Mid-summer here in Cape Town. The frost is tooth paste splatter - the house is smelling particularly minty at the moment. All home bakes - we take Christmas really seriously in this house. My diningroom door, garden umbrella in the background, draped with winter fleece sheet - at least something was really wintery in this shot :-P Yeah I know they didn't have electric lights way back then in Victorian Europe when the Little Match Girl was first around...poetic license.
Post Challenge: Oh my Goodness!!! I am speechless. At 10.00pm the night before I nearly pulled this entry because I was a little embarrassed by its "chocolateboxness" and posed-ness. I was surprised by the new sensitivity of DPC voters to "posed" shots and I tend to agree. Have a personal agenda to try and do well with outdoors/in the wild photos...my 2009 resolution :-)
Oh and (almost ashamed to admit this) the light on her face is a flashlight which my son is pointing at her - it was trial and error so as not to get a hard spot of light which tended to make her look like Rudolph. Found he had to kneel down low and point it up at an angle to diffuse the edge of the "spot".
But happy to accept the blue ribbon. Thanks guys!!
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I've only just started voting but missed this Challenge. But in looking at this challenge this shot immediately grabbed me. I, too, wondered how the "posed" aspect would hit with the folks here. For me, posed is just swell. I am really delighted this one got the blue! It is such a beautiful compostion and image.
I don't know the story (i hope to get to know of it soon), but I do like the picture! It was interesting to read your description.
Congrats on the wonderful shot, set-up, and the subsequent blue!
The little match girl is a story that has moved me for many years. I didn't get to vote in this challenge, but I am very glad this won. It is a beautiful setup and compliments the story well. I would have never guessed her face was lit by a flashlight. Well done.
I think the expression on the girl really makes this shot jump up beyond the others. Not technically perfect, but far surpassed in raw emotion and sense of presence. It is a wonderful change for front page images.
I'm not sure why I didn't comment during voting, but this photo got a 9 from me. Excellent job and very deserving of a win! Keep up the good work.
Oh! and I am not a fan of frames but this one happens to be particularly well suited.
Congratulations; sorry my first comment was too blunt for you. Btw, I think real credit goes to your daughter here, who is apparently quite the young actress.
WOW! This is a museum piece! CONGRATULATIONS on perfection in a them that is tough to get technical perfection.
P.S. I just read how you got the shot, and I am even more in awe. Your creativity is brilliant, and I think the sensitivity to set-up shots is only when it is executed so flawlessly that it doesn't LOOK all that set-up. You NAILED it! Congratulations again!
ehhhh this photo combines the challenge with the Christmas and a Christmas fairy tale. the composition is good, the colors seems naturals, there aren't technical errors.... there are all the ingredients for a great result. like the smooth tones of the image, the sharpness is exactly balanced.
Woah, an amazing shot. Beautiful colors and fantastic composition. I love how the ice on the window is a frame for her face. Definite ribbon contender here.
nicely shot, the frost on the window really adds to the shot. none of us can relate to what she is selling, perhaps in a modern version she could be selling prepaid cell phones :) /7
(No vote) Well done Caroline, looks beautiful. I love the warm tones reflected on Lily's chin - she really looks cold out there (which is an accomplishment because it was probably 30 degrees celcius!).
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