Humilitas Occidit Superbiam

by Melissa Rae Purcell

Uploaded 19 Feb 2008 — 325 favorites

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Uploaded	February 19, 2008
Taken	February 17, 2008
Make	Nikon Corporation
Model	NIKON D300
Exposure	1/250 sec at f/11
Flash	Compulsory Flash, Return light not detected
Focal Length	31 mm
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83 responses

JD gave props (19 Feb 2008):
very interesting shot. very original for sure!
Frederic Frognier (Deleted) gave props (20 Feb 2008):
FANTASTIC compo!!!
Dexter Penn gave props (20 Feb 2008):
I am speechless...incredible composition and impact!
maria tizon (Deleted) gave props (20 Feb 2008):
Melissa, you've outdone yourself here. So very voted.
Laurie Search gave props (20 Feb 2008):
This is so awesome!
Sarah Hamilton said (20 Feb 2008):
Wow....
!~) Emelia Isaac said (20 Feb 2008):
oh my!
Emanuela Franchini said (22 Feb 2008):
excellent concept, great shot. It's a yeah.
Peter Koziol said (22 Feb 2008):
I see some quality album art here.
Phil Mislinski said (22 Feb 2008):
Now that is an amazing concept! Well executed too.
Devon Willson said (24 Feb 2008):
amazing. i love your work
brian krisch gave props (24 Feb 2008):
what an opportunity!! very well executed, +1 vote yeah
seanie blue gave props (25 Feb 2008):
big yeah!
Joel Aron gave props (25 Feb 2008):
beautiful. love the tungsten/daylight crossed process tone.
Justin Richey (Deleted) said (26 Feb 2008):
This is awesome. Very brave and surreal.
Kyle Wilkins gave props (26 Feb 2008):
Nice
Shane Welch gave props (27 Feb 2008):
I can't stop looking at this photograph
George Henderson gave props (27 Feb 2008):
great shot very original
Samuele Paladini gave props (2 Mar 2008):
great!!!
Nicole gave props (3 Mar 2008):
amazing shot! well done
Danny Monster said (3 Mar 2008):
awesome shot and a waste of a piano
Amanda Chapman said (6 Mar 2008):
You know I love this!!!!!
Melissa Rae Purcell said (6 Mar 2008):
I have to say THANK YOU everyone for your comments and votes! I'm not used to my images getting this big of a reaction and it is so appreciated!
Nicole Gesmondi gave props (9 Mar 2008):
I was going to say. This is definately an image for an album cover. Very original Melissa!
David Jennings gave props (9 Mar 2008):
Excellent colors and composition! Well done. Love the fire
Emma Brahas said (10 Mar 2008):
exellent shot! My vote!
Rogério Freitas said (10 Mar 2008):
Great shot. Well done.
Adrian Rodriguez gave props (11 Mar 2008):
Awesome Image...........You have my Vote
Justin Novak gave props (11 Mar 2008):
Sad, but awesome photo
!Mel! Gibbs gave props (12 Mar 2008):
i saw the photo are instantly went JUSTIN KING! fancy seeing you on jpg mag! i love this photo
Robert Larson (Deleted) gave props (12 Mar 2008):
wonderful image! I'm glaf the piano has some actual burn damage as opposed to just the lighter fluid or gas layer on fire. I think the damage makes the shot somehow.
Eric Anderson gave props (15 Mar 2008):
Fantastic!
Stephan Sachs gave props (17 Mar 2008):
Burn! Perfect one!
Jordan Iverson gave props (18 Mar 2008):
Awesome photo, love the concept! The flames are perfect. Well composed. Quite a talented musician also.
Elinor Torres (Deleted) gave props (18 Mar 2008):
This is an insanely amazing photo!
Melissa Rae Purcell said (27 Mar 2008):
Thanks everyone for voting!
Harley gave props (5 Apr 2008):
Awesome!!! well done
Eric Hart said (7 Apr 2008):
Wow, that shot is epic.
Sherry Brukbacher (Deleted) gave props (29 Apr 2008):
love this!
Andrea Strackbein said (7 May 2008):
'pianos filled with flames'
there's a song lyric like that, neutral milk hotel..
GREAT photo.
Aras CD gave props (22 Jun 2008):
Maravillosa!!
Andrew Ries gave props (23 Jun 2008):
Yes. I love it when one gets to burn a piano. Simply a masterful shot
Vladan Djordjevic gave props (2 Jul 2008):
Terrific photo!
Kristen Bryant gave props (28 Aug 2008):
i love the colors! this is such a great series!
Chris Heino gave props (13 Sep 2008):
Awesome
Christine Glade (Deleted) gave props (24 Sep 2008):
This whole series is super!
Maddie Sensibile gave props (15 Nov 2008):
incredible.
Alexandru Iedu gave props (15 Feb 2009):
WOW ... REALLY NICE PHOTO YOU CAPTURED !!!
Alexander Bussey gave props (20 Feb 2009):
wow thats fantastic!
Kristin Shaw gave props (10 May 2009):
wow i'm in awe
Joerg Schlagheck gave props (5 Jul 2009):
Fantastic capture (but no more piano...) ;)
uttamkumar pal said (14 Jul 2009):
DIFFERENT IDEA, GOOD
uttamkumar pal said (14 Jul 2009):
DIFFERENT IDEA, GOOD
Loree McComb gave props (22 Jul 2009):
WOW, burnin up that piano - what a player he must be
J. Z...... gave props (26 Aug 2009):
WOW - what a shot!
Željko Jelenski said (29 Sep 2009):
hot shot, very nice, Bravo!!!
Kseniya Kuranova said (2 Jun 2010):
OMG! that's so beautiful
martin wengelaar gave props (20 Jun 2010):
lovely !!!
Alex Rudinski gave props (12 Jan 2011):
Hell. Yes.
Maria Murillo gave props (12 Jan 2011):
Absolutely Magnificent!!!
Day Lynn gave props (12 Jan 2011):
brave and very well done!
Cesia Gisela Miramontes gave props (12 Jan 2011):
This is what i call great photography, congrats!
Jeremy Lim gave props (12 Jan 2011):
I got so sad seeing this. Well captured.
Ivy Wood said (13 Jan 2011):
I love this picture. I also love Justin King, so go figure.
Clare Wise de Wet gave props (13 Jan 2011):
You are a wonderful photographer and very inspirational!
Francisco Little gave props (14 Jan 2011):
fantastic - could be an album cover
Mary Costa gave props (19 Jan 2011):
Wow, this is incredible!
Jon Matthies gave props (29 Jun 2011):
Goodness gracious great balls of fire! :)
misha otaared gave props (30 Aug 2011):
fascinating shot, melissa -- great idea, well done
Pedro Teixeira gave props (31 Aug 2011):
Yes!!!...Very good picture!
Thomas Beckmann gave props (4 Nov 2011):
Eyecatcher ! Expencive but great idea :)
Cine Signal (Deleted) said (13 Nov 2011):
An original and striking idea. Very Dada.
Gene Foya said (6 Jan 2012):
Awesome!
Regenia Brabham gave props (30 Jan 2012):
WOW!! This would make an incredible cd cover! I love it!
scooter toro gave props (3 Feb 2012):
why?
Etan Doronne said (20 Feb 2012):
It's a very captivating image, however, I feel odd about destruction of another art form.
miguel ramos gave props (5 Mar 2012):
Very powerfull image
Jessica gave props (21 Mar 2012):
Love this series! You should submit this one to Sound Bites!
YaYa gave props (11 Apr 2012):
WOW!!!
Nadeem Shafi gave props (27 Apr 2012):
Now that man can play the piano! ( Was he playing Great Balls of Fire? :-)
Amita Manandhar gave props (12 Jun 2012):
great :)
Gene Foya gave props (21 Sep 2012):
Raw!
s. hines Lodder gave props (26 Nov 2012):
an absolutely amazing photograph