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Money Can't Buy Happiness
Money Can't Buy Happiness
jodiecoston


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Despair (Classic Editing)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 995
Location: Somers, Montana
Date: Feb 23, 2003
Aperture: f3.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/6.9
Galleries: Emotive
Date Uploaded: Feb 23, 2003

Natural windowlight, tripod. Converted to b/w using channel mixer and whites overexposed using levels.

Statistics
Place: 56 out of 200
Avg (all users): 5.2367
Avg (commenters): 5.6154
Avg (participants): 5.1531
Avg (non-participants): 5.3119
Views since voting: 1347
Votes: 207
Comments: 14
Favorites: 0


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12/19/2006 09:06:06 AM
So much of a story told in so little space. Great setup of shot.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/01/2003 12:42:59 PM
I love the setup here, wonderful effect. However I find it a little too blown out at the right. You can see it on the shadow of the tablet bottle. The hand is perfect tho. Good luck.
02/28/2003 02:41:52 PM
Very moving and challenge appropriate, but (and I know this was done on purpose) I can't help to say it seems over-exposed. 8 Swash
02/27/2003 04:41:38 PM
And neither can drugs. I like the similarity between the two coloring of the pills and the same coloring of the lady's hang and nail polish. Pearls and an expensive ring would have been a better representation of wealth. The bracelet seems a little washed out in contrasted with the whole picture.
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02/27/2003 12:24:20 PM
yes it can
02/27/2003 09:31:59 AM
The subject in your photo is very powerful. The black and white is a nice effect.
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02/26/2003 04:42:15 PM
Pretty good, but it's a little too white. Should have darkened it a little.
02/26/2003 01:27:58 AM
Burt Reynolds said it best: '' I've been poor and unhappy and rich and unhappy, but I like being rich and unhappy a hell of a lot more. '' Interesting shot!
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02/25/2003 10:25:06 PM
no more suicides!!! aghhh!!! you people are so grim you make me want to kill myself!

02/25/2003 12:53:35 AM
It's a good image that does seem to fit the challenge. Two things don't seem quite right however. The shape of the hand suggests to me that the container should be above the hand, or possibly still loosly held, and for some reason the fingernails are attracting my attention because of their dark colour.
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02/24/2003 02:17:54 PM
Title is true. Nice placement and cropping. Image seems very light to me.
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02/24/2003 12:47:51 PM
Sorry mock suicide photos are not despair to me, great focus, great shot, but the subject gets a 1.
02/24/2003 10:05:51 AM
gnarly
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02/24/2003 06:55:16 AM
clever image, black and white fits this image well
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