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Pappa's Last Breaths
Pappa's Last Breaths
koltrane75


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Family (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D100
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
Location: Nashville, TN
Date: Jul 5, 2005
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/180
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jul 6, 2005

 This was taken on the eve of my Grandfather's death.
May he be at peace.

Editing:
Adjustment layer - Channel Mixer
Dodged out some grain
Adjustment layer - Curves
Resize
Save for Web

Statistics
Place: 125 out of 159
Avg (all users): 4.7992
Avg (commenters): 5.9677
Avg (participants): 4.3908
Avg (non-participants): 5.0255
Views since voting: 1292
Views during voting: 453
Votes: 244
Comments: 35
Favorites: 0

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 07/18/2005 04:43:00 AM
You had much more guts than I ever would of had. When my brother died I was afraid to touch him...could not do it. Hell after I saw him in the morgue I had horrible nightmares for several nights. Too many scary movies or something more subconscious...who knows. I applaud in having the courage to do this, especially during such a heartwrenching time.
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 07/17/2005 11:02:46 PM
I like this very much.

That being said, you will resonate with it because of the context. It is personal to you. You have a lifetime to build context. I do not. Max, I gave this image 3.4 seconds. Unfair? Certainly!

Make it personal for me and I'll give you 30 more seconds and a better score.

Sorry to be direct. I do not mean to be hurtfull.
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 07/17/2005 09:41:21 PM
I think that looking at the views during voting in comparison to the number of votes, your image was a success whether or not the overall score reflected it.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/17/2005 07:40:49 PM
brilliant!
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 07/17/2005 05:03:52 AM
Touching.
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 07/16/2005 08:26:29 PM
The title seems a bit morbid. I'd have preferred a crop which allowed more breathing room.
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 07/15/2005 06:03:07 PM
Interesting
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 07/15/2005 03:25:08 PM
I think i'd like this a little better if it were just a tad darker and a closer crop on the left side
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 07/14/2005 06:51:27 PM
I'm not quite sure what to do with this photo. This is the 5th time that I've looked at it. It's kinda morbid and has nothing to do with "family" until you read the title. Exposure & focus are good, Composition is very interesting. This is really freaky but I keep coming back to it....
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 07/14/2005 05:35:38 PM
Hard to comment on this. I remember this moment well; another father but the same scene. Vale.
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 07/14/2005 02:38:39 PM
Fit Challenge Criteria: 0/2
Color/Contrast: 1/2
Photo Quality: 1/2
Composition: 2/2
Mu Subjective Affinity: 0/2

The lighting is too flat on the majority of the face, especially around the forehead and right eye.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/14/2005 01:28:01 PM
WOW! Intimate! It is wonderful that you could use your camera to capture such a momentous moment in the fabric of a family ( where few would dear to tread).
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 07/14/2005 08:13:30 AM
sad! good study like b/w
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 07/14/2005 06:42:57 AM
It won't be everybody's cup of tea, but this is a superb photo. Emotionally and viscerally it grabs you and the hell with technical details. Bravo. Quite an accomplishment.
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 07/13/2005 07:23:04 PM
I'm sorry, this is just in bad taste, real or not
 07/12/2005 10:59:17 PM
If the title is true then - ouch and wow. 7
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 07/12/2005 10:16:20 PM
Whoa! This is SO intimately a part of being a family, it's a startling image. I wish your family and Pappa well.
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 07/12/2005 01:17:38 PM
Striking photo. Nicely done.
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 07/12/2005 11:15:19 AM
i dunno}}
07/12/2005 10:54:28 AM
The title is a bit morbid, but the picture gets good points for being original and sharp.
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 07/12/2005 08:47:17 AM
nice one, im sorry for that
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 07/12/2005 04:52:51 AM
Kind of creepy. Very sharp image with nice contrast. But still creepy
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 07/12/2005 03:35:19 AM
interesting pic but not that much appeal. however, that being said, it is nice to see some people still are willng to be creative.
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 07/11/2005 08:46:04 PM
Very bold move. This is a wonderful image but a little disturbing. One of my top rated. Great job.
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 07/11/2005 06:21:16 PM
This one is bound to elicit some emotional responses. I'll be interested to discover the story behind this shot. Like the use of white background.
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 07/11/2005 10:51:30 AM
Not sure what tosay. I don't want to offend anyone, so let's just say i don't think this meets the challenge very well, nor that it is technically well executed.
 07/11/2005 08:53:24 AM
I really hope it wasn't though!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/11/2005 05:29:02 AM
Interesting shot. Nice detail and capture of detail.
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 07/11/2005 03:46:03 AM
How sad!
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 07/11/2005 03:39:23 AM
I hear snoring.
 07/11/2005 12:47:57 AM
I can relate to this its a bitter sweet emotion, I think every one should experience this, you grow up quickly 10
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 07/10/2005 11:38:35 PM
surely hope they were not his last...interesting take on the challenge...a bit morbid.
Technically the shot was well done as it goes for lighting, focus, and composition.
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 07/10/2005 09:56:03 PM
pretty disturbing photo, but nice none the less....
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 07/10/2005 09:38:57 PM
This is just disturbing. This portrays death not family IMO.
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 07/10/2005 09:10:54 PM
Please don't tell me this man died! YIKES!
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