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04/23/2009 11:33:16 AM |
Bear - The story behind this shot is somber and haunting, the coincidence is just crazy, and I am so sorry for your losses and especially their proximity to one another.
It is peculiar, indeed, how life can work out. In my own shot of my father, it was literally the last picture on the memory card from the day and the last picture I ever took of him, and he died hunting in the same place where the photo was taken a month later. I don't know if it is the same for you, but the strangeness in the coincidences is somehow comforting, kinda makes me think about fate, though I admit I may just be searching for and pulling out meaning where none exists.
In any case, I like your photograph, the dizziness, the mood, all that. A great photo to be your 'most meaningful'. |
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04/22/2009 08:47:17 AM |
| The dizzyness is what works. the brown hydrangeas, the empty chairs, and the bleakness of the ground make it powerful--of course knowing the entire back story makes it more so. thanks for sharing. |
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04/22/2009 08:08:32 AM |
Mighty powerful stuff there, Robert.
The photo all by itself speaks volumes, and immediately "grabbed" me.
The photo's story adds even more impact. |
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02/09/2009 12:52:36 PM |
| I like the blurred effect you put into the perimeter of your image here, works well, maybe a bit better if the main subject(s) were sharper, but Im not sure. The photo does have a mood that you helped emanate with your processing. |
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02/08/2009 10:45:04 AM |
| You know I like this shot and what it symbolizes. And I think based on your commenter average (and the comments themselves) that a great deal of the viewers DID appreciate this, and the method behind the creation. I wouldn't say it met with broad disapproval. On the contrary, I think it is shots just like this one, and maybe especially this one, that cause some to linger a bit longer, to take in the effect and why it works. There will always be those who prefer tack sharp - and there's nothing wrong with that. But you've maybe grabbed one or two who otherwise would have sped by and who will now take a bit longer look at the next Lensbaby or motion blur photograph they come upon. And that, my friend, is a good thing. |
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02/08/2009 10:00:09 AM |
| Yeah, lensbaby put to good use. The chairs have almost a human quality -- they are so 'together'. They are empty, but somehow alive in their emptiness. Beautiful and poignant shot. |
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02/07/2009 07:45:51 PM |
| Very fitting tribute. I love the processing too, it fits with the mood somehow. This was one of my highest scores in this FS. |
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02/07/2009 06:31:38 PM |
| This one makes me dizzy. Not sure if it's me, but the effect does not help the total experience/in fully enjoying the photo. |
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02/07/2009 01:09:04 PM |
What a lovely tribute at such a difficult time for you.
I'm sure in the summer months you will be able to picture them both sat there chatting away:-) |
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02/07/2009 01:03:46 PM |
| Very emotive, even before I read the title. Reminds me of my grandfather, who always sat in a rocker on his front porch greeting everyone who passed, and was known as the Mayor of Como Avenue. His chair is long since emptied, too. |
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02/07/2009 12:22:51 PM |
| Great scene for an LB...but it's the whites, golds and browns that rock this photo. Nicely done, and I'm sorry for the loss of your parents! |
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02/07/2009 12:41:26 AM |
| A lovely image that encapsulates both a sense of loss, and of memories remembered. Tender, sympathetic, sad but also very lovely. A very fitting tribute to your parents; I hope the crafting of it helped, in some small way, to steer you through this difficult time. |
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02/01/2009 09:53:31 AM |
| a photo with an incredible sadness and an incredible beauty. what I could add here? nothing, absolutely nothing. |
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02/01/2009 07:30:47 AM |
| makes me sort of dizzy, colorful, I can't decide if I like the blur or not. |
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02/01/2009 07:30:16 AM |
| personally I dont like the blurring effect on the edges.. |
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02/01/2009 05:22:09 AM |
| Bless them. I hope that they are together on some different level. Perfect use of the LB. :~) |
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02/01/2009 04:36:18 AM |
| Sorry to hear. How sad. Soft focus is very intruiging. |
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02/01/2009 02:33:18 AM |
| Such a poignant message and a great photo. |
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01/31/2009 07:32:37 PM |
| Cool shot Robert, and from the heart... |
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