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Hope in Your Darkest Hour
Hope in Your Darkest Hour
toddhead


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Religion (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM
Location: In my basement
Date: May 29, 2007
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Emotive
Date Uploaded: May 29, 2007

 This was a hard picture for me to do. A good friend of mine died a week before I took this picture. He has two young daughters similar in age to mine, so it really hit home with me. This picture was sort of a representation of his death. To me, it shows that when all is lost, including your life, that there is hope in knowing that your earthly life is just the beginning of what is to come.

Statistics
Place: 195 out of 311
Avg (all users): 5.0856
Avg (commenters): 5.8750
Avg (participants): 4.9355
Avg (non-participants): 5.1600
Views since voting: 912
Views during voting: 281
Votes: 187
Comments: 10
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/05/2007 02:13:03 PM
interesting and unique perspective presentation, nice work on your light control
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 06/02/2007 05:22:11 PM
beautiful lighting woderful image def my fav so far
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 06/01/2007 05:18:18 PM
Interesting. I just wish this were a little bit bigger so I could see more detail.
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 06/01/2007 10:44:14 AM
sorry, but as a photographer your job is to convince me.

photographically, this is a nice picture. However, I am not convinced that this is religious.
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 05/31/2007 12:15:56 AM
I love the lighting on your subject but find the bear to be a bit over exposed as it took me a bit to realize what it was. I love the concept and the picture.
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 05/30/2007 06:06:02 PM
great... nice shot
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 05/30/2007 03:20:04 PM
Very nice...
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 05/30/2007 11:51:38 AM
I really can't work out what the white thing is - a 2 headed stuffed toy? The lighting of the figure creates a powerful image.
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 05/30/2007 07:21:42 AM
Ok, I see the guy, and I'm struggling to make out what he's holding. It's a teddybear, right?

I think the concept is very good, but I would've prefered a slightly different angle and composition. Maybe taking a picture from higher up would have worked better (looking down on someone's darkest hour?), and I think there's a bit too much negative space at the bottom. The highlights on the bear seem a bit burnt out, I think that's why it's difficult to make out at first, but it's actually a nice touch :)
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 05/30/2007 05:59:46 AM
I wish I could figure out what he is holding. If I could the picture would say so much more to me.
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