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Broken Spirit
Broken Spirit
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Broken (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: Flat Rock, Michigan
Date: Dec 12, 2004
Galleries: Emotive, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Dec 12, 2004

Probably don't look scruffy enough in my self portrait. Used the kit lens and flash in dank corner of a basement.

Statistics
Place: 156 out of 177
Avg (all users): 4.6402
Avg (commenters): 5.1667
Avg (participants): 4.6383
Avg (non-participants): 4.6421
Views since voting: 743
Views during voting: 294
Votes: 189
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/17/2004 08:22:34 PM
Returning for comments:
This is a great concept and I wonder about some variations to make the image sing a little louder. The blanket is neat, his hair is neat and so the assumption here is not broken because of poverty but rather other implications such as a broken home, etc. My gut feeling with this model is to have him sit, frown and hold his hand over his temples looking totally depressed. However, this is another picture.

As is it is a good photograph and very well composed but lacking that sensation of broken. In its own tight it does have an appeal and that is why U commented on it. 6
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12/16/2004 01:00:16 PM
Interesting take on the challenge.
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12/16/2004 09:38:04 AM
Well executed photo. The gray color sets the mood. The photo makes you think since there is more to it than they eye can see.
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12/14/2004 03:18:31 AM
Composition: 5, too tight - no real context
Technical: 6, maybe could use a softer focus
Appeal: 5
Challenge: 4
Overall Calculated Average Score: 5
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12/13/2004 10:54:20 AM
Great idea, but could have been done more realistically. Hard to believe with a perfectly pressed blanket ;)
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12/13/2004 02:27:00 AM
Interesting idea, but I'm not getting the feeling of broken spirit. Sure sleeping on concrete is bad, but the blanket looks clean as does the subject, so it doesn't have the look of someone exposed to life's slings and arrows.
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12/13/2004 01:44:28 AM
I like where you were going with this. I think if you showed more of the picture, your entry would have more impact. Where is he sleeping? What's he wearing? What's his story? etc. Lighting is a bit harsh but otherwise a technically sound presentation.
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