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Small Comfort
Small Comfort
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Challenge: Harsh Environments (Expert Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon
Location: Belize City, Belize
Date: Dec 27, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Photojournalism, Children
Date Uploaded: Dec 28, 2006

On a cruise excursion in Belize City, Belize. We left the shopping area to check out the surrounding neighborhood. Came across this local mother feeding her baby. Wasn't really shooting for the challenge but I think this is a strong image for Harsh Environment. May be too PhotoJ for DPC, we'll see.

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Statistics
Place: 33 out of 116
Avg (all users): 6.1121
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.9828
Avg (non-participants): 6.1576
Views since voting: 1500
Views during voting: 440
Votes: 223
Comments: 21
Favorites: 1 (view)


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01/04/2007 09:14:12 PM
i think the position of the woman's left foot makes this shot. amazing capture!
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01/04/2007 07:13:53 PM
Great image. I had expected and hoped that this would have scored higher. Well done though.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/02/2007 11:36:33 AM
Good
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01/02/2007 09:07:09 AM
Great shot.
I love the mother's expression, says an awful lot.
One of the best of the challenge for me.
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01/02/2007 07:28:59 AM
very poignant
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01/02/2007 02:19:04 AM
Fits the challenge certainly, think I would have voted this higher with better processing though, like with higher contrast and more desaturated or black and white but nice shot, 6 from me.
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01/01/2007 02:42:46 PM
amazing capture. the composition adds so much to this. 9
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01/01/2007 12:40:52 PM
Why does this one remind me of something I'd see in National Geographic?
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12/31/2006 02:35:18 PM
Wow! What else can I say?
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12/30/2006 08:36:07 PM
Poor as a church mouse but she has potato shoes and they are all clean.
Great photo....a favorite....10+
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12/29/2006 07:38:39 PM
The title just draws the whole image together. Lovely work.
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12/29/2006 06:57:03 PM
Regarding the photo and the photo only - it has nice focus and I like the lighting as well as the contrasting colors. To me it's a snapshot that doesn't seem very to have much of a harsh environment and there is no use of anything outside of basic editing. I was hoping for more.
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12/29/2006 09:23:14 AM
Wonderful shot. Very well captured and a harsh environment indeed. Tugs at my heart. Back to bump you up to 8.
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12/29/2006 03:36:58 AM
Good urban plight picture.
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12/29/2006 02:53:25 AM
These types of shots that tell stories are the ones that should do well. Worthy of more than the 2 second look as they have an impact beyond the quick eye candy types of images. A great study and excellent interpretation of the challenge. I hope this does well for you. Bumping up to an 8 for now.
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12/29/2006 01:04:26 AM
I have always wondered how people get photos like this? Do you ask for their permission first? Do you pretend like you are taking a picture of something over their sholders? Do you just walk up, snap the picture, and run?
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12/29/2006 12:16:41 AM
Framing bad. Image good.
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12/28/2006 10:44:36 PM
This "photojournalism-style" image would do very well in black-and-white.
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12/28/2006 10:23:07 PM
7 love the story here - thank you for making me feel blessed
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12/28/2006 08:52:56 PM
great photojournalistic image
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12/28/2006 07:19:54 PM
This is sad, but beautifully done! Fantastic job on illustrating the concept, and the processing is amazing!
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