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When I Look at You, I See What I Want to Be
When I Look at You, I See What I Want to Be
karmat


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Challenge: Reflections Without Mirrors IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Family
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: canton, nc
Date: Feb 9, 2008
Aperture: unk
ISO: unk
Shutter: unk
Galleries: Family, Children
Date Uploaded: Feb 10, 2008

 Probably the longest title I've ever used. . .

My thought -- When we look in the mirror, we see what we want to see. If we think we are ugly, we see ugly. If we think we are beautiful, we see beautiful. Seldom do we see what we want to become. The little girl on the left wants to be a princess, so her "reflection" is the princess she wants to be.

OR, my the princess looks and sees the little girl she USED to be.

Way back in the day, there was a picture on dpc (I THINK it was the first RWoM challenge) of a young girl and her mother/sister/aunt through a mirror without the mirror stuff on it. I've wanted to recreate that since I first saw it, but haven't for various reasons. If I can find it, I'll post it.

To me, this is a reflection, though not in a "real" or "traditional" sense. I recognize that; I accept that; and I embrace it. I fully expect ALOT of ones and dnmc comments.

For everyone who complains that only the same old same old gets entered in these "repeat" challenges, if you give this shot a 3 or lower, SHAME ON YOU!!! hahahahahha Perhaps it is time to be part of the solution, not the problem.

Dream score: 5.5
Realistically expecting: 3.8 (And another brown ribbon for my collection, sorry Whiterook)

Oh, and this is not a shot I took and shoehorned in. This shot was made SPECIFICALLY for this challenge.

The models:
Left, 3 yo Princess Kristiana
Right, 19 yo, Cinderella (played by my niece Shay at said 3 yo's birthday party)

Statistics
Place: 144 out of 188
Avg (all users): 5.0757
Avg (commenters): 4.5000
Avg (participants): 5.0267
Avg (non-participants): 5.1091
Views since voting: 1142
Views during voting: 361
Votes: 185
Comments: 11
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 04/10/2008 12:08:24 AM
Nice idea, Karma. Got a 6 from me. :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
 02/17/2008 08:26:00 PM
This is a really cute idea and I like the different kind of reflection thinking. The only thing I don't like is that it looks like you used some kind of opaque vignette? It gives the edges of your photo an unnecessary fading-ink look.
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Sony DSLR-A100
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 02/17/2008 03:06:58 AM
I really love this photo....it is very sweet, and pretty. But i-m sorry..this isn't the idea about reflections. (No vote)
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 02/14/2008 03:02:49 PM
this is a little OOF and a little dark. great idea though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 02/13/2008 12:13:38 PM
awww...
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Nikon D810
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 02/12/2008 10:39:03 PM
A very cute photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D80
Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di for Nikon
 02/12/2008 04:32:38 PM
I like your creative and insightful interpretation. It's the sort of idea that may get some DNMCs, but sometimes I do wish dpc had more people that took the creative part of the challenge as seriously as the photography part of the challenge. I think you might have satisfied potential DNMCs with this same concept if you had placed the models on either side of a glass door (using the reflection to add a layer of interest) or if you had included a literal reflection of the subjects somewhere in the composition.

On the photo side, the whites on much of the adult subject's garment are over exposed and the shaddow/vignetting on the left is distracting for me.

Nice contribution to the creative interpretation side.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 02/12/2008 03:22:56 PM
her hand looks like its all bloody
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 135mm f/2.0 L USM
 02/12/2008 12:13:58 AM
interesting interpretation of the challenge. lovely concept
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 02/11/2008 01:06:32 PM
I get your intent, but it just does not come close to meeting the challenge requirements.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Mattel Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera
 02/11/2008 09:29:45 AM
I'll bet the voters are beating this with the DNMC stick, I hope not - I appreciate your creativity
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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