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Melancholy
Melancholy
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Challenge: Emotion (Classic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSC-F707
Location: Houston Texas
Date: Mar 23, 2003
Aperture: f2,4
ISO: 320
Shutter: 10/300
Date Uploaded: Mar 23, 2003

At the circus today I tried to capture this sad moment for the clown

Statistics
Place: 7 out of 71
Avg (all users): 6.4393
Avg (commenters): 7.6923
Avg (participants): 6.3200
Avg (non-participants): 6.5439
Views since voting: 1804
Votes: 107
Comments: 16
Favorites: 3 (view)


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09/12/2003 06:37:32 AM
Don't you just love theater and circus? They do it all for you: lighting, strong facial and often bodily expressions, colors, etc. Very compelling shot.
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06/18/2003 07:20:11 AM
cirque de soleil Allegria ? Show was great and you've captured this clown well.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/30/2003 06:25:24 PM
Awesome shot. At first, I thought perhaps you needed more light on the right, but after looking at it, I think the darkness contrasting with the light really adds to the effect. 10
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03/28/2003 05:06:55 AM
Intersting emotion and good use of lighting. A little bit lighter background might look better.
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03/27/2003 07:07:28 PM
this is one of the best photos this week. the lighting and expression is fantastic.
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03/26/2003 06:18:30 PM
Wonderexpression and lighting. Could have used so more room at the top to get the hair. But what happened to the image - I see a funky pattern in the black and in the face. I'm really taken with the basic image, but the technical problems will keep it out of the top group. Still a 7.
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03/25/2003 11:09:20 AM
Nice picture. Contrast and colors said more as words. Congratultion!
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03/25/2003 07:24:46 AM
shades of Emmmet Kelly
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03/24/2003 04:11:04 PM
Nice job! Great use of the lighting, and he sports an interesting variety of colors.
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03/24/2003 03:46:44 PM
excellent!
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03/24/2003 01:12:21 PM
I wish the black background didn't show so much noise. You've got a great shot here but the background distracts. Still, it's well cropped, well lit, and does give me a sense of melancholy.
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03/24/2003 01:11:14 PM
It's certainly unique. I don't personally like the dead center placement of his head. Perhaps moving him more to the right in the frame and leaving a bit more negative space on the left would improve the shot. Overall does a pretty decent job of conveying emotion. Using the eyes more might help as well. Good luck. 5
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03/24/2003 11:40:59 AM
Nice photo, very pleasing colours, nice background, good lighting.
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03/24/2003 09:08:30 AM
great shot... excellent lighting... = 10 - setzler
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03/24/2003 03:41:33 AM
How ironic! a clown that is sad. The lighting needs a little work but this is a great idea 5
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03/23/2003 08:11:11 PM
Good job of lighting and framing this clown.
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