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Mother and Daughter
Mother and Daughter
Jerre


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Pain (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Sony DSC-S75
Location: Cemetary, Voort-Kapel, Belgium
Date: Feb 6, 2005
Aperture: F2,8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/500Sec
Galleries: Family, Emotive
Date Uploaded: Feb 6, 2005

 Took in the morning at the cemetary. My grandmother passed away last weekend and my mom was kind enough to let me photograph her sorrow. It made her feel better. This photograph is in dedication to my mom and my grandmother. Rest in peace.

Post-processing:
NI, Adjustement Layer (Brightness/Contrast and Levels), USM, added border, resized and saved for web.

Statistics
Place: 5 out of 215
Avg (all users): 6.4492
Avg (commenters): 8.4375
Avg (participants): 6.2347
Avg (non-participants): 6.5419
Views since voting: 2198
Views during voting: 509
Votes: 325
Comments: 22
Favorites: 3 (view)

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AuthorThread
 02/17/2005 09:55:46 PM
you have captured true pain very beautifully, made me
teary-eyed....great work and i'm sorry for your loss.
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 02/17/2005 05:01:30 AM
Congratulations on your 5th finish with this hurt spirited image.
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 02/15/2005 10:00:04 PM
Thanks everyone for the kind words, it's really appreciated. I'm quite overwhelmed with this fifth place. On behalf of my mom and myself, thank you!
 02/15/2005 07:19:27 PM
What a beautiful and emotive capture. Congrats on your placement with a truly emotional image! :o)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/15/2005 04:41:30 PM
Excellent portrait, even better emotive scene.
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 02/15/2005 01:06:29 PM
That is so difficult to cope with, I share that pain. My Mum died before her mum and I know how this destroyed my Nan inside and almost shook her faith. This is also a difficult photo to take and it comes across genuinely. Brave stuff and good use of DOF.
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 02/15/2005 03:40:59 AM
Very evocative. Like the blue tinge also.
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 02/14/2005 12:20:36 AM
Hard to tell which is which. Did her mother or daughter die? Great emotion captured.
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 02/13/2005 08:21:10 PM
You have realy captured the emotion of pain.
Nice photo
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 02/13/2005 09:09:41 AM
Realy excellent. Heartbreaking.
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 02/12/2005 04:02:54 AM
This is one of the most meaningful entries sofar...some may say it's staged but a mother's loss is a constant pain and it only takes so little to produce those tears, healing is long and slow, only consolation are the good moments with that loved one that has passed.....please give this mother a warm hug from me, a dear friend is in the exact same situation and I try my best to be there for her and listen... all good wishes from Gurry
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 02/11/2005 11:57:42 PM
Of the tiny handfull of images in this challenge that genuinely examine pain as an emotion, rather than just a sensation, this is clearly the best. Loss, grief, bewilderment and deep, unreachable pain. A very strong, unequivocal photograph, even without the heart-wrenching title. 10.
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 02/10/2005 08:20:23 PM
Striking image
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 02/09/2005 03:26:53 PM
Excellent. You captured the emotion here. 9
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 02/09/2005 02:17:50 PM
Beautiful shot. Nicely framed. Grief seems real, not contrived. One of my favorites in this challenge.
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 02/09/2005 11:51:23 AM
This is the "realest" of all the pain I have seen here. It has "flaws" as an image, but I don't care. 10.
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 02/09/2005 08:39:05 AM
Creative title with your picture. The combination of both is good (your specific title and image). The mother or grave by itself would not be a very strong image, but this works. Nice job.
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 02/09/2005 07:39:59 AM
Now this is real pain.
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 02/08/2005 08:32:24 PM
This is a very well done portrait. Rich in detail and with a strong center of attention. The color in your photo is perfect and the composition is very good.
11
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 02/08/2005 08:25:23 PM
It's a good shot, perhaps a bit more stunning if you had put a bit more clarity in that tear. I love the color of her eyes.
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 02/08/2005 08:05:52 PM
This is a touching photo. Good job. But that doesn't seem right. My prayers are with the model.
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 02/08/2005 07:07:27 PM
I feel the pain in this picture... well executed.
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