Santa is coming to town!
by Dufus

Comment by admart01:
Now that's an ugly santa.

Why start smoking when you can take the easy way out!
by Dufus

Comment by ellamay:
Greetings from the CC, here is my input, if it helps great if not feel free to disregard... Your subject choice and message are both very powerful IMO, the age of your subject is poignant, the choice of b & w is very good, adding to the seriousness of the subject matter. Even your choices regarding background wall (refering to graffiti/ads, the position of subject at bottom of stairs looking up into light is very good.
My biggest objections would be I think that you could of cropped slightly more off the right, removing the (other wall?) from the top corner of shot. And while I like the brightness at top of stairs wishing there was slightly less 'brightness', it seems to draw my a little too much, taking away from the subject a little. I would like to be forced to consider the subject a little more and her 'choice' (perhaps this is not your intention).
Overall a very well done shot.
Keep up the good work
lynn CC

You are never alone
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Comment by Imagineer:

Originally posted by amateurboi: 2 and 3 for this?? They must be kidding!

Oh yeah - that's one sick sense of humour (get used to it though). This is stunning.

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Comment by Dufus:
You read my mind.

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Comment by unholycommunion:
does the unlit cigarette mean she right now is choosing which death she will take? this is the kind of photo people tear out of magazines and tape to their walls....and a great decision on using black and white....

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Comment by lbWhaples:
This is a nice style of shot for this challenge. I was thinking about soemthign like this but wasn't able to pul it off. It sort of looks like one of thsoe high school hallway posters. Good stuff.

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Comment by blindjustice:
Wow; I'm not sure this gets across the title message.There can't be a cigarette in the shot for that title. A better title would be "a second amendment right" or "my cold dead fingers" or "Daddy taught me how to shoot" or "bowling for columbine" or "guns don't kill people" anyway- I like the gender ambiguity of the shot, and the stairs leading up. sorry about the criticism- but this was a tough challenge.

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Comment by in-apt:
very good photograph, well done!

Why start smoking when you can take the easy way out!
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Comment by ramie:
Is this easy? very good!

Why start smoking when you can take the easy way out!
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Comment by Shelley:
Very powerful shot. I like the way she is looking and the way the top of the steps is overexposed. It works well here