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In the Shadow of the Little Match Girl
In the Shadow of the Little Match Girl
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Challenge: Fairy Tales II (Advanced Editing V)
Collection: Shadow or Silhouette
Camera: Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Lens: Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital
Date: Dec 2, 2007
Date Uploaded: Dec 2, 2007

 Quite a few things are off on this but I am entering it anyway.

This is in reference to a story by Hans Christian Andersen.

I remember when I was younger, I saw a movie about the Little Match Girl. She was homeless, sold matches, and at the end of the movie, she kept lighting what she had left to keep her warm. So she had passed in the night, but had moved on to the warmth and love of her grandmother in heaven. OMG did that make me CRY!

Since the passing of my Barney beagle, I've kind of been in a sentimental mood. So in it goes, a picture that will most likely finish at the bottom, lol.

Statistics
Place: 58 out of 82
Avg (all users): 5.0918
Avg (commenters): 6.1111
Avg (participants): 5.2308
Avg (non-participants): 5.0573
Views since voting: 1606
Views during voting: 327
Votes: 196
Comments: 16
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 12/23/2007 12:10:25 AM
This is stellar. A perfect way to portray this story. I can imagine this being the illustration in a children's book, actually.
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 12/11/2007 01:25:02 PM
Wow, I loved this shot, and yes the story makes me cry too.

Though I thought it was a Brothers Grimm story, my mistake ;-)
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 12/10/2007 09:37:15 PM
Creative shot, as we've come to expect from you. The shadows of the hand grabbing the matches really bring out the sadness of the tale

like somone mentioned this should get an OOBIE
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 12/10/2007 01:04:08 PM
This should get an OOBIE - love it!
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 12/10/2007 12:02:50 PM
This is wonderful. Truly a very inventive idea. Wonderful work with the shadows to boot!
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 12/10/2007 07:44:02 AM
I don't know the story of the Little Match Girl and now that I have read your comments I see what a powerful picture this is. Well Done Michelle. Very well done.
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 12/10/2007 04:42:23 AM
hmmmm yes lets not talk about the story of the little match girl as I am a chap and therefore suppose to be TOUGH. There were a few LMG images in the challenge and this had (genuinely) been my favourite of them

Love the B&W (and knowing the story the dead matches are a poigniant depiction of it) and I thought that the shadow 'picking up' the dead match was a very clever touch. From my perspective I may have liked to see a bit more space between the spent matches and the border, but I thought this was a cool shot
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/09/2007 01:32:15 PM
The little match girl is SUCH a sad story....wow...this is a really neat photo
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 12/08/2007 11:37:09 PM
very creative and a nice spiraling composition.
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 12/07/2007 07:25:07 PM
subtle, dark and moving. the angles and depth of tome work really well here.
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 12/07/2007 06:02:55 PM
i'm not sure i'm finding the fairy tale, but it's a pretty cool picture.
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 12/07/2007 03:43:34 PM
This is a bit confusing, I'm not entirely sure what this is, but it looks kind of neat. I think part of what's confusing me is the texture of the surface the matches are on. Good try though.
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 12/06/2007 06:52:16 PM
The shot brings lots of interest. I am a bit lost with the busyness of the background as it merges with the shadow and matches.
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 12/05/2007 07:07:53 PM
An interesting picture but unfortunately I just don't get it. I can see burned matchsticks in what appears to be water and someone going to pick one up. I just don't get what's going on here...or what makes it particularly "Fairy Tale". As a photo it's really interesting and thought provoking, but as a Fairy Tale it's just too much of a reach.
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 12/04/2007 03:22:13 PM
great. 8
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 12/03/2007 02:54:52 PM
don't know that story but this photo is pretty cool and your title couldn't fit any better. :) good luck
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