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Suddenly a widower after 48 years
Suddenly a widower after 48 years
smardaz


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: One In 7 Billion (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
Location: Federal Way, Washington
Date: Dec 31, 2009
Aperture: 1/50
ISO: 100
Shutter: 2.8
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Dec 31, 2009

 Meet my dear friend Lou.
About 2 years ago, he left to take a walk to the store. His lovely wife Margaret asked him to bring her back a muffin. 30 minutes later he returned with the muffin and Margaret was still in the chair where he left her, unfortunately, she had passed away. After 48 years of marriage, his beloved wife was gone.
Shortly thereafter he moved to his son's home in Virginia, but his heart belonged to Washington and much to my delight, he is back.
You would be hard pressed to find a man with a kinder, gentler heart.
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I think the noise and stark look will not appeal to many of the voters, but it's really what I wanted to convey along with the look of the whole apt that I got with the fisheye. He now lives in a small studio in a senior housing apt building and it just seems like it must be very loney.

I adjusted w/b and exposure in Lightroom and used lucis and the channel mixer in ps.
I am guessing a 5.2 on this

Statistics
Place: 67 out of 99
Avg (all users): 5.3180
Avg (commenters): 6.7500
Avg (participants): 5.1000
Avg (non-participants): 5.3529
Views since voting: 928
Views during voting: 364
Votes: 217
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 12/02/2012 07:58:46 PM
Your shot really tells the story
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 02/08/2010 01:19:08 PM
i didn't know that you had entered this into a challenge?! oh well. i think what would have made the picture better is if he stood out a little more. ya he is the main subject but still.
I missed him a lot! glad he is back! :D
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/14/2010 09:22:20 AM
What a wonderful portrait of your friend; what a moving, sad story about the passing of his bride. God bless Lou.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/13/2010 09:20:46 AM
:( Sigh. I'm sad for Lou. How shocking to lose a wife so unexpectedly. I think you conveyed the mood of the situation very well. I guess it just wasn't enough eye candy to get the voters to give it the score it deserves. Your commenters certainly got it tho didn't they?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/12/2010 10:03:29 PM
Great environmental portrait. 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/12/2010 12:56:26 PM
a widower who likes to clean? I want to meet him!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/09/2010 11:59:28 PM
I get the story, but I think it is a little vague in the photo itself. Perhaps if there was some more emphasis on the subjects new found situation through a careful choice of the objects in the scene...
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 01/07/2010 07:56:49 PM
Poor guy must really be hard. Very moving.
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