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Submitted: May 15, 2009
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Make:SONY
Model:DSLR-A100
Shutter Speed:1/320 second
Aperture:F/3.5
Focal Length:50 mm
ISO Speed:400
Date Taken:May 19, 2008, 4:13:23 PM

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The Shadow Threatens to Spreadby *lindowyn-stock

Resources & Stock Images / Stock Images / Model / Female / Full Body

Moar Lord of the Rings stock.

He-who-shall-remain-nameless-but-appreciated encouraged me to stick to the bright side, so I'm uploading a couple of stock photographs from my (rather pathetically huge) archives that can be offered as prints.

This is for the Resources Print Challenge , because I believe this is a good cause.

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~GoblinStock Jul 25, 2009 Professional General Artist

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*stockkj Jun 15, 2009

This is magnificent stock and has been featured in the Fantasy Fairy Stock Feature news item

~Juin-Soleil May 19, 2009 Hobbyist General Artist

beaaauuutiful weapons!!!!!! *love*

.... very sad .. very sad that she really don't know how to hold them ...

but i like the stock ^

*lindowyn-stock May 19, 2009

Care to instruct us? Because I really had no idea either, and looking at the movies didn't give us much of a clue. Generally I know how to hold weapons, and these just baffled us.

To be fair though, this particular shot was meant as an "I'm just cleaning these" kinda pose.

But really, how do you hold them?

~DarkRaven1 May 20, 2009 Hobbyist Photographer

Gonna jump in here...

The fact that you're basing your stock on the LotR movies gives you a lot of artistic license, especially concerning weapons and combat. Since we really don't know how elves would fight, other than what the makers of the movie put down onto the film, it's up to us (in this case, you) to flesh out the rest.

If you watch our good friend Legolas in the films, whenever he is using his daggers, his hand positions are always changing, depending on the combat situation he is in at the moment. The daggers are very agile weapons, and as such with weapons such as these, there is no one set way to hold them. You would, in battle, find that switching your grip up on the fly would be the way to go, but the elf here is clearly not in battle.

The standard overhand grip, which is being used in the photo, would most likely be the default grip for holding the weapons. Holding the weapons in say, a reverse grip, where the blade would rest parallel to the forearm would be employed in battle, but only in the right situations, as this grip significantly shortens one's reach with a weapon.

Our elven lady does seem to be holding the daggers rather lightly, though I dismissed that quickly. She is an elf, after all, and one thing that elves are known for is being very smooth, gentle, and fluid in the motions. Her grip would seem to indicate a relaxed, yet alert state.

Just my