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The girl with the matches
The girl with the matches
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Challenge: Poverty (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: Reykjavik
Date: Oct 24, 2004
Aperture: F2,8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/45
Galleries: Emotive, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Oct 24, 2004

color ballance, desaturate, levels, contrast, USM.
Taken with filter that I borrowed, makes the match look better when lit.

Statistics
Place: 67 out of 171
Avg (all users): 5.2175
Avg (commenters): 5.5000
Avg (participants): 4.9451
Avg (non-participants): 5.3208
Views since voting: 1255
Views during voting: 570
Votes: 331
Comments: 20
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/02/2004 06:57:35 PM
The original story is about poverty, and you've got a great picture here. I just think that there's something about her that does not look poor at all to me. It gives me the impression of a college kid relaxing by the tree... she looks happy, relaxed, and with no worries.
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11/02/2004 02:49:35 PM
NIcely setup shot, very nice expression, a few holes in the blanket would have provided more impact, she does not look quite poor! Still a nice take on the theme. 9
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11/02/2004 02:24:14 PM
This does not represent poverty at all, imo.
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11/01/2004 02:22:51 AM
I'd swear that's Björk. :) Love the flare and the dark tone. Beautifully executed. [8]
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10/31/2004 04:32:02 PM
Beautiful, dreamlike picture of a lovely young lady! I get the idea you were going for, but I don't think there's enough "poverty" here for the challenge. Perhaps if the blanket was threadbare or the sweater was a little more worn...
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10/31/2004 03:52:44 PM
Nice illustration. Some dirt on the cheeks would have made her more of a "little match girl"
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10/31/2004 09:19:36 AM
Wow... I like.

But she dresses nicely, and her hair is way to good to represent poverty.
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10/31/2004 01:20:55 AM
nice shot (especially the light burst) but the girl doesn't look poverty stricken. She has really nice make up and looks like nice clothes; even the blanket is clean.
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10/30/2004 08:22:19 PM
She looks to "put-together" to represent poverty.
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10/30/2004 07:26:26 PM
Creative idea, nice lighting.
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10/30/2004 07:02:44 PM
Great shot although there is not a whole lot in the pic to indicate poverty. I also feel this would have had more impact in black & white. My 2 cents.
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10/30/2004 05:14:47 AM
looks like prettily set up. lacks idea for the topic.
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10/30/2004 12:52:38 AM
an excellent image,for myself I would like a low angle looking up to the girls hands .
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10/29/2004 07:44:41 PM
A great theme and a nice shot to boot.
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10/29/2004 04:39:16 AM
Honestly i would say its more art then poverty. Its beautiful capture.
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10/28/2004 06:55:28 PM
Doesn't quite evoke images of poverty for me with such a clean, white sweater and fashionably cut hair. But the mysticism that surrounds it makes it seem that she is beyond that. Lovely color, focus and lighting.
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10/27/2004 04:38:17 PM
um.. Poverty? I'm sorry but I get magic elf long before I get poverty from this. It's a good picture and a very nice image. But it doesn't read as poverty to me.
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10/27/2004 10:06:53 AM
pretty girl
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10/27/2004 07:34:16 AM
does not fit challenge in my opinion
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10/27/2004 01:07:05 AM
She looks like more of a mystical traveler than an impoverished girl...
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