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Challenge: Free Study 2013-01 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS-60D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: Jan 27, 2013
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/80
Date Uploaded: Jan 31, 2013

 This is a very personal photo. When a friend or family member dies, I deal with it in part by going out somewhere with my camera and taking pictures. I took this at the San Diego Zoo the day that a friend and respected colleague died suddenly of liver cancer. While not the best or my favourite photo I took that day, it does most closely communicate my sadness. RIP, RH, AKA "Dr. Darkness".

Statistics
Place: 62 out of 217
Avg (all users): 5.9829
Avg (commenters): 8.2500
Avg (participants): 6.0649
Avg (non-participants): 5.8250
Views since voting: 465
Views during voting: 205
Votes: 117
Comments: 14
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 02/08/2013 03:11:32 PM
This was one of my highest scoring images - got a 9 from me. Wonderful image
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/07/2013 11:14:27 PM
great juxtaposition. yin yang.
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 02/07/2013 10:43:10 PM
Wonderful juxtaposition and blur.
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 02/07/2013 07:23:38 PM
ironically, this was working very well for me until i saw the title. i don't get darkness from this image, i get....a connection. empathy.
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 02/06/2013 11:30:27 PM
Powerful emotion.
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 02/05/2013 05:32:52 AM
The Ape and the Lady
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 02/04/2013 08:50:26 PM
Worlds and realities overlapping. Nicely done.
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 02/04/2013 12:43:38 PM
That is a very cool shot. I like the way they're facing each other.
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 02/03/2013 03:14:56 PM
This is a new comment series for me, so please bear with me while I find my style!

(Voted earlier)

This is one of my 10s - I like it very much. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. Amazing how the human face is seen well before the gorilla despite being the less prominent of the two. It works like a magic trick.

2. The overall juxtaposition of the two (well, three) faces is really thought provoking.

3. The lady reminds me a little of Julianne Moore.

4. The different contrast profiles (courtesy of the reflection) are magnificent, they allow for the hiding in plain site and an effective mix of images.

Overall, far more powerful than the individual elements should be. Well done.
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 02/02/2013 09:56:33 PM
wonderful !!!
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 02/02/2013 09:52:05 PM
Oooh, well done. The poor gorilla, hemmed in by all those humans. Not just hemmed in .... they are intruding in his space in all directions.
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 02/02/2013 12:48:55 AM
Men, who needs em.
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 02/01/2013 05:16:46 PM
A deep image you have created. Nicely done.
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 02/01/2013 07:35:14 AM
What a wonderful collage.
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