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Local Hermit Dies
Local Hermit Dies
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Challenge: Photojournalism III (Minimal Editing I)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: Oct 19, 2007
Aperture: f4
ISO: 3200
Shutter: 1/60
Date Uploaded: Oct 19, 2007

 This room is as I found it, I touched nothing. Partly through photojournalistic ethics, partly because I didn't want to contract anything. I'm not squeamish, nor particularly tidy, but this was truly filthy. How this man lived like this for decades simply boggles the mind.

Statistics
Place: 27 out of 87
Avg (all users): 5.8177
Avg (commenters): 7.1250
Avg (participants): 5.6053
Avg (non-participants): 5.8701
Views since voting: 1125
Views during voting: 379
Votes: 192
Comments: 13
Favorites: 2 (view)

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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 11/03/2007 12:49:08 AM
at first I thought beautiful photo shoehorned into challenge, then I saw that title and I just said "Yeah!"
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Sony Alpha a6000
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 11/02/2007 11:02:17 PM
I gave this a 9. Very interesting shot!
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Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 11/02/2007 05:07:35 AM
Where's the dead hermit?? DNMT! :P
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
 11/02/2007 12:18:53 AM
Oh and it sounds like you are leaving us hanging with the rest of the story. Nice gritty photo to represent his living conditions.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-7D
Tamron AF 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di VC LD Aspherical(IF)Macro
 11/01/2007 11:46:50 PM
a bit more light on the chair and this would have been higher score, 6 now b/c it's sweet image and title together there's a poignancy I love here.

good luck!
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Sony Alpha a55
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 11/01/2007 06:26:37 PM
a sad shot, lovely lighting, simple yet effective.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/31/2007 11:04:45 PM
A poignant shot to accompany a human interest story - works well for me.
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 10/30/2007 07:55:32 PM
Very nice textures in the photo.
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 10/29/2007 11:16:32 PM
Beautiful!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/27/2007 11:42:50 PM
Technically a good photo, but I'm a bit appalled by the title, just in case it's true. What is the measure of a life? OK I've just marked it higher, because I felt compelled to ask the question. Interesting image.
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 10/26/2007 07:29:44 PM
wow... simply amazing.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 10/26/2007 02:16:43 PM
I like the shot, but I do not see this appearing in a newspaper. 7
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Nikon D3s
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 10/26/2007 04:57:32 AM
nice dramatic composition...7
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