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Challenge: Candid Portraits II (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Date: Dec 28, 2014
Date Uploaded: Dec 28, 2014

[Jan. 4th, 2015 09:06:44 PM]

A truly wonderful woman -- my husband's grandmother. Though she's mine as well. I adopted her the moment I met her.

Taken at Christmas after a full afternoon of food and presents. (the bear is from her great-granddaughter. A bear from the college she's attending. (the great granddaughter, not great grandma. :))

Here is the not candid shot:



The entry was taken later, after a big day and while we were trying to get her new TV to talk to the controls.

She is 96 years old. And yes, in response to a comment: she is definitely very well loved.

Thanks for so many comments. It seemed like there was a story to tell here, even though it's not what appears to be the obvious story. :)

Statistics
Place: 36 out of 57
Avg (all users): 5.4767
Avg (commenters): 5.8571
Avg (participants): 5.4865
Avg (non-participants): 5.4694
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Views during voting: 171
Votes: 86
Comments: 8
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/04/2015 11:29:47 PM
Well composed, but a bit unflattering for the lady.
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 01/04/2015 10:23:18 AM
Powerful image: so sad, I nearly wept.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/03/2015 02:16:39 PM
another wonderful face, caught at a moment of thought. nice
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/03/2015 01:26:16 PM
A top five image IMHO. Love the vacant eyes and sad demeanor. The toy suggests a hospital setting with someone in the O.R. Good story encapsulated in this image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/03/2015 12:44:44 PM
Elegiac portrait draws you in. Sad, hard to look at. What lives we lead.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/31/2014 03:26:45 PM
I felt really sad looking at this image. There seems to be a lot in those eyes (emotion, instrospection?). I hope this woman is well loved. I wondered if a crop zooming in on that gorgeous face might have made for an even stronger composition?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/29/2014 07:07:09 AM
So, did you tell the fine lady to not look at the camera?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/29/2014 12:29:47 AM
She looks so terribly sad, even with her new friend.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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