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Challenge: Rural Decay (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Sigma 18-250 f/3.5 - 6.3 DC OS HSM
Location: Brantford, Ontario
Date: Dec 17, 2009
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Portraiture, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Dec 17, 2009

While on a hike, I came across this old doll. It was in a ravine where by the looks of it someone had been dumping garbage for years.

PP:
- converted RAW file in Canon's DPP with minor adj.
- opened in CS2
- levels
- curves
- dodge/burn
- smart sharp
- smart sharp
- size for web
- smart sharp (opacity 70%)

Statistics
Place: 38 out of 82
Avg (all users): 5.7226
Avg (commenters): 6.9286
Avg (participants): 5.7027
Avg (non-participants): 5.7300
Views since voting: 747
Views during voting: 308
Votes: 137
Comments: 19
Favorites: 0


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12/26/2009 10:43:29 AM
Thanks for all the comments, both positive and negative. I've shot dolls like this before, and they always provoke strong emotions.
12/25/2009 12:21:36 AM
Originally posted by kaiser_chief:

An out of the Box image that struggles to meet the challenge and does not appeal visually..........Ice on the head does not add anything, elements in the background are distracting and the lighting too uneven to make this image work

I find this comment to be quite interesting, as everything he does not like about this is what I found appealing about it. (Got a 9 from me, BTW.) That's what opinions are like, though, right? We all have one and when they converge, we get ribbons.

Message edited by author 2009-12-25 00:22:06.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/24/2009 09:32:00 PM
Freaky! The ice really enhances the creepy factor here.
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12/24/2009 08:30:03 PM
That's freakin' scary!
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12/24/2009 12:05:18 PM
Creepy! I wish you had included a little of the surroundings, to give a feel of the "rural" setting. Your subject is really original (no barns!) and it could have done really well but I think you're gonna get pounded for not being rural enough...
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12/23/2009 02:52:46 PM
i love this
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12/22/2009 02:10:56 PM
truthfully, this scares the sh*t out of me... but in that way it is very effective:)
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12/20/2009 08:33:47 PM
Oh so creepy...I like it!
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12/20/2009 11:34:17 AM
An out of the Box image that struggles to meet the challenge and does not appeal visually..........Ice on the head does not add anything, elements in the background are distracting and the lighting too uneven to make this image work
12/19/2009 10:25:05 PM
wicked good
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12/19/2009 08:31:19 PM
This is so outré and jarring it's captivating......7
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12/19/2009 05:55:13 AM
Too sad for words. Brilliant picture too.8
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12/18/2009 10:53:39 PM
This is absolutely superb in provoking emotional response. It represents decay in the rural environment but could also be interpreted as decay in an urban environment and even on other levels besides that. It struck me immediately as almost eerie, especially with the slipped right eye, the blind left one and the snow kiss on the mouth - the plant bit touched with snow is almost evocative of a tear. The tones in the face and the combination of dirt and innocense are quite disconcerting. WELL DONE.
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12/18/2009 06:06:51 PM
Seriously creepy =:-O Can't say that this shouts "rural" but it certainly shouts "DECAY!"
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12/18/2009 05:54:57 PM
Whoa, that's scarier than Chucky. Nice work.
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12/18/2009 05:07:31 PM
Dolls like this creep me out, sorry...I think this would do better with more background because I just don't get that "Rural" feel from this shot.
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12/18/2009 02:08:21 PM
so sad...
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12/18/2009 06:45:56 AM
This works really well.
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12/18/2009 12:03:34 AM
whoa!! this is really creepy! I don't think I should have seen this one before bedtime...

Nicely done. I don't know how rural it is, but I'll believe it.
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