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by arbil14

Comment by RogerDawson:
finally a picture that involves nature
descent image

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Comment by KarANN:
This is a neat shot...i like how the subject is very close and then the rest of the picture fades in the background. Nice shot

Pain of losing your love one.....
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Comment by graphicfunk:
Congratulations on your top 20 finish with this other dimension of our mortal life.

Pain of losing your love one.....
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Comment by BrennanOB:
I didn' vote on this challenge but I think this is fine work. I am sorry that some people gave this below a four, and failed to justify their odd choice by a comment or two. This should have been more highly placed IMHO

Pain of losing your love one.....
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Comment by srbrubaker:
The composition is tight, the lighting is moody, the exposure is right-on. There's a nice tension between the dead, the live, and the ghosts (live persons reflected in the casket.) I like this photo very much, but to my sensibility, only two characters seem to display touching, photogenic human emotion: the woman in the striped shirt and the little girl just to the right of her in the photo. Impossible to catch without a longer lens, I suppose.

Pain of losing your love one.....
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Comment by mdelaplane:
Many of the photos submitted, in my opinion, are contrived. This one expresses real pain.

Pain of losing your love one.....
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Comment by phreakon:
very sad. It takes guts to grab a snapshot at a funeral (for god's sake) and have it look like art. My condolences.

Pain of losing your love one.....
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Comment by GolferDDS:
A very sad and touching picture. The pain is obvious.

Pain of losing your love one.....
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Comment by SandyP:
Very painful photo. The composition is really good. It looks like there may be a little too much contrast from the bright background, which makes the shadows on a lot of the faces too dark. But what can you do with a photo like this. Nice picture anyway.

Pain of losing your love one.....
by arbil14

Comment by aronya1:
Gritty image of real pain. Well done. B&W works well. One of the best in the challenge.