Remembrance
by KevinRiggs

Comment by KevinRiggs:
Good grief. ;)

Who gave this a 10? Someone(s) out there are more empathetic (or gonzo) than they realize. I had a feeling in the pit of my stomach when I shot this. The locale and the sense of lonliness I felt (perhaps from having our group all split up to shoot) probably contributed to the mood I felt when shooting. When I reviewed the shot and started screwing with it I got the same feeling when I hit on this version of the image. Maybe 4 other people out there have been walking through a cemetary or someplace and had a solemn sense of lonliness and this just brought it back for them. I completely get that this was supposed to be an attempt at "capturing and emotion" and not "evoking an emotion" so I pretty much expected this score. I'm surprised to see 4 other individuals who had a "10" kind of reaction.

If it worked for you then great. Thanks for the votes.

Kev

Remembrance
by KevinRiggs

Comment by mandyturner:
color is way to saturated, too much blur. It is obvious that you wanted to focus on the flowers, but the blur effect is too distracting. Maybe have more focus and switch to bw except for flowers

Remembrance
by KevinRiggs

Comment by Pooba:
Focus is a bit too soft for my tastes.

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by KevinRiggs

Comment by christie3:
I really like this shot, although it looks like some of her makeup got smudged under her right eye--it's a little dark under her eye, looks a little weird.
Other than that, I love it!

Remembrance
by KevinRiggs

Comment by beaflies:
Good DOF here, but nothing is criply in focus. Good possition of shot and color.

Remembrance
by KevinRiggs

Comment by leaf:
A little too over sharpened and contrast, nice repetition

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by KevinRiggs

Comment by Prime_Time:
Looks good to me,looks like a all american theme :-)

Remembrance
by KevinRiggs

Comment by byoung:
seems like this photo digitally overworked

Remembrance
by KevinRiggs

Comment by Artyste:
To me, remembering isn't a mood in itself.. a little weak on the challenge. Also, I think this is a little too over-saturated

Remembrance
by KevinRiggs

Comment by nico_blue:
the contrast is a bit too harsh imo.