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For some, Death comes too soon
For some, Death comes too soon
KristinaG


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Challenge: Six Word Memoirs (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Location: Yosemite CA
Date: Jun 30, 2011
Date Uploaded: Jul 1, 2011

 I didn't think I was going to enter this challenge, because it is so hard to photograph something with a story. But when I was editing my daily photos late at night, and this image popped up, I instantly knew that I had myself an entry.

I hope this image inspires imagination, as people wonder what the storyline of this photograph is. Is somebody actually dead, or is this something else entirely? If someone is dead, who and how do the two boys relate? A friend, a classmate, a parent? I won't tell, so as not to ruin it. The best thing about photostories is that everyone creates their own interpretation, whether they are actually true or not.

Statistics
Place: 98 out of 150
Avg (all users): 5.2692
Avg (commenters): 6.5000
Avg (participants): 5.3704
Avg (non-participants): 5.2157
Views since voting: 352
Views during voting: 235
Votes: 156
Comments: 4
Favorites: 0

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 07/12/2011 08:31:22 PM
I definitely give you credit for telling a story vs. many of the other entries. But the concept "memoir" to me means something about yourself, not just any story.

As for the image, I agree with James that it seems more like an experiment that a sad moment. I don't mind the color - firelight's very warm.

But the lack of emotion means I'm not especially drawn in.
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07/10/2011 08:38:59 AM
sad
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 07/09/2011 11:37:05 AM
photo: 6
narrative: 10

I gave this an 8 overall. I think the narrative drives it, but there seems to be some technical (or rather aesthetic) issues that lower the image overall. Initially I thought this was a very sharp snapshot, and it wasn't until I took a bit more time with it that I realized it wasn't. I think it looks this way because of the color cast of the candles -not used to 'non-white' light, but also because of the cropping of one of the main subjects (my biggest irk). I know this is out of your control, but one of the things I noticed between the relationship of the title and image is that the boys don't necessarily appear to be mourning/sad, and depending on how the viewer chooses to read into it, they both have faces that almost seem to express curiosity.

hope it helps!
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 07/09/2011 08:07:23 AM
I have scored this a 5. There are a couple of reasons for this:

1) This is a Memoir challenge, and a memoir is autobiographical in nature. So this must mean that the photographer has died, but in fact you posted this image. That un-realism means a lot in this challenge (at least to me).

2) This evokes empathy, but not real sadness for me. While I feel their pain, I'm not feeling my own pain.

3) There are some technical flaws. For instance, the candles have no detail and there is a lot of noise in the dark areas.

I hope this helps you understand my thinking (and possibly the thinking of other voters.
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