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Dec 26: Loss Remembered
Dec 26: Loss Remembered
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Mother (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Unawatuna, Sri Lanka
Date: Dec 26, 2005
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/15
Galleries: Portraiture, Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: Dec 29, 2005

On the first commemoration of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster, a mother remembers her lost children with candles.

Statistics
Place: 48 out of 125
Avg (all users): 5.7326
Avg (commenters): 6.6111
Avg (participants): 5.5479
Avg (non-participants): 5.8000
Views since voting: 885
Views during voting: 444
Votes: 273
Comments: 23
Favorites: 0


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01/29/2006 04:11:54 AM
a powerful shot..very moving...once again you show that great photography is always about more than just the image...
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01/11/2006 09:13:11 PM
::: Critique Club :::

Hi, my name is Kari and from the critique club.

The critique I am doing is for "Dec 26 Loss remembered".

First Impression - the most important one:
Wow ... this is so powerful, it leaves me breathless.

Composition:
I would normally say that the border detracts from the image, but it doesn't in this case. It actually adds to the somberness of the occassion.

Subject:
Lovely choice of subject matter, it meets the challenge well. This is a difficult piece of subject matter, which I think voters will sympathise with.

Technical (Colour and light):
The use of contrast and lighting here is great. She does seem so very sad and it is etched on her face. It shows how much was lived through

To grow its vote?:
This was a left field entry and being from there is hard to say do this and increase to score. I thinl this kind of shot is fantastic and will always deserve more than it gets.

Summary:
You have done some awesome work .. your portfolio shows that. Keep it up.

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via the PM system.

Cheers

Kari
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01/09/2006 09:44:36 AM
Heart-wrenching as is your whole Tsunami collection! Coming from Malaysia, this tragedy was too close to home for comfort. This is a beautiful photo-documentary image in paying tribute to the loss and damage done which are far from over for many.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/08/2006 09:49:33 AM
Beautiful
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01/08/2006 08:03:06 AM
Somber, pensative and almost sacred in expression. Bumping up.
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01/08/2006 04:45:42 AM
a mothers loss
too great to bare
a sacred cost
of a childs care
the lights burn
for rememberance sake
yet her heart yearns
for her childs fate
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01/07/2006 06:41:56 PM
a lot of emotion in this photo
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01/06/2006 08:56:43 PM
Border is a bit heavy....pins in the phot. Nice image tho!
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01/06/2006 02:38:56 PM
I can't put my finger on it, but there is just something about this one that seems hard. I like to think of mom as soft.
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01/05/2006 11:43:30 AM
Great detail, thought provocing subject, nice, the thing I like most though is her earing in the shot, breaks up the balance and makes it unique, great job
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01/04/2006 05:27:36 PM
Great composition.
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01/04/2006 02:24:05 PM
Powerful. I would have ditched the date in the title because we are left to wonder if this is a rememberance day in another country. I'm not a big knocker of titles, however. There seems to be some odd artifact in the bokeh right below her eyes.
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01/03/2006 08:29:09 PM
Very Powerful Image, nicely composed
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01/03/2006 05:11:08 PM
Composition is ok. The image quality is a little below average. The subject matter could have been better. Could have been a little more creative. - 4
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01/03/2006 05:10:47 PM
Emotive
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01/03/2006 02:06:33 AM
Strong image here........
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01/02/2006 06:36:23 PM
A very stirring image... great capture and the editing is perfect... evokes a great deal of emotion... :)
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01/02/2006 02:00:31 PM
What a strong, beautiful photo. Very well done. Good luck.
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01/02/2006 12:02:30 PM
This must be a tough shot to submit sorry for your loss... The image is very well done love the bokeh on the lights
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01/02/2006 04:29:13 AM
Emotional feel to this one.. I like the lighting on her face. The star earring seems a bit bright and distracting in that dark corner.
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01/01/2006 11:44:03 PM
stunning!..9
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01/01/2006 08:03:37 PM
This is a lovely picutre of a tough time, I think that the border to overbearing ... with a little less would take away some of the harshness here.
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01/01/2006 07:37:40 PM
great mood, nice shot. excellent.
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