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Still Beloved
Still Beloved
Judith Polakoff


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Broken (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Upstate New York
Date: Dec 12, 2004
Aperture: F/5.6
ISO: 640
Shutter: 1/100 sec.
Galleries: Candid, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Dec 12, 2004

 While visiting a friend I noticed this doll (that her daughter had dropped there) on the brick steps out back. This will probably not be a very popular shot as it turned out rather more bizarre and spooky than I thought it would when I shot it.

RAW Adjustments: changes to tone comp. and white balance. Then in Paint Shop Pro it was cropped, curves and hue/sat adjustments applied, then run through Neat Image, then reduced in size and sharpened.

Shot with the 50mm F/1.8 lens.

Statistics
Place: 45 out of 177
Avg (all users): 5.6882
Avg (commenters): 6.4167
Avg (participants): 5.3846
Avg (non-participants): 5.9789
Views since voting: 899
Views during voting: 273
Votes: 186
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 04/30/2012 09:36:49 AM
stunning.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/18/2004 09:38:02 PM
looks like this doll has seen (no pun intended) better days. great color and texure rendition, as well as good subject choice. one of my favorites so far.
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 12/18/2004 05:27:36 PM
great color and sharpness! subject is kinda creepy. I also wish the doll's foot was in frame.
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 12/18/2004 05:52:57 AM
Maybe "once" beloved. I wonder if everyone turned their head to the left like me. Like the angled composition with the great colered brike background. Good luck with this broken doll.
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 12/18/2004 03:24:42 AM
Excellent picture its quite scary and dirty (thats the good thing about it)
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 12/17/2004 05:51:15 PM
I don't think so....but it's a really good shot!
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 12/17/2004 05:38:30 AM
Good subject for the challenge..nicely handled.
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 12/17/2004 03:20:31 AM
I don't know about that title, but the doll is sure broken. Like the color of the stones.
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 12/15/2004 08:01:49 AM
That's extremely creepy. I'm not sure about the crop - why cut off the right leg like that?
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 12/14/2004 06:22:36 PM
Dolls generally creep me out and this one is no exception. Good shot, nice textures and colors, only thing bothering me is the cropping out of her foot
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 12/14/2004 09:12:23 AM
Good capture... interesting bacground colors.
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 12/14/2004 01:24:03 AM
Composition: 6, Technical: 6, Appeal: 7, Challenge: 7, Overall Calculated Average Score: 7
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 12/13/2004 10:03:51 PM
Composition: 7, not liking the cropping off of the leg. haven't you hurt this thing enough?? ;-)
Technical: 8, Good light and colors
Appeal: 7
Challenge: 7
Overall Calculated Average Score: 7, To go with the title, it would be better to have a child holding it. As it is, it looks like the child discarded it, in which case you could've called it "Unbeloved" ;-)
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 12/13/2004 07:46:40 AM
Almost really great! I would have preferred a lower angle. Also, the fact that just a tiny part of the doll (foot) is cropped seems unintentional.
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 12/13/2004 07:16:55 AM
Sick, but good!
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