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Challenge: Childhood Without Children II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Location: Storage Room, Santaquin, Utah
Date: Jan 22, 2008
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/10
Galleries: Black and White, Children
Date Uploaded: Jan 22, 2008

 taken in our food storage. Its like -17 in there right now.
i learned allot from this shoot, and it took allot of patience, and persistence.
Some may like it, some may hate it, some may look at it and be inspired, some may look at it, cock their head to one side and say, "THIS EXPOSER SURE ISNT NICE!" but hey, im a photographer, and the best I can do is to satisfy my own vision.

Post Challenge:
I thought this did as well as i thought it would, being as it was a different take on childhood.

I wanted to portray a side of childhood some children have to suffer through. Abuse, torment, depressed, alone, cast away..ect. I didnt live this sort of childhood, but i know there are those out there who know what this is like and have had to go through it. My heart goes out to you!

Statistics
Place: 52 out of 141
Avg (all users): 5.2899
Avg (commenters): 6.1538
Avg (participants): 4.9839
Avg (non-participants): 5.3977
Views since voting: 1097
Views during voting: 378
Votes: 238
Comments: 16
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 02/01/2008 01:46:10 PM
Kari!!!!! This is awesome. I absolutely love it. :)
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 01/31/2008 07:12:41 AM
I really like this shot Kari! It has true mood... makes me feel nostalgic and a little frightened at the same time. I don't like to step outside of my box... LOL You did very well with this one! Congratulations, 53rd is nothing to sneer at :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM
 01/29/2008 06:00:06 PM
Nicely moody shot, not sure it says childhood to me though.
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Nikon Coolpix L6
 01/29/2008 09:56:00 AM
I really hope your childhood didn't look like this. Almost a gloomy picture.
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Nikon D3
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 01/28/2008 04:16:27 PM
Highly disturbing.... the photo definitely created a reaction when I viewed it.
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Canon EOS 80D
Canon EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 01/27/2008 02:14:35 PM
That's a little scary for "childhood" - certainly no distractions there...
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM II
01/26/2008 05:09:02 PM
Kinda creepy, I love it.
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 01/26/2008 03:47:24 PM
I like this image a lot (but not getting a strong connection to the challenge) 7
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 01/26/2008 12:52:23 PM
um - you kept your kids locked in the cellar???
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 01/25/2008 10:34:43 PM
There is something very disturbing about this shot. Mommy Dearest springs to mind. Technically well done, but disturbing.
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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 01/24/2008 11:48:23 AM
different take on challenge
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 35mm f/2.0
 01/24/2008 04:32:40 AM
Owch. Was this how your childhood looked?
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Sony Alpha a55
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 01/23/2008 03:20:57 PM
I trust these were voluntary....
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 01/23/2008 09:53:51 AM
Although the focus here is sharp, the electric box next to the chair does not say 'childhood' to me... more like 'danger'. The pages of the book are blown, but are supposed to be what draws my eye to the chair. I'm sorry to say *sigh*.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 01/23/2008 07:05:28 AM
Eye catching texture and composition. Relating it to childhood seems a bit creepy... makes me think of a child being locked in the cellar. (That's good that it evokes creepiness... a different take than just the normal warm and fuzzy. Disturbing but good.)
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Nikon D40
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G
 01/23/2008 12:46:32 AM
Disturbing. I'm glad my childhood didn't look like that. I like it, but I think the GFCI outlet detracts from it (it looks too modern).
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