there's any interesting places to shoot at. luckily i found these grain-like grass (i don't what i call these...) and instructed my friend to walk slowly with hands touching the grass, reenacting the scene from gladiator herein maximus see himself walking down the plains.

the background was a distraction and my subject's attire was inappropriate for the mood. further trouble was the shadow cast of the subject towards the "fields" that caused some dark areas. i decided to crop the image showing only hands. i adjusted the levels, saturation and added soft touch of this photo thru photoshop.

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