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08/20/2003 01:00:48 PM |
Thanks to everyone who commented on my photograph this week. I'm surprised by the number of comments I've received on this photo. I figured it would be a pretty evocative photo, but didn't think I'd be getting over 20 comments. I'm surprised I didn't get more comments about how sick and twisted I was. I think the haters didn't leave comments, just bad votes. I will not say I blame them, just disappointed that they didn't see this image for what I think is a very real view of desolation. Pink, hairless, blind babies crawling around their recently deceased mother... How much more desolate could this be?
Thanks again for your comments. - Bob |
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08/19/2003 05:22:49 PM |
| my life is good...i like my life... **silence** wow. |
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08/18/2003 09:21:40 PM |
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08/17/2003 06:07:03 AM |
"Perhaps it could have been a little better if the animal was in a peaceful position without it's mouth gaping open and w/o the dying babies at its side it may have been an interesting shot. I am sorry, but at the moment it is too tasteless for my liking.
However, if we forget the content, the picture could have done with a tighter crop on the subjects and a wider aperture to blur the background further."
I apologies if I have been a little sarcastic with the previous msg. I was in a bit of a mood I guess, no excuse however. |
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08/16/2003 08:36:31 PM |
| That's one of the saddest things I've ever seen!!! An awesome job depicting desolation though....a 10 here! :) |
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08/16/2003 12:20:38 PM |
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08/15/2003 10:17:36 PM |
| my eyes! poor things. image a bit overexposed. |
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08/15/2003 12:47:02 PM |
| This shot both disgusts me and amazes me. I can only begin to imagine what happened to these poor animals. Well composed and great detail. Only thing I would have changed, is to try to get more depth into the horizon, which would have added a sense of great vastness and loneliness. Great capture! |
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08/14/2003 08:24:55 PM |
| very crude.. :S but it reflects desolation... (for the rat) :s eeew.. i dont know what to say..:S |
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08/14/2003 06:34:25 PM |
| this becomes grotesque rather than desolate...it's all over for these guys and it makes me wonder what you the photographer think you're getting out of this |
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08/14/2003 03:24:10 PM |
| Very disturbing.....but hard to look away.... |
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08/14/2003 12:56:17 PM |
| yuck.... very yuck. (good shot) |
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08/14/2003 11:40:05 AM |
I can't stand to look at this picture. It's awful. You've got tears in my eyes. I HATE it! I hope you buried the poor mom and her babies out of respect for taking her photo...
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IMPORTANT NOTE FOR EVERYONE
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Opposum babies in the pouch of the mother can survive impacts by cars. If you are reading this, please pass on the word that when you find an opposum hit on the side of the road, it is very important to check to see if there are babies. If there are, they can usually be saved. These babies may have survived, and climbed around the mom to try to find food and water. They may have died a brutal death of dydration, and exposure.
I support a local wildlife rehabiliator in the area and she has shared this advice with me. If you don\'t know where a wildlife rehabilitator is in your area, call the local humane society and/or your local zoo keepers. They can direct you.
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08/14/2003 02:16:47 AM |
| priceless shot... excellent |
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08/14/2003 01:29:34 AM |
| When I first saw your image I thought it was a little sick but on my second look over I noticed the little ones also dead. I have to admit it made me change my opnion of your picture. Good job and good luck. |
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08/13/2003 09:04:38 PM |
| Wow! What a sad photo this is! Poor possums! The framing is too square to me. I would have like to see more of the surrounding area... ala rules of thirds, maybe. Just a thought. (7) |
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08/13/2003 05:25:08 PM |
| Nice dramatic interpretation. Very good.... |
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08/13/2003 02:27:34 PM |
| Disturbing but well photographed. Is that a baby on her back? Goodness. |
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08/13/2003 12:43:13 PM |
| This is better than the other dead rodent picture. seeing the dead baby ones too definitely adds to the desolation. I like the background; it looks like this empty field of gravel goes on forever. |
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08/13/2003 12:25:58 PM |
| Ah! Are those its babies right next to it? Sad, indeed. |
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08/13/2003 12:07:49 PM |
| Ohhhh, now that is just tragic. Um..some of the fur seems over-exposed, it does fit the challenge though. Good work! |
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08/13/2003 11:38:08 AM |
| I have a mixed feeling about this. Sad but true, I suppose. I thought it was just another 'eeewww' shot but you've made the point. Strong subject for me. |
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08/13/2003 10:28:44 AM |
| I think you are very brave putting in this photo and I can bet you that you'll get various differing comments on it Good luck to you! (7) |
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08/13/2003 06:20:37 AM |
| Incredible picture, very hard-hitting. The babies really add to the power of the shot, you've not held back here! Superb composition, great textures, very sharp... technically this is spot-on. It's very odd to see a dead mammal with it's legs straight up in the air... there's a black humour about it like a cartoon. I think that's what makes the shot so powerful, the juxtaposition of humour with the angst of the dead, abandoned babies. However, although I think this captures an emotion near to desolation, it's not 100% there for me. 9 |
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08/13/2003 01:13:43 AM |
| Morbid, but a really evocative shot. Excellent. |
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