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Spirutual Seeker
Spirutual Seeker
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Challenge: Poverty (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Nikon D1X
Location: The Mall Washington D.C.
Date: Oct 26, 2004
Galleries: Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: Oct 26, 2004

I have often heard the word poverty associated with spiritual seekers. This woman appeared to be starving for a closer relationship.

Statistics
Place: 66 out of 171
Avg (all users): 5.2623
Avg (commenters): 6.8333
Avg (participants): 4.9545
Avg (non-participants): 5.3771
Views since voting: 967
Views during voting: 537
Votes: 324
Comments: 20
Favorites: 2 (view)


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07/29/2005 06:28:38 AM
Thank you everyone for your comments. I try to think, and shoot things a little deeper than what's on the surface. Poverty, to me anyway, can be understood also as a sense of wanting and needing what you can't have. I submited this image because I feel this woman demonstrates those qualities. To me, she is reaching out in her poverty for a closer relationship with God. Thanks again for all your comments.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/02/2004 10:24:57 PM
Excellent shot. One of my top picks for the challenge. I think, however, it might have been better if you had limited the DOF to separate out the front person and downplay the headless people behind.
11/02/2004 02:51:22 PM
Beautiful capture, but would have been a lot better in Portrait orientation.
11/01/2004 08:28:59 PM
the lighting could have been better,but i give it a 6.
10/31/2004 04:55:51 PM
Well captured pure emotion. I like it how the face is the brightest object in the scene.
10/31/2004 03:19:37 PM
Like this photo and the idea of a soul impoverished. Nice.
10/30/2004 08:18:38 PM
Great emotional shot!
10/30/2004 07:35:25 PM
Great capture of her face and emotion.
10/30/2004 06:26:14 PM
Hard to tell the connection with the subject of the Challenge - the woman doesn't necessarily look poor, nor do the people around her. That said, it does evoke some emotion and good composition.
10/29/2004 03:49:23 PM
Oh yeah... Even if you are poor financially you can be extremly rich spiritually. I wonder what was happening with those people there? Extremly expressive portrait. Pity it's so small. DPC should allow bigger images. 8.
10/28/2004 02:20:26 PM
I love this picture - going into my favorites, wish it were a little bigger. Bumping up to a 9.
10/28/2004 08:09:28 AM
Great picture. plenty of emotion and acion. I dont see poverty though.
10/27/2004 08:59:28 PM
Oh man! This is fabulous - brilliant, in fact. The colours are like a painting - almost unbelievable. Perfect lighting. Amazing. 10
10/27/2004 08:24:14 PM
well done
10/27/2004 07:49:08 PM
brighten this up a bit
10/27/2004 03:36:59 PM
this is so powerful...bumping up from 8-10
10/27/2004 12:10:59 PM
Nice Subject, Kinda dark.
10/27/2004 10:31:20 AM
she looks religious, not poor
10/27/2004 06:26:23 AM
Excellent photo. It looks like the people in the background are doing similar actions.
10/27/2004 04:41:40 AM
this has impact as a prtrait, and a good one,but I have a problem in linking it to poverty, how why, where, unfortunately this image doesn't answer thos questions for me.


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