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Pink Ribbon - Walk to End Breast Cancer
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Challenge: Group Portrait (Advanced Editing V*)
Collection: Challenge Entries
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Mississauga ON
Date: Sep 27, 2007
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Political, Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Sep 29, 2007

 To be completely honest, I have no idea how this shot will do. The technicals of the photo aren't the greatest, and I could have done with a tighter grouping of the people, a better lawn, and more light (it was overcast, and about to rain). But, I had no control over the weather or location, and was on a rooftop, so none of the participants could here me.

I think the strength in this photo is its social consciousness, which I am hoping will carry it to a good score. The people in this shot are students, teachers, and support staff at the school I teach. Our students did an outstanding job, and raised just under $22,000.

About Breast Cancer:
from www.cbcf.org (Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation)

The term “cancer” refers to a group of diseases that affect the body at the cellular level.

Our bodies are made up of microscopic structures called cells. Each cell contains DNA, which stores genetic information about how the cell works.

Normally, a cell's DNA carefully controls the way that it grows, functions, and reproduces. Sometimes, the DNA of a cell is changed in a way that disrupts normal growth and causes the cell to grow in an uncontrolled manner.

The uncontrolled cell growth can create a lump of cells. In some cases, the lump is noncancerous and is called benign. A benign growth is not life-threatening.

In other cases, the uncontrolled cell growth can disrupt the nearby normal cells. When this cell growth continues to invade the healthy surrounding tissue, the condition is cancer and is referred to as malignant.

In a process called metastasis, cancerous cells can break free from a growth and move within the body where they start new growths. This is how cancer spreads to other parts of the body.

Donations
//www.cbcf.org/en-US/How%20you%20can%20help/Donate.aspx


Statistics
Place: 13 out of 86
Avg (all users): 6.4938
Avg (commenters): 6.8846
Avg (participants): 5.7273
Avg (non-participants): 6.5813
Views since voting: 3061
Views during voting: 643
Votes: 322
Comments: 30
Favorites: 2 (view)

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AuthorThread
 10/10/2007 12:56:03 AM
Congrats! I so appreciate the message, but also I'm happy for your new personal best and a top 20 finish.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/10/2007 12:17:30 AM
I so appreciate this photo! It is one of my favorites in this challenge! It has special meaning to me because I have breast cancer and I appreciate all the support give to breast cancer research. Thank your for taking this photo, and especailly for sharing it here.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/09/2007 11:44:56 PM
Wow! Excellent capture!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/09/2007 08:18:47 PM
What a tremendous vantage point you held for this shot!
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 10/08/2007 09:40:59 PM
the photo is fine but the border is..I do not know how to say it..hmm..not appealing?
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 10/08/2007 05:27:14 PM
strong shot. obviously was in the right place at the right time. But that pink border aint working against the green grass.. I would of opted for white or maybe black.. great shot though and will strike the right chord with alot of people.. 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/08/2007 05:02:00 PM
Awesome. 10, and more, if that were possible.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/08/2007 02:21:36 AM
awe, i can't rate this anything lower than a 10, just because... if i was a woman, i would hate to have breast cancer...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/07/2007 03:23:12 AM
this is awesome! the border, to me, is a bit overwhelming...but great job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/06/2007 10:03:19 PM
Nice idea but seems out of focus.
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 10/06/2007 08:42:31 PM
The border is distracting.

High marks though, purely from an emotional standpoint.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/06/2007 06:53:50 PM
Nice shot. Unfortunately the border really wreaks havoc on the effect. Nice job. 7
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 10/06/2007 12:55:03 PM
One fabulous group! But that high-contrast pink frame is far too distracting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/05/2007 11:45:30 PM
Thank you! I'm glad someone did a shot like this! And for a good cause!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/05/2007 09:13:46 PM
this is something to celebrate
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/05/2007 04:47:38 PM
absoultely lovely as cancer has touched my life
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/05/2007 03:41:28 PM
Great cause and wonderful POV. A shade sharper and it could well have been a ribbon winner (imo). Most onnovative take on the challenge so far 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/05/2007 02:36:46 PM
Beautiful shot
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/05/2007 06:39:09 AM
pretty nice picture. I can clearly understand why you chose the camera angle that you did, but to me the camera makes it a journalism-like picture of an event involving a group, rather than a group portrait. (5)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/05/2007 05:20:30 AM
great piccy
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/05/2007 04:29:22 AM
well, i think this qualifies as more than 3 people ;)

kidding aside, love it, great!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/05/2007 04:24:34 AM
Lacks sharpness
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/04/2007 07:18:41 PM
Very neat idea and it worked well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/03/2007 09:38:34 PM
Great shot, it says a mouthful. Nice composition and colors, 8.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/03/2007 04:05:52 PM
how long did it take to do this
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 10/03/2007 01:39:47 PM
I personally would have preferred a black border or no border, but the group photo itself is fantastic.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/03/2007 12:06:21 PM
The only thing I didn't like was the border, it clashes too hard with the green. Maybe the light pink from the shirts would have been gentler on the eyes?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/03/2007 11:51:23 AM
very cool
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 10/03/2007 05:35:29 AM
Wow! Amazing.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/03/2007 02:05:26 AM
nice job
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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