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"and a rock feels no pain and an island never cries."(Paul Simon)
"and a rock feels no pain and an island never cries."(Paul Simon)
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Challenge: Pain (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: studio
Date: Feb 7, 2005
Aperture: f3.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 8
Galleries: Emotive, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Feb 7, 2005

 had this thought for awhile i love the lyrics of paul simon he has a way with words in song that is like no other.

the image is that of thought from 2years back when i was a big anti-social (i still am to some degree). i was going to an all boys school and was an outcast.

i used to sit at home and listen to "I Am A Rock" alot when it struck me the reality of the song was that 1 can't hind themselfs from the world and as much as u think u need nothing or no 1 it is to the opisite of those thoughs u are really dwelling on.
too think otherwise is to u lie to yourself.

anyway it a must hear if u have ever felt left out......

but to the shot it is a timer of me once again, same black backround as in "the light burrden".

diffrent lighting technique very dark, the light was aimed at a dark cloth so as to provide minumal reflection and too keep things dark (indirect light).

put the camera on a timer, crossed my legs put elbow on knee an hands on forehead.

so as to hide the face and make things darker in nature....

i want to appeal to the Darkness and Hurt of emotional pain not just the emotion pain or a thumb being hit with a hammer.....
nothing aginst any1 who submitts a pic. of a thumb being hit by a hammer (with my luck u will win and i will look like an over contemplative moron) but that is what i saw this challenge as....

thanx for all the comments and votes....

note to all who submitt a hammer and thumb shot i wrote this before the challenge started...

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Place: 137 out of 215
Avg (all users): 4.5255
Avg (commenters): 4.5294
Avg (participants): 4.5288
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Votes: 333
Comments: 22
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 02/16/2005 07:09:53 AM
AFTER THE CHALLENGE: Gave you a 5, on second look I wish I could bump it up to a 7. The pose and message are excellent, but I do think you could improve the lighting and focus just a bit. Don't take offense, just an honest opinion. Keep on shootin'.
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 02/16/2005 02:48:50 AM
I liked this one, gave it a 7. I think you did a good job of conveying pain... the negative space really works for it by giving it a sense of isolation. As others said, though, it is a tad dark. Just a bit of curves adjustment would really give this photo some oomph.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/15/2005 11:45:47 PM
wow, I think that you did an excellent job with the negative space, b&w, and soft focus. The title/quote is most appropriate. Great work.
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 02/14/2005 10:39:10 PM
Even for a low-key photo, it appears very dark. It lacks detail.
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 02/14/2005 08:27:07 PM
too dark, and i don't think you need all the black space
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 02/14/2005 05:21:43 AM
Image needs some white. This is 90% black and 10% dark gray. Lacking midtones and highlights.
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 02/14/2005 01:38:01 AM
A little to dark..
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 02/13/2005 07:19:24 AM
Sorry but this is very very dark
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 02/12/2005 02:01:44 PM
too dark to see what is going on here
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 02/11/2005 10:20:00 AM
I see where you were going with this, but without the title you don't know where this is going.
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 02/10/2005 02:29:46 PM
focus and contrast could be better
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 02/09/2005 11:47:41 PM
i find this a bit too dark but otherwise a very emotional photo
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 02/09/2005 08:28:35 PM
great shot. are the members of DPC ready for this? I love it, then again, I,m not a photographer, i'm a artist :) 9
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 02/09/2005 08:25:39 PM
I like this a lot. But, it's just a little too dark.
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 02/09/2005 08:07:42 PM
one of the top shots. i find the emotional pain shots more interesting. however, not many of them show pain as well as yours. the negative space really brings out the sence of emptiness well.
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 02/09/2005 04:00:20 PM
Interesting idea that could have worked, unfortunately the lighting in this picture is not ideal and it seems to me to be a bit out of focus, although this may be intentional. (5)
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 02/09/2005 03:34:01 PM
so dark it is hard to see whats going on. I see the idea, but lighting could be stronger.
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 02/09/2005 02:34:15 PM
Dude, you were right, it looks way too dark on PC screens.
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 02/09/2005 09:27:44 AM
Not bad, but the message is conveyed more by the title than the pic. More contrast or more face/expression on the model.
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 02/09/2005 08:56:06 AM
Some people may say this photo is too dark, but on the contrary I think you nailed it perfectly. I like the remnance of the subject the way it is. Nice job, good luck.
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 02/09/2005 01:19:59 AM
I love the thought, but I can barely make the subject out, maybe a bit brighter.
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 02/09/2005 12:43:29 AM
Needs more light. Good concept.
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