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circa 1972
circa 1972
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Challenge: Dolls & Puppets (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
Location: My Studio, Australia
Date: Sep 2, 2008
Galleries: Vintage, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Sep 2, 2008

 I was given this doll by my mother on my 5th Birthday - she had made her a beautiful bridal gown - she was such a huge part of my childhood.

Through the years my mother would use scraps of fabric from the clothes she made us to make 'Bridie' her clothes.

I had a dress matching the one Bridie is wearing in this image - doesn't fit me any more - but Bridie has kept her figure.

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Place: 41 out of 108
Avg (all users): 5.4563
Avg (commenters): 5.6667
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Views since voting: 792
Views during voting: 241
Votes: 160
Comments: 10
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 09/18/2008 04:45:45 PM
Beautifully done and woefully underappreciated. Even without your comments, this doll tells of a history.
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 09/10/2008 11:09:35 AM
The little homemade dress tugs at my heart cause my mom used to do the same thing. Adorable.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/06/2008 08:57:45 AM
Great DOF & composition. 7
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 09/04/2008 07:08:35 PM
Wow, nice shallow DOF. It pulls you right into the dolls eyes. Lighting is nice and soft. Good shot.
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 09/04/2008 05:14:31 PM
I wish I could see a bit more of her eyes.
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 09/04/2008 03:36:04 PM
Nice DOF.
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 09/03/2008 12:57:28 PM
i think i love the softness and colour and beauty of this pic, and the fact that my sis had a doll just like it and i never did!!
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 09/03/2008 09:08:34 AM
This would have been better with a closer crop of just the Head.
although the color is nice, the dolls body seems to occupy too much room and that distracts from the overall composition
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 09/03/2008 03:37:32 AM
I like that you've done this shot from above rather than the standard 3/4 portrait view. I think that even with the shallow depth of field, the lace trim is still a little bit distracting, as the focal point seems to be the eyes. I think you could probably go even more shallow, or maybe shift the doll or just turn her head to put a her dress a little more into the shadow.
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 09/03/2008 02:40:39 AM
Hasn't aged too badly, has she?
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