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Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel
ErinKirsten


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Challenge: The Brothers Grimm (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
Location: Round Lake, WA
Date: Oct 5, 2008
ISO: 2200
Galleries: Emotive, Children
Date Uploaded: Oct 5, 2008

 Hansel and Gretel are sent into the woods with nothing but a roll of bread and each other to their dismay the birds gobble up their bread crumbs and they must find their way back to their father with many an adventure along the way.

Thank you to njsabs2323 for lending her gorgeous daughter who did a much better job "playing the part" than my hambone son. LOL

I probably should have gone with my alternate version at the time of loading I thought the darker less saturated version lent itself to the scary grim scene they found themselves in - but alas, it was not really liked. Oh well - next time!

My other option was this scene

Statistics
Place: 33 out of 82
Avg (all users): 5.7665
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.4872
Avg (non-participants): 5.8354
Views since voting: 1296
Views during voting: 477
Votes: 197
Comments: 12
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AuthorThread
 10/24/2008 08:16:40 AM
You are doing marvelous for your first four challenges! Keep it up. This is a fun take. I almost like the vibrant colors of the alternative, but still this was a strong showing. Good job.
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 10/13/2008 06:04:37 AM
Anyone who gets to use Jennifer's daughter should be required to have a "handicap" :) Just kidding! This is beautiful. I think it is perfect for the scene you were conveying. Exactly how I envision that dark, scary scene in Hansel and Gretel lost in the forest.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/12/2008 03:23:17 PM
Gotta' love his facial expression :-) He may have a future as an actor. Nice desat to give this an unreal feel.
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 10/12/2008 02:59:39 PM
the horror in her face - the dropped rocks/ bread crumbs - good work
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 10/12/2008 09:24:04 AM
Nice composition, but not very vibrant to me. Maybe you desaturated to give it a vintage feel?
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 10/11/2008 08:39:17 PM
Seems a little dark. I think you were trying for a storybook look to this. I'm not sure it works for me though. I think that's just my own preference at work there, though.
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 10/08/2008 04:49:00 AM
What a powerful image. You feel affraid for these children. Very well done.
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 10/07/2008 03:31:19 PM
Great depiction of the story. I love Hansel's expression.
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 10/06/2008 08:08:30 PM
Dang those models are cute. I hope to see this do well.
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 10/06/2008 03:13:24 PM
The light is a bit flat but the scene and composition are good.
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 10/06/2008 11:01:15 AM
Good setup, maybe a little more color to fit the fairy tale theme.
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 10/06/2008 10:26:38 AM
a updated take on the story. love the boy's expression.
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