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Challenge: The Smile (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Nikon
Date: Aug 9, 2012
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/2000
Date Uploaded: Aug 12, 2012

 Yes there is more to this gentleman than meets the eye. A Lesotho citizen, little retarded due to lack of proper food and care, kicked out of his community because of this and sought refuge with us across the border. He is an illegal immigrant who evades soldiers and police. A complicated situation cause he longs for his people and visits there at every opportunity, returns and tends the cattle. Friendly and humble, a simple man,satisfied with very little.

Statistics
Place: 13 out of 71
Avg (all users): 6.1982
Avg (commenters): 7.6000
Avg (participants): 6.3158
Avg (non-participants): 6.1370
Views since voting: 1127
Views during voting: 205
Votes: 111
Comments: 9
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 08/22/2012 02:14:45 PM
an artless smile, no subtext. thank you. (for the story too. recently read Nadine Gordimer's No Time Like The Present, a view from the both the tower and the trenches).
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 08/22/2012 05:32:00 AM

I AM AWARDING THIS IMAGE MY HIGHEST AWARD MY SHERPET 'JEWEL OF EXCELLENCE' FROM SHEZ.... THIS IS ONE OF THREE IMAGES THAT MOVED ME EMOTIONALLY AND ALSO VISUALLY AS THEY TOUCHED MY HEART SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS IMAGE WITH US ALL. FROM SHEZ

SHERPET JEWEL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE





Message edited by author 2012-08-22 05:33:08.
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 08/20/2012 06:08:27 PM
Great result for a wonderful portrait Amanda. There is so much wrong in our country and neighbours right now, not to mention the world. Lesotho citizens are so poor and the politicians and royalty oblivious to their citizens plight whilst chauffeured in their limo's and cooped up in their mansions.
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 08/20/2012 04:08:14 PM
Where was this? What's the background on this shot? Lots of stuff to tell here, wish there was more to your photo description.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/19/2012 09:10:12 PM
this is awesome, front page for sure for you, bumping up.
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 08/19/2012 09:01:33 PM
Not crazy about the orange cast but otherwise I love this one. Voted earlier.
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 08/18/2012 09:24:21 PM
Sensitively composed. 7
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 08/16/2012 02:45:06 AM
Really nice candid.
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 08/14/2012 12:10:31 PM
Nice photojournalistic capture. I'm interested to find out where this is. I bet he's got some stories to tell.
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