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Years of Torment
Years of Torment
Charlene


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Challenge: Dolls & Puppets (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Date: Aug 30, 2008
Aperture: f/10
ISO: 200
Shutter: 4s
Date Uploaded: Aug 30, 2008

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Statistics
Place: 53 out of 108
Avg (all users): 5.1506
Avg (commenters): 6.5714
Avg (participants): 5.3617
Avg (non-participants): 5.0672
Views since voting: 685
Views during voting: 258
Votes: 166
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0


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09/17/2008 11:42:00 PM
OMG Charlene, we ended up right next to each other. Your photo is really much better than mine. I love the high contrast and needless to say, the composition is totally awesome. The title is the icing. Interesting that you got a 6.5 from your commenters, but a 5.1 from the overall voters. Should have ended higher... but we all know how that goes. :o)

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09/17/2008 06:31:55 AM
I like the doll for this shot - I tend to think of dolls as kind of creepy in a way, and this one fits nicely. I think you already have some good constructive comments. I'll echo that there needs to be a bit more detail somehow in the hair, or perhaps a tighter crop to alleviate the large black space formed there. I do love the choice of B&W, and the bit of lace in the lower left.
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09/16/2008 11:33:40 AM
Charlene - what a great title to complement the feel of the image. Component wish, I think the image is very solid - the face slightly at angle, the lace and fine work to frame the dolls head, the misplaced hair - but I think it is lacking something. The black and white conversion seems very flat in my opinion. Maybe a bit of sepia tone to give it an older, used, and forgotten feel. Also, maybe a slightly different treatment on the composition may have helped. A more square crop, with focus more directly on the face itself, and lighting (likely from the side) to emphasize the nicks and scratches and neglect that this pretty doll endured.
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09/10/2008 09:09:01 AM
Looks like you got a really nice critique there. But still, even tho I didn't vote in the challenge, I cannot figure out why this scored so low. It reminds me of stuff that you'd see back in the black and white movie days. Makes me wonder how old the doll really is. Good shot.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/06/2008 08:57:24 AM
Oh, that's SERIOUSLY disturbing! LOL!!!! 8
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09/04/2008 09:22:50 AM
While the missig eye creeps me out a little...this is a great pic!!! well done!! :)
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09/03/2008 11:29:51 AM
Torment has never looked so good...lol. Great job!
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09/03/2008 03:32:37 AM
Poor thing. The b&w really sets the mood, I like.
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09/03/2008 02:03:40 AM
I think this is a difficult shot because of the extreme contrast withe the pale face and dark hair. I think it would be much nicer if the detail in the hair were retained so that there were not such huge black spaces. I think these unintended black holes distract from the face and the drama of the one eye. A more angled light or softer contrast might also help give the missing eye depth. Here I'm not sure if it's missing, colored black, or simply chopped out of the photo. If the texture in the hair were retained, I think this would be a really cool composition, because the hair, printed fabric, lace, and textured ribbon would carry a textural symmetry that really set off the smooth face and let that eye stand out--so I do appreciate where this was going!
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09/03/2008 01:35:05 AM
Oh no. Isn't there some sort of society for the prevention of cruely to dolls?
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09/03/2008 12:23:26 AM
Good use of B&W Effect
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