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Challenge: Acronyms (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon
Date: Feb 24, 2007
Aperture: 5.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Emotive
Date Uploaded: Feb 24, 2007

 Yes - a boring generic shot and my guess is this will be one of at least 30 AIDS ribbon shots. I scrapped my creative idea in favor of ho-hum after reading the thread on this challenge and was afraid of getting hit hard by the DNMC nazi's for using an initialism vs. an acronym.

I do like the heart shape of my hands in this shot and I think it suits the subject matter well. I remember when the news of AIDS hit the mainstream. I was a kid - it was all so confusing and sad. I also remember that before the news broke there was a commercial on TV advertising some sort of diet supplement called "AIDS" (or maybe "AIDES?). As I kid I wondered how on earth that innocent looking choclatey supplement had caused so much turmoil!

Shot in RAW with our new 30D! Raw conversions. Elements - levels, hue/saturation, blur, minor cloning, USM, neat image, burn, dodge, selective color, crop, border, save for web,

Statistics
Place: 18 out of 201
Avg (all users): 6.3899
Avg (commenters): 8.9000
Avg (participants): 6.3099
Avg (non-participants): 6.4545
Views since voting: 1290
Views during voting: 248
Votes: 159
Comments: 18
Favorites: 0

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 03/08/2007 09:24:12 AM
Congrats on top 20 Aimee. This is a beautiful and compassionate image.
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 03/06/2007 03:06:28 PM
perfect shot. so clear too. congrats.
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 03/05/2007 06:28:18 PM
To me, this shot is one of showing compassion. I know some people contract AIDS as a result of their lifestyle, but there are also innocents that get it, too. And, regardless of how they got it, they are still people who are hurting. In my life, I've known about AIDS since before it had a name. I remember my uncle (who now has AIDS), my mother, and my grandmother talking in hushed worried voices about another "friend" that had "that disease that they don't know what it is, what causes it, or how to cure it." It would be two or three years later before it had a name. Thirty years later, there is still no cure, but we should be willing to give a hand to help however we can. Great image.

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 03/05/2007 04:19:35 PM
You did good Aimee. Top 20, congrats! Bet you're relieved this one's over and done with :)
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 03/05/2007 08:53:37 AM
great job! i am thinking about a new 30d or 5d i need to talk to you about it!
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 03/05/2007 07:17:19 AM
Only gave out two "10's", and this was one of them.....
I loved it, as this image says it all.....
Well done Aimee, but felt it deserved a higher position in this challenge.
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 03/05/2007 12:12:33 AM
Great job Aimee! Wonderful tribute for the fight against this sad, horrible disease!

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 03/05/2007 12:05:30 AM
excellent job!! It should have been top 5 for sure. Love it and the message it brings. You go girl.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/04/2007 12:00:42 PM
beautiful composition and great statement. This is really nice
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 03/04/2007 12:27:14 AM
This deserves a "10" as it definately works for me.
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 03/03/2007 05:01:10 AM
Perfect picture
Hope to see it on the top page
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 03/01/2007 12:06:19 AM
Outstanding ... excellent idea and execution; wonderfully presented. *10*
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 02/26/2007 07:26:04 PM
One of my top picks, lovely photo.
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 02/26/2007 02:22:01 PM
Beautiful....
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 02/26/2007 08:48:43 AM
Good use of a recognizable symbol and the related acronym. (9)
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 02/26/2007 02:04:46 AM
Good, creative use of acronym!
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 02/26/2007 02:01:59 AM
a good Strong image-though the blotchiness of the hands is a little distracting to me. Perhaps you needed to warm them up :-)
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 02/26/2007 12:43:35 AM
Excellent concept. The lighting and focus is spot on. Would make a great inspirational poster for the cause. Bravo.
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