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Challenge: Nostalgia (Classic Editing)
Collection: 2003 Challenges
Camera: Sony DSC-F717
Location: home
Date: Sep 5, 2003
Aperture: F2.4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/50 second
Galleries: Emotive, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Sep 5, 2003

 I took this shot up by the barn. Hope you like it. What I was trying to convey was the feeling of lost youth. I took about 100 shots and settled on the one where Rita’s expression I felt had the most pathos. I told her before hand what I wanted but our dog Spock was there with us and as expected he had to run out into the road just as a van was coming around the corner. We both ran yelling, got him back to the lawn sitting, and I proceeded to take pictures. Part of Rita’s expression is based on worrying about Spock.

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Place: 8 out of 250
Avg (all users): 6.3861
Avg (commenters): 7.7778
Avg (participants): 6.2745
Avg (non-participants): 6.5000
Views since voting: 2045
Votes: 202
Comments: 31
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 02/17/2004 03:38:51 PM
Very emotional photo ,deserved more 9's and 10's , :-(
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 09/17/2003 05:30:51 PM
Thank you for all the wonderful comments. This is the first time I have entered a challenge of any sort as I have just begun my adventures in photography, being mainly a Painter, Fine Art. The idea of the photograph was a sudden insperation, noone has passed away.(Noone has been harmed in the making of this potograph).
Thanks again
 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/16/2003 03:26:30 PM
Love the emotions in this picture! Great look on her face she could mabey be a bit more relaxed. Great job :)
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 09/16/2003 02:23:22 PM
very emotive....good job
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 09/16/2003 01:57:16 PM
Assuming that the girl in the held photo is the same person as the woman holding the photo, I give this a 9/10. A wonderful and colourful view of the spring and autumn of life.
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 09/16/2003 06:13:01 AM
EXCELLENT
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 09/15/2003 08:43:31 AM
At first glance I wasnt too sure about this image. I thought perhaps it was someone mourning the loss of a daughter/sister/relative/friend, probably coupled with the expression of sadness on her face. Then I realised that the door in the photograph was the same as in the image. I'm still not sure if it was my first initial feeling or whether it is an image of someone holding a photograph of themselves X number of years later. I've chosen to believe the second, as I feel that has more of an impact on me than the first. Reflecting back and mourning the passing of time is a really emotional issue. The happy pose of the girl suggests innocence and curiosity and the older woman shows life experience and possible hardships. The same yet different. I really like this image and enjoy it on many levels. It has made me think, and to do that is always a good thing. Thank you.
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 09/15/2003 02:15:25 AM
Is this the same woman? I think so! It looks like the same doorway too. I wish you had pulled back a bit to see more of the frame like in the original, but the message is still clear the way it is. If I could see more of the door frame and step I'd give it a 10, but as is, it's a 9.
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 09/14/2003 07:05:55 AM
there are a few before and after implies here, this is my favorite
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 09/13/2003 04:51:20 PM
Good capture, I love the way she is sitting, with the picture.
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 09/12/2003 05:29:06 PM
She seems very sad about losing her youth. That is a wasteful way to live ones life. Good picture with alot of emotion.
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 09/12/2003 02:41:23 PM
Nice and well framed.
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 09/12/2003 11:08:18 AM
Very nice. Love the subject and the photo within the photo. I hope she is that girl and it isn't someone she lost.
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 09/12/2003 08:43:33 AM
Great portrait. oh, she looks so sad.. Do her memories have to be sad? I like the way you placed her ring in the center but on her right hand? The soft tones are nice, contribute to the sadness, and the composition is (too?) straight forward, I wonder if the connection would be better without the hat? 8
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 09/12/2003 08:19:11 AM
Terrific concept of this challenge. Good composition - the subjects facial expression is perfect. Good luck
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 09/12/2003 02:10:10 AM
I like this idea.
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 09/12/2003 12:19:32 AM
Great idea, maybe a slight improvement would have been to have the same area of doorway and step showing in both photos but worth a 10 anyway
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 09/11/2003 06:59:17 PM
wonderful picture
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 09/11/2003 05:52:05 AM
Same door and color, great interpretation and shot.
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 09/10/2003 08:52:11 PM
This is a very good photo and a very good sense of the challenge. A lot of thought went into this.
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 09/10/2003 05:30:19 PM
Wow, Is that the same door opening?
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 09/10/2003 05:14:45 PM
should have pulled out that weed

it attaches to her head - almost distracted me a bit
framing the current same as the photo would add to it
looks like its the same step

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 09/10/2003 11:50:42 AM
Wonderful! Her expression is great and I love the whole concept.
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 09/10/2003 11:17:12 AM
Nice composition, great idea. An overall good shot which fits the theme very well in my opinion. It could be brighter.
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 09/10/2003 10:26:30 AM
I can read from this face... Do not make me melancholic!
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 09/10/2003 10:14:37 AM
This is a good shot- and I think your subject looks great then and now! Love the idea and, despite the 'set-up' this works well. I'd like to see the other picture larger now - it looks like a nice photo.
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 09/10/2003 06:52:11 AM
It is sad to lose youth. Good job conveying your meaning here. Nice shot in general. Looks like she's even in the same doorway where the original photo was taken.
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 09/10/2003 06:45:01 AM
what a beautiful face and what a nice response to the challenge - the skin tones and the hat really make this work as well
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 09/10/2003 05:29:27 AM
Very poignant! Evokes the subject better than any other photo i've looked at thus far
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 09/09/2003 08:25:01 PM
Beautiful picture! Is that woman in the picture she's holding her?
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