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Friends Last Forever
Friends Last Forever
laurenrhae


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: All Alone (Classic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSC-F707
Location: Hyrum, UT
Date: Oct 21, 2003
Aperture: f2.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Emotive, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Oct 21, 2003

This is my best friend, Derrian's grave. He died of brain cancer 2 years ago. He met Tony Hawk in the flesh and he gave him that skateboard.

Statistics
Place: 99 out of 319
Avg (all users): 5.4459
Avg (commenters): 6.9091
Avg (participants): 5.2612
Avg (non-participants): 5.7010
Views since voting: 1162
Votes: 231
Comments: 18
Favorites: 0


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10/29/2003 08:18:07 PM
I didn't recognize you! I thought it was one of the best entries in the challenge.
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10/29/2003 12:02:45 PM
Congratulations on your placement with this image. I was touched by the skateboard and when I read what you had to say about it I learned why. It is terrible to lose a friend in any way but this must have been a particularly difficult loss and you have expressed it well. I think your friend would have liked the image.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/28/2003 06:45:14 AM
Very moving picture.
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10/28/2003 03:02:03 AM
Very emotive image. Definite sadness and I can infer a loneliness from missing the friend. Good use of light and black & white. Focus is excellent. A very nice tribute to someone lost. 7
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10/27/2003 10:49:14 AM
compelling.
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10/25/2003 06:01:46 PM
A poignant image that conveys loneliness very well. Good lighting and composition.
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10/24/2003 07:53:46 PM
Message very clear, photo too dark. Composition very good
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10/23/2003 04:27:51 PM
I like this picture.

My birthday is also December ninth.

Sad picture, though.
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10/23/2003 02:13:33 PM
Powerful and intense. I feel the pain. Could have done so many things to capture this that might have brought even more emotion and mood.
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10/23/2003 11:01:48 AM
if this would have been shot with more light during the day and the model in a different pose, then converted to B&W i feel it would have been a stronger image
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10/22/2003 07:28:57 PM
grief is certainly an emotion felt by the individual, alone even if others grieve as well...the skateboard is touching and the lighting interesting 8
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10/22/2003 05:49:57 PM
I think the toys are a bit too rich elements for this picture, but the idea i svery good. Maybe I feel more mourning than loneliness, but I think this is only because of the subjective style of this challenge.
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10/22/2003 04:18:45 PM
wow..powerful shot..but I almost feel as if it is innapropriate as a challenge entry because it is so emotional and almost too personal if that makes sense....Its almost painful watching the young girl grieve her friend...seems like too private of a moment to be captured and shared with others.
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10/22/2003 01:46:30 PM
More impact would have been felt for me with this shot had the girl been facing the tomb stone and having her back to the lens ! Nice mood it sets however using the moody feel of the B&W tones
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10/22/2003 12:13:21 PM
Touching image. B&W works well here. Exposure is great - no flash hot spots. Great detail.
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10/22/2003 07:30:02 AM
Very poignant - nice lighting too
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10/22/2003 12:30:15 AM
this is so sad. i know what it is like to lose a friend.
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10/22/2003 12:25:26 AM
This is so sad. I bet you miss him. NIce shot though!
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