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Challenge: Free Study 2008-05 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: hillcrest
Date: May 31, 2008
Date Uploaded: May 31, 2008

seconds before my lens got covered in sand..

Statistics
Place: 11 out of 481
Avg (all users): 6.7595
Avg (commenters): 8.4375
Avg (participants): 6.7143
Avg (non-participants): 6.8974
Views since voting: 2146
Views during voting: 300
Votes: 158
Comments: 32
Favorites: 9 (view)


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06/09/2008 10:38:13 PM
This looked so much like one of your masterpieces Les... Love the work you've done here. The image manages to capture a story and a personality (like no one else but you can do). Beautiful image.
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06/09/2008 11:29:26 AM
Ohhhhhhwuhhh! You're trying to hurt me aren't you! :)

Wow!
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06/08/2008 08:56:29 PM
This is just amazing work! Truly beautiful. You are amazing...
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06/08/2008 05:48:37 PM
You can't take a bad pic of him. WOO HOO 11th!!!
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06/08/2008 03:38:07 PM
uh huh
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06/08/2008 02:39:36 PM
Wonderful expression (hope your lens survived the sand ;-) Great work as usual, Lesley.
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06/08/2008 07:07:05 AM
Lesley - great shot and finish.

I love the tension and dynamics generated through your choice of title.

The title generates in your mind a happy, cheery, colourful kids tv programme where the world is a bright happy place and problems are always wrapped up easily and everyones warm well fed and happy - Whilst the picture helps remind us of the harsh reality that not all children live in the tv fantasy land, and for many life isn't a whirl of joy and laughter. For many life is actually pretty grim, and full of hardship.

simple but powerful shot - perfect title.
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06/08/2008 05:21:26 AM
Congrats on top 20! Beautiful capture!
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06/08/2008 04:16:46 AM
This is great. What an expression on this child's face...
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06/08/2008 03:57:47 AM
Knew it was you! great wide angle, b and w conversion...yadah, yadah, yadah... :) you're the best Lesley
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06/08/2008 03:04:39 AM
Delightful and engaging - nicely done, Ms Goodman!
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06/08/2008 01:45:49 AM
What an excellent catch. The look, the pose, the angle - all fantastic.
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06/08/2008 12:19:54 AM
stellar image, amazing expression. For some reason the dodging around the head doesn't agree with me but what do I know. congrats on the high placement, this a fantastic image
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/07/2008 11:01:23 PM
I like this because it makes you want to know more about this boy's story. He has quite a serious face and it makes you sad because you want to see kids his age smiling and having a good time.
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06/07/2008 01:00:26 PM
Good use of a wide angle lens to emphasizes an attitude and a background. It made against some photographic rules...and it's completely stunning.
A part of the merit for your excellent B&W, another for your young model.
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06/07/2008 07:39:47 AM
A goodman shot, I'd recognize one anywhere wonderful! 9
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06/06/2008 01:59:56 PM
love the feel of this photo, like it narrows as it goes back, this little guy seems real serious, amazing detail, one of my favs of this free study
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06/06/2008 10:31:18 AM
Love it.
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06/06/2008 03:45:47 AM
There's just something about this - what a striking image. Great comp, processing, and lighting. This little guy is just classic... the viewer gets the feeling that you're intruding in his space, and you're about to get clobbered with that stick. Yet you look again, and it's almost playful. Ver well done - I hope the viewers take the time to slow down & appreciate this image.
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06/04/2008 08:48:44 PM
this should be dramatic enough for DPC! He seems ready to build the next world trade center...
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06/04/2008 08:47:42 AM
love the face!
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06/04/2008 01:40:02 AM
interesting work and title
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06/03/2008 01:13:01 AM
: ) hehe
That expression kills me!! : )
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06/02/2008 11:36:37 AM
Interesting use of the wide angle here. Great black and white
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06/01/2008 09:20:45 PM
Energy/Range/Story: 7/7/7
Composition/perspective/manner: 6/7/6
Aesthetics/Technical:6/6
Presentation: 6
Total: 6.4
Vote: 7

Remarks: the image is as engaging as a non-union man swinging a stick. Having the subject's eye-level forehead at vanishing point is an edgy choice indeed.
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06/01/2008 03:57:53 PM
:)
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06/01/2008 12:21:22 PM
Great capture, especially considering that people are not flattered by wide angle shots. The vignetting does support the composition (not voting).
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06/01/2008 11:04:31 AM
Very nice contrast. I like the closeup of the subject.
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06/01/2008 05:41:47 AM
I love this...great wide angle shot...nice as a b and w...I am going to take a guess and say this could be a Lesley Goodman image
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06/01/2008 05:32:35 AM
great and very strong image. 10
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06/01/2008 04:35:37 AM
Beautiful!
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06/01/2008 03:45:09 AM
Great! Love the angle and his expression. Beautiful, beautiful processing.
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