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Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs - William Shakespeare
Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs - William Shakespeare
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Challenge: Love IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Date: Feb 14, 2012
Date Uploaded: Feb 14, 2012

 Never thought this would get an HM so that you all very much. I think maybe the quick voters missed the idea behind this or perhaps I just didn't convey it strongly enough. It wasn't meant to be humorous but I can see where it could be taken that way. I tend to have a fondness for using theatrical blood in photos but then I convert them to black and white, it fascinates me for some reason and I prefer the subtlety of it compared to being in your face. If you look closely you can see the blood on the roses(I attempted to buy dead ones but the guy looked at me strangely, lol oh well I have become use to that) and see it running down my hand. I also smeared a bit over my heart.The blood is symbolic of the pain of love. My bleeding heart for the overall pain and the bleeding roses for the pain during this holiday. I am not against love, I love my children very dearly so it isn't that I hate love. The sentiment was more that the power of Love comes from loves ability to wound, hurt and sometimes kill. Without the darkside of it Love would not be as powerful as it is. So this was what went through my mind as I created this image. Now lets hope it gets validated, been a long time since I have had to send an image in and I had to try and remember all that I did to it. Thanks again for the votes and comments.

Statistics
Place: 5 out of 53
Avg (all users): 6.2787
Avg (commenters): 7.9167
Avg (participants): 5.8889
Avg (non-participants): 6.3895
Views since voting: 1503
Views during voting: 319
Votes: 122
Comments: 19
Favorites: 0

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 02/24/2012 08:49:07 AM
Nice lighting-great finish, certainly not camera shy, I admire that.
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 02/22/2012 05:18:55 PM
Congrats!
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 02/22/2012 01:35:15 PM
Actually, you look a bit stoned....

LOL! JK - congrats on teh HM Joshua!
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 02/22/2012 11:42:37 AM
REALLY interesting how many takes you got on this! I went with my gut (heart) reaction....but I guess I could find it funny too..... I didn't even notice your tats until now....... so what WERE you going for.....sentiment or humour?
One thing for sure....you are a good actor!
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 02/22/2012 07:19:00 AM
Congrats on a great image (not so keen on that title)
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 02/22/2012 12:42:23 AM
can't believe I didnt comment during voting... and can't believe this didn't ribbon haha what's not to love??
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 02/22/2012 12:05:38 AM
Awesome job, Joshua!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/21/2012 10:37:27 PM
windy title aside - nice job on this one.
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 02/18/2012 08:47:43 PM
Your deep expression of introspection touches me.
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 02/17/2012 11:32:34 AM
one of the few shots i like in challenge LOL.. great shot with a touch of humour
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 02/16/2012 11:24:38 PM
I love the title paired with the image. Fun stuff.
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 02/15/2012 07:13:54 PM
That's really interesting, well posed and lit.
I hope it ribbons :)
10
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 02/15/2012 03:31:18 PM
MMMM, Yummy roses... NOM NOM NOM
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 02/15/2012 12:52:15 PM
unbelievable......this made me weep 10
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 02/15/2012 11:58:46 AM
I don't know if I should be sad or if I should be afraid.. lol XD
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 02/15/2012 10:24:42 AM
I gave this a "10" because it is a compelling image. I don't think it meets the challenge and it's a bit terrifying. But, it's the best photograph in this challenge.
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 02/15/2012 08:26:24 AM
Is it wrong that I found this funny as hell? LOL
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 02/15/2012 05:35:42 AM
a man after my own heart and body, good chest wig minus, a little more light on the roses would have seen you hit 8 but 7
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 02/15/2012 04:05:24 AM
I was talking about the cat not the guy!!! (refer to pet challenge if you're confused) :)
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