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- Girl with Broken Smile -
3rd Place- Girl with Broken Smile -
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Sadness (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Location: In the garage
Date: Apr 15, 2011
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/13
Galleries: Emotive, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Apr 16, 2011

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I don't mind spending everyday
Out on your corner in the pouring rain
Look for the girl with the broken smile
Ask her if she wants to stay awhile
--lyrics from She Will Be Loved by Maroon 5

First off I want to mention the texture on the walls.
Yes I am crazy. I went to town on the back wall inside the garage - smeared and splattered a la Jackson Pollock style. Hopefully it will wash off as the paint is washable finger paint.

So, for two long years I have been waiting for a Sadness challenge to fit this idea. In a Side Challenge for Overlays back in Dec. 2010 I decided to just do it

Now the challenge rolls over....so I just Reshoot it learning from some challenges the first time out. Had to reshoot the picture of my daughter smiling as well for the reflection in the mirror. I figured I'd borrow the same trick Aimeethetoo used for her Red Ribbon in Brothers Grimm challenge. I learned from experience trying to get the smile reflected in the mirror is very challenging and my model (my daughter) is not long on patience. Printed the picture and cut it out to fit in the frame of the mirror.

My thanks to my daughter for posing for the shots, especially the smile since she thinks she does not have a nice one (nonsense, in my opinion for she has a beautiful smile)

The cracks? - Two sharpie pens, a silver and black, were used on a clear plastic cover. Then I cut it to the shape of the mirror and placed it on top.

I laid out the black and white tiles out in the checkerboard pattern...and I got some of the paint splatter got on the tiles too. Not all the tiles are the same exact color white tiles so thank goodness for B&W conversion.

4/27/2011
I'm just floored...gobsmacked. With a score swinging between 6.15 to 6.20 on the final day I thought I would be somewhere between 8th place to 20th place (I gauged that by looking at the results in the Cool Colors II, Urban Nature and Street Photography IV Challenges) But a ribbon! Very, very unexpected. Thank you all for your votes and compliments.

Also I want to thank Bear_Music, Yo_Spiff, Ja-9, Fiora and gcoulson for the helpful feedback.

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 104
Avg (all users): 6.1899
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 6.3889
Avg (non-participants): 6.1311
Views since voting: 4472
Views during voting: 386
Votes: 158
Comments: 20
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 05/01/2011 10:01:52 AM
Congrats on your ribbon!!! Great image...and thanks for sharing your detailed description!!
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 04/30/2011 08:47:43 PM
Agreed about your wonderful comments and mega-congrats on the ribbon! Very creative and well executed indeed.
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 04/27/2011 05:09:27 PM
Congrats on the ribbon!
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 04/27/2011 10:17:10 AM
Woo hoo!!!!! Welcome back and congrats on your well-deserved ribbon :-)
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 04/27/2011 08:22:47 AM
You are one of my favorite commenters on DPC. Love reading what you have to say. Oh and before I forget, congrats on your ribbon :)
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 04/27/2011 06:59:36 AM
Beautifully composed and executed! Congrats on Yellow!
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 04/27/2011 06:32:42 AM
Congrats on the ribbon!
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 04/27/2011 04:39:28 AM
WTG, Chris! Congrats on your ribbon!
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 04/27/2011 12:47:33 AM
Congrats to you.
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 04/26/2011 09:07:08 PM
Awesome shot...Congrats on your new ribbon!

Dave
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 04/26/2011 08:54:57 PM
Lots of effort paid off. Congrats! Creative and VERY well executed.
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 04/26/2011 08:26:44 PM
WOW! congrats on 3rd! i gave it a 10. it was one of my favorites! really well done imo.
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 04/26/2011 08:21:33 PM
Way to go on the ribbon. When I looked at your entry in comparison to the other entries, I really felt that it deserved a ribbon, and was saddened to hear your score in the scoring thread. Looks like it all worked out anyways though ;-)
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 04/26/2011 08:13:43 PM
you ROCK girl...Congrats on the ribbon!!!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/26/2011 11:06:58 AM
I really like this ... the B&W is perfect and I love all the different patterns going on as well. Well thought out & executed.
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 04/24/2011 02:15:03 PM
Quality image, i wont be surprised if this one is on the front page.
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 04/24/2011 08:08:13 AM
Good idea and it works well.
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 04/23/2011 12:47:24 PM
Creative. This may just be some wishful thinking... but I wonder... if this would have worked better a pinch off-center?
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 04/23/2011 09:37:22 AM
Nice set up but I'm more drawn to the pp'ing than I am to the image.
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 04/20/2011 04:13:56 PM
Having a hard time with the smile in the mirror. I get it but seeing the smile dampens the sadness. Nice photo, love the backdrop. Good luck.
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