The Songs Of Life: I Need A Hero

Challenge #15 in the The Songs Of Life series. Hosted by The Bacon Wagoneer.

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READ THE RULES! This challenge is all about interpretation: I named it with the title of a popular song (by Bonnie Tyler), and it will be up to the entrants to determine what the song means to them - and how they can express that with a photo.

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Announced:

Tuesday, 26th July, 2011 (GMT)

Submissions:

Tuesday, 2nd August, 2011 – Monday, 8th August, 2011 (GMT)

Voting:

Tuesday, 9th August, 2011 – Monday, 15th August, 2011 (GMT)

Processing rules:

- Photos **MUST** contain a thematic element of a hero
- Must explain your interpretation in photo description section
- HDR is allowed in this challenge
- No scanned images
- No digital composites
- No children under age 16
- Do not frame photos or watermark them
- Only photos that you, yourself, have taken

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

VOTING GUIDE:
Please adhere to the following guide for voting in this challenge.
0.5 star: Does not meet challenge topic/rules
1 star: Poor quality
2 star: Adequate
3 star: Good
4 star: Excellent
5 star: Spectacular/Epic/Awesome
The 0.5 star rule is the most important! If you do not like the photo, please rate it with a single star as it is much better for expressing constructive criticism.
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You are asked to only submit photos that are honest to the subject matter and are more spur of the moment if you can - pre-planned photographs add an artificial quality.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

222

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Chief Norfolk Pine Sitting Tree

by peatantics

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Trees are heroic in the sense that they clean the air of carbon dioxide the perfect and most beautiful sequesters of carbon.

Camera:	Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1
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Submitted:	Friday, 5th August, 2011 23:16 (GMT)
Taken:	Wednesday, 27th July, 2011
Focal length:	7 mm
Shutter speed:	1/125 sec
Aperture:	F11
ISO:	100
Notes:	3d cross eye pair The third picture in the middle is what you seek. It takes some time to practice getting it like it does for the witless to get the joke.
Views:	105
Galleries:	View this photo in peatantics's gallery

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Waiting for one of you wits to pick up the factual fallacy in the naming convention chosen here. Chief BUNYA Sitting PINE tree is the corrected name.

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