Sin 02/19 - 02/28 (Pere)

I thought the deadline was Monday so we had time to process pictures taken over the weekend...

Anyhow, for me the word Sin brings the word Church to mind, those two words go hand by hand like no other.

So I wanted to take a picture of a Church Sin City style. I did not do a good job of researching a cool and scary church this time but the results are ok I guess...





Originals

Sin 02/19 - 02/28 (Scott)

I apologize - I sincerely didn't mean to miss the sunday deadline. (I'm actually still on a conf. call while writing this, so my description will be brief.)

Following most, I went with the church's definition of sin. I think recently the pope added a revised list of sins, including one relating to environmental mis-management. I found humor and sin in a fallen tree after the snow storm. The owner called a company called Tree Care, whom also removed live branches from other trees in the area, which clearly weren't causing any danger. I snapped the following picture of the horror - the previously living branches being mulched and flung through the air like yesterday's garbage.



I cropped and adjusted the color intensities for the above image.

Original:
http://www.scottrowley.com/images/photoclub/DSC_2986.JPG

Sin 02/19 -02/28 (Jeff)

Sin is such a tough subject, there were mediums with which to explore, so I chose the obvious. Churches are ripe with controversy, whether it be on internal issues, or on political topics, so let's see what we can get with some pics.



This first picture is of the stained glass in St. Patrick's Church in DC. Here i have applied an orange tint to illustrate the traditional idea of Christianity, the linear journey out of the grips of hell into the comfort of heaven. Coincidentally, the glow from the hellfire comes from the entrance of the church, where members bring their sinful nature into the walls for absolution. I like the contrast of the white cross against the brick in the picture.



The Second picture is of the church itself and I particularly like the overbearing architectures amidst the background of buildings. It looks as if it wants to swallow you whole.

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Sin 02/19 -02/28 (Josh)

We all know what a sin is. We all commit them as hard, or lack there of, as we may try not to.

As my good discussion/argument-starting friend Jeff Taylor would tell you, for us Catholics, as history has shown us, we've always been big on guilt to help people realize their sins. Guilt to pay your tithe, guilt not to sin, guilt to not be guilty. Whatever it is, if you ever go into a Medieval church in Europe and stare at the awesome stained glass, statues or whatever, you always get a sense that they're looking at you in pain or shame.

Therefore, I wanted with this picture to make myself as the photographer be the sinner and get that same sense of feeling.

Nothing scares me more than a scary Virgin Mary, Jesus, and some creepy angels which I was able to find at the national Gallery of Art, West Building. Using some posturizing, I was able to add some fire and brimstone inspiring colors and keep the really dark shadows on the eyes, making my skin crawl. Below you will find the original.

I'm off to confession.

Sin 02/19 -02/28 (Mel)

One of the things that I associate the most with Sin is a Snake because of the biblical story of the original Sin.

Buddhist people do not consider snakes evil and Naga scuptures are very popular in Buddhist temples. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naga_%28mythology%29)

I tried to blend these two concepts and decided to take a pic of a sculpture of Mucalinda, the king Cobra that (according to legend) protected Buddha from the rain. I found this amazing sculpture in a temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand.


I incresed the contrast in post processing to make it look darker.


Here's a pic of me with the Naga to show the size of the sculpure and its placement in the temple.

Sin 02/19 -02/28 (Sara)

One of the seven deadly sins, as per Dante Alighieri in The Divine Comedy, is extravagance. During my vacation, two friends decided to do a vodka tasting, which involved going to a few liquor stores and purchasing every little bottle of vodka we could find. The next step was to drink 15 shots of vodka (a second smirnoff is missing from the image). Needless to say, they learned their lesson after the 8th shot.

Post processing involved brightening the image -- indoor lighting always makes me sad.

Original

Sin 02/19 -02/28 (Jaime)

Mmmmm chocolate!

Blanca and I went to the Chocolates Galore and More event in Loudoun this past weekend.

Talk about sin. The pic above is from one of 3 chocolate fountains we saw. I like how you can clearly see the smooth texture of the chocolate as it comes down the fountain. The best part? It tasted better than it looked.

Here are a few others that will surely make you diabetic. Jeff, please use caution.