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Harsh times
Harsh times
Ragga2000


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Challenge: Poverty II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
Lens: Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
Date: Oct 21, 2008
Date Uploaded: Oct 21, 2008

 I know this is a long shot... People are probably not going to "dig" this humor but... as bad as things are in the world right now, we have to try to smile through all of it and hope for the best... :o)

BTW... I was going to name this shot Thanks for the banana, our Daddy is a stockbroker so...."

Chickened out!!! so here goes "Harsh times"

Statistics
Place: 29 out of 98
Avg (all users): 5.6810
Avg (commenters): 7.3000
Avg (participants): 5.2647
Avg (non-participants): 5.7614
Views since voting: 1041
Views during voting: 438
Votes: 210
Comments: 13
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 10/29/2008 09:14:41 AM
I have no idea why this didn't score much higher. It was one of my favs in the challenge and I scored it accordingly. Very very nice work. I love the black and white.
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 10/29/2008 07:24:02 AM
I love this photo, Ragga! Your children are so incredibly beautiful. The dirt and unkempt look, somehow highlight what pure beauty they have even more!!

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/28/2008 06:09:24 PM
Adorable shot but I can't tell if it's real or staged. I'll assume real.
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 10/28/2008 09:07:34 AM
great models, and tones are great. For some reason the younger girl eating kinda bugs me here- sorry! I know thats nit-picky. Still a great shot, and good score from me!
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 10/27/2008 01:20:37 PM
Very well done shot. I feel like these kids are too well dressed to convey true poverty though..
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 10/25/2008 12:56:54 AM
it just looks a little too posed. The lighting is gentle and the tonal range excellent
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 10/24/2008 02:40:00 PM
This is a great pic and could well be amongst the ribbons this week. The only thing I would have liked to see is the smallest girl in either bare feet or older shoes and maybe an older looking top. Certainly IMO one of the better images in this weeks challenge though.
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 10/24/2008 03:50:51 AM
It just looks too staged...
 10/23/2008 02:52:06 AM
This ia a great shot. B & W was a great choice.
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 10/22/2008 07:37:02 PM
looks staged
 10/22/2008 11:53:51 AM
Come on! Those are some beautiful, healthy children. Clean clothes and finger nails. Skin is glowing with health despite the dirt. Love the composition, BW conversion, focus, etc. Just a long shot at expressing poverty. I'm not going to vote because minus the dirt on the face this a wonderful photograph, just does not represent poverty to me.
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 10/22/2008 12:41:28 AM
The look is very nice. Well done !
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 10/21/2008 09:50:25 PM
I really like this. Although, I would have either put older shoes on the smaller child or no shoes at all. Great picture otherwise.
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