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A Migrant Mother's Meager Meal
A Migrant Mother's Meager Meal
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Challenge: Famous Photograph (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Date: Jun 13, 2010
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 250
Date Uploaded: Jun 13, 2010

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Statistics
Place: 35 out of 92
Avg (all users): 5.9735
Avg (commenters): 6.9286
Avg (participants): 5.5778
Avg (non-participants): 6.1415
Views since voting: 2576
Views during voting: 432
Votes: 151
Comments: 20
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 06/21/2010 03:25:21 PM
Originally posted by Jutilda:
I'm really shocked. This got a 10 from me.


I appreciate that. Not to knock the other "migrant mother" image in this challenge but I felt that I executed this representation much more precisely yet I can understand how my soft focus must have not sat well with the voters. Well at least it chops up to a good learning experience. I should have left the mother in focus. Seems like i fooled some into believing it was the original print out of focus in the background and not a recreation. Is it not obvious that those are mannequins and not real children? That actually part of the reason I defocused the mother and children, because I couldn't stand the inaccurate details. Now in hindsight I wish i would have built on this and made the image much more artistically stylized and used the mannequins to that advantage.
 06/21/2010 03:04:36 PM
Originally posted by LevT:
very good idea, the setup is a little too "clean" to convey it


Thanks and I agree, this particular foreground theme was a last minute addition when my first idea didn't pan out. It should have been as gritty as the moment itself
 06/21/2010 02:28:40 PM
very good idea, the setup is a little too "clean" to convey it
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 06/21/2010 12:59:31 PM
I'm really shocked. This got a 10 from me.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/20/2010 11:19:41 PM
Love your own spin on it. 7
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 06/20/2010 11:13:16 PM
I like your interpretation, and your attention to detail (in regards to the background).
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 06/20/2010 11:11:43 PM
Kudos for changing the perspective. Disturbing and intriguing picture.
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 06/15/2010 05:59:05 PM
Very well done. A+
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 06/14/2010 10:02:22 PM
IMO, this is walking a fine line with DQ territory.
 06/14/2010 06:42:04 PM
Iconic - great remake.
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 06/14/2010 02:36:54 PM
Beautifully executed! You took an iconic photo and added your own creativity to make it memorable. Great job!
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 06/14/2010 01:33:12 PM
Did you really restage this?? DAMN that's good! 9
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 06/14/2010 12:40:26 PM
the inside of that can is just too clean
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 06/14/2010 11:05:39 AM
Nice take, not too fond on the edge of the cardboard, 6
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 06/14/2010 10:45:43 AM
I am at a total loss as to why you would blur out the migrant mother and children and focus on the can and plate.
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 06/14/2010 07:42:27 AM
Oh I loved this whole series. Fabulous. The mother's expression is spot on.
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 06/14/2010 03:11:25 AM
great reproduction!
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 06/14/2010 01:49:03 AM
looks like this would have benn brilliant w/out the foreground elements
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 06/14/2010 12:45:24 AM
Interesting take on a classic. I don't think focusing on the meal is as powerful as focusing on the "family"
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 06/14/2010 12:18:33 AM
good set up
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