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SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE : Sagkahan Slum, Philippines
SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE : Sagkahan Slum, Philippines
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2009-11 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF Fisheye-Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8G IF-ED DX
Location: Sagkahan Slum, Philippines
Date: Nov 26, 2009
Galleries: Emotive, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Nov 26, 2009



[Dec. 6th, 2009 08:42:49 PM]

The Image: This is in the Paseo Slum in Tacloban Philippines. 10 people sleep on this putrid bed. Mum, Dad and 8 children. One of the teenage girls Kiana has a singing voice that would win a recording contract anywhere. She sounds like an angel. I took this with the fisheye.

The Edit: Duotone and that's about it...some levels adjustment. I edited this on my Netbook...

The Prediction: well, it's a bit late for that now as the voting is about to close, but I am very disappointed with a 5.9XXX at the moment. This image telss a story that's not pretty enough for dpc...obviously. I was hoping for low 6's.

Statistics
Place: 102 out of 366
Avg (all users): 6.0200
Avg (commenters): 7.6667
Avg (participants): 6.0642
Avg (non-participants): 5.9024
Views since voting: 1674
Views during voting: 101
Votes: 150
Comments: 14
Favorites: 1 (view)


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AuthorThread
12/08/2009 01:48:33 PM
Thanks for the telling their story with an image Enzo.

Message edited by author 2009-12-08 13:48:43.
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12/08/2009 03:20:52 AM
... and you got low 6's ... great capture. i wonder how it looks in color.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/07/2009 10:58:33 PM
beautiful exposure. nice catch.
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12/07/2009 10:28:51 PM
Powerful photojournalistic shot! I spent part of my childhood in the Philippines and I have witnessed the severity of poverty first-hand. It's funny that even though they dont have the "luxuries" and amenities that other people have, they are still content and happy. This image strongly portrays that. 9
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12/07/2009 09:37:27 PM
Quite startling and an effective call to action. Eight.
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12/07/2009 12:13:46 PM
Great capture! 9
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12/06/2009 04:37:19 AM
I like this, it reminds of a winning entry by Judy but am guessing this is not staged? - Good work - 8
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12/05/2009 01:24:28 AM
I am troubled by this ... which from a photographer's point of view is good because you've captured an image that moves me. Thanks for the emotional payload.
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12/03/2009 01:28:38 PM
man I love the humanity side of this...well done...excellent picture
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12/02/2009 07:06:17 PM
interesting. did you use a fish-eye lense?
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12/02/2009 05:05:56 PM
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy). I'll be picking one of these images for the Mu (most underrated) award:

Positives: A very effective image done with journalistic intent - serves to remind us what we have. The POV makes the image; I'm trying to work out from where you shot this. It does work very well.

Critical stuff: The toning of the monochrome treatment is excellent but I think it adds a level of abstraction which might detract from some of the image's power. The slight skewing of reality allows us the luxury to see a photo rather than life - I imagine this monochrome version is a better photo but I'm not sure it is better journalism.

Overall: Great choice for FS - I thank you for bringing us the real world.
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12/02/2009 04:04:24 AM
Excellent doco style image.
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12/01/2009 07:34:50 PM
Good choice with the black & white.
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12/01/2009 09:56:32 AM
This a very good and very sad photograph
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