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Portait of Depression
Portait of Depression
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Challenge: Color Portrait II (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Sony DSLR-A100
Lens: Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED Zoom Lens for Sony Alpha
Location: Marangaroo Western Australia
Date: Mar 13, 2007
Aperture: 1:5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/25 sec
Galleries: Emotive, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Mar 13, 2007

 I suffer from Manic Depression and sometimes the smallest thing is too hard.

Cropped, rotated CCW just under 2 degrees, desaturated yellow and red channels slightly, noise ninja run twice, resized with several step downs, brightened +12, saved for web.

Statistics
Place: 238 out of 268
Avg (all users): 4.6528
Avg (commenters): 3.7500
Avg (participants): 4.5532
Avg (non-participants): 4.7475
Views since voting: 709
Views during voting: 301
Votes: 193
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 10/10/2007 10:02:51 PM
I feel your pain... This image conveys strong emotion, although I think the technical aspects could have played an even more important role if aptly applied. Still, a strong emotional impulse drives this shot and carries it through. I hope that your downward spirals are matched by upward ones.
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 08/20/2007 11:18:26 AM
Daily exercise and sunlight are two of the best things for depression. Also, eating high carbohydrate and sugar laden foods cause major blood sugar dives and rises which leads to mood swings and overall feeling crappy. There are lots of things you can do to take the edge off depression.

Email me if you want to know more. I have battled depression most of my adult life.

It does get better if you understand some of what causes it in the first place.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/20/2007 04:59:46 AM
I think this is good too, honest portrait.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/26/2007 12:20:39 AM
very good light... revealing self portrait... excellent work.
Would prefer no title.
fyi 8
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/25/2007 09:25:41 PM
doesn't really strike me as depressed; odd look with head "floating"..
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/22/2007 09:32:43 PM
Makes me sad. I hope it was posed, but I suspect not.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/22/2007 12:39:28 AM
I usually wouldn't give a shot like this too high of score, but the mood just jumps out of this shot. I like it for that!
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 03/19/2007 04:30:18 AM
The picture is beautiful.. but the title "not"...
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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