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11/02/2011 06:43:10 AM |
its a magic lens .. & its an amazing image .. excellent also for this challenge ..
i just bought this lens recently and came to enter it on my profile .. thought i'd check other shots taken with it and this one of yours is the one that absolutely caught my eye .. :) |
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07/01/2010 01:16:33 PM |
| I know it is an old one, but it is still impresive! |
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04/13/2009 05:54:55 AM |
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07/15/2008 12:40:32 PM |
| Gawd that's creepy! This is a parent's WORST nightmare! |
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07/19/2007 12:16:02 PM |
| Way to go Les. Congrats on your top 10 finish. |
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07/19/2007 02:23:24 AM |
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07/18/2007 10:47:51 PM |
congrats on the posthumous award - well deserving too!
...now go and return those toys to that crying kid over there.
you should be ashamed for pushing him off just so you could take a photo! :P
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07/18/2007 10:37:07 PM |
| Way to go les. This is a scary thought but certainly a nightmare. Excellent editing. Congrats on top 10 and posthumous award. |
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07/18/2007 02:48:40 PM |
| Yes that's a nightmare. Lots of emotional impact, frighting. Congrats on your Posthumous award. |
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07/18/2007 02:44:21 PM |
so now we're down to trying to score well with lenses - what am I doing in a league with you? Maybe that's MY nightmare! I just want a good score period! LOL
I loved this when I saw it in the challenge - great story telling - a quality I'm working at adding to my photos - of course it was YOU! I should have known.
Congrats on the PH award - You would get the DK blue too if there were such a thing! |
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07/18/2007 02:26:25 PM |
| Congrats for your "Posthumous Blue Ribbon"! |
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07/18/2007 12:11:32 PM |
Yikes - you and timfythetwo really are trying to give all us parents nightmares.
Wonderfully bleak and minimilist. Ideal for the challenge. |
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07/18/2007 09:33:04 AM |
| awesome ! ... and i looove Don's comment :) |
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07/18/2007 09:02:25 AM |
brilliantly disturbing, les. very strong story telling, reminded me "rosemary's baby".
big congrats both on don's ribbon and on top ten :)
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07/18/2007 08:59:55 AM |
| OK, I don't know how you sleep at night after spending some time on this image. I don't want to say "great shot", it's just too disturbing, but you know what I mean. |
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07/18/2007 08:52:45 AM |
yes, brilliant! yay for the Don's award, too:)
what a disturbing image... |
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07/18/2007 07:47:29 AM |
| This is a terrible nightmare! I love the way you depicted it! |
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07/18/2007 07:46:50 AM |
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07/18/2007 07:27:50 AM |
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07/18/2007 07:20:45 AM |
| brilliant and disturbing image....you rock...; ) |
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07/18/2007 06:18:28 AM |
| Interesting to see that expensive lens in action. It does pack a punch. Nice work. |
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07/18/2007 06:14:33 AM |
| Stunning image, Lesley. Congrats on top 10. |
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07/18/2007 05:05:30 AM |
| Strong, emotive image, can't think of a better entry for 'Nightmare'. Congrats on your top 10 finish Les! |
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07/18/2007 04:19:24 AM |
| Brilliant image, Les. You have captured one of the worst imaginable nightmares. Superb editing. |
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07/18/2007 01:55:32 AM |
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07/18/2007 12:53:57 AM |
| Disturbing. Perfect for the challenge. Good luck in the next round. |
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07/18/2007 12:42:26 AM |
startling image Les! Very well done (OBVIOUSLY!!) teehee :)
TOP 10 finish & not a flower in sight! hmmm...
Congrats!
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07/18/2007 12:18:07 AM |
| Again so believeable, and so glad it isn't, and so scary and definately ones worst nightmare thats for sure. Well done, and I also love the processing as well..... |
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07/18/2007 12:06:02 AM |
| congrats on a top 10 team mate ;) |
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07/18/2007 12:03:27 AM |
| :D Congrats on top ten Les, go team! |
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07/17/2007 11:59:07 PM |
Wow. Talk about an immediate impact. The first thing I notice is the capsized stroller and I immediately think a baby has been stolen from it. The second thing I notice is her doll. Then I notice it's on the road. This all hits me right away. A little bit later I see the car in the distance... the kidnapper making his getaway. Finally, I realize that this is a toy stroller. Then the themes become more complex. This was not a baby, but a young child playing at being a mother. The actual "baby" here is indeed that doll. The lost, sprawled doll becomes a metaphor for the stolen, helpless child.
An interesting thing about this photo, and one that some people may not like, is that it is clearly fictional, and not just because nobody would be taking a photograph at a time like this, but also because of how perfectly it is arranged, how precisely centered the action is. The road is a triangle leading up to the car at its topmost point. The stroller is at a perfect angle so that we can see it is empty. We can even see all four wheels. The doll is spread out before us like Putti on an Italian Renaissance ceiling. The depth of field dramatically underscores a subject we couldn't possibly miss anyway.
Personally, I think it's so obviously set up that it is artful. After all, we don't mind if a poet or novelist artfully arranges events to present themes. And, after all, this is a nightmare, which is also a form of fiction, and a dream, which uses strong visual symbols brazenly displayed. Well done.
Posthumous Blue Ribbon
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07/17/2007 11:25:21 PM |
| Chilling. Great DOF and good choice for b&w. |
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07/17/2007 01:40:41 PM |
| I really like this 1, the idea is absolutely perfect everything about it is brilliant! Well done! Wanna see this on top 5 at least!!!! |
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07/15/2007 08:15:16 PM |
| well done all around on this -- car driving away (only dark in a field of light) with the bady items in the front - b&w adds to the drama... one of my ribbon picks this challenge |
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07/15/2007 02:18:59 PM |
| use of vintage objects is due to b&w mood?..interesting idea....I think composition could have a better perspective though.... |
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07/15/2007 01:08:01 AM |
| Wow, you suck. That is so awful! The emotiveness alone is worth a 10. |
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07/14/2007 01:04:56 PM |
| Very nicely captured feeling here |
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07/12/2007 09:23:41 PM |
| A good depiction of a most terrifying scenario. |
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07/12/2007 09:21:49 PM |
| Took me a second. First reaction was that the victim was "in" the baby carriage. Then I realized that it was a child's toy carriage and the victim had been pushing it and what we are seeing is what was left behind. Clever idea. Good composition. |
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07/12/2007 01:10:01 PM |
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07/12/2007 02:53:10 AM |
| a bit of playing on sentiment arent ou? 7 |
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07/12/2007 12:21:11 AM |
| Very dark (conceptually) yet light (visually), a nice combination. |
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07/11/2007 08:33:44 PM |
| fantastic image - yet disturbing - the shallow DOF and grain are perfect for this type of image - 10 |
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07/11/2007 06:19:30 PM |
A very disturbing image which provides an excellent take on the challenge. The grainy black and white conversion works well as does the aged nature of the pram and doll. It all adds to a sense of foreboding and ill ease
Excellent interpretation and delivery |
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07/11/2007 05:20:33 PM |
| Focus needs to be sharper. I like the choice of b/w. |
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07/11/2007 03:20:28 PM |
| Eeek!!! Great job, I love that you used an old fashioned carriage and doll for this photo. The post processing and DOF are perfect. |
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07/11/2007 09:39:14 AM |
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07/11/2007 09:14:18 AM |
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07/11/2007 01:33:51 AM |
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07/11/2007 01:17:55 AM |
| great tones and textures in this! 10 |
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