Facing the End of a Decade
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Comment by Charlene:
Well, you know I've liked this for a while now. And congrats on looking quite lovely for at least 6 more months ;)

Facing the End of a Decade
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Comment by JuliBoc:
You look maaaaaaavelous! Except is seems you have just had a run in with a guillotine. j/k

In the Shadow of the Little Match Girl
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Comment by snaffles:
Wow, I loved this shot, and yes the story makes me cry too.

Though I thought it was a Brothers Grimm story, my mistake ;-)

In the Shadow of the Little Match Girl
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Comment by kolasi:
Creative shot, as we've come to expect from you. The shadows of the hand grabbing the matches really bring out the sadness of the tale

like somone mentioned this should get an OOBIE

In the Shadow of the Little Match Girl
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Comment by Alicia:
This should get an OOBIE - love it!

In the Shadow of the Little Match Girl
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Comment by jaysonmc:
This is wonderful. Truly a very inventive idea. Wonderful work with the shadows to boot!

In the Shadow of the Little Match Girl
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Comment by WalesP:
I don't know the story of the Little Match Girl and now that I have read your comments I see what a powerful picture this is. Well Done Michelle. Very well done.

In the Shadow of the Little Match Girl
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Comment by jonfrommk:
hmmmm yes lets not talk about the story of the little match girl as I am a chap and therefore suppose to be TOUGH. There were a few LMG images in the challenge and this had (genuinely) been my favourite of them

Love the B&W (and knowing the story the dead matches are a poigniant depiction of it) and I thought that the shadow 'picking up' the dead match was a very clever touch. From my perspective I may have liked to see a bit more space between the spent matches and the border, but I thought this was a cool shot

Midnight Stalker
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Comment by Melethia:
Hee! Glad to see this came from a TS'er! Excellent sense of humor, and as I said during the challenge - this totally worked for me!

Midnight Stalker
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Comment by JuliBoc:
Oh man, I love this. The colors are so warm. I love the DOF and the flare of the beard and hair of the nutcracker. And it makes me smile -- a lot!