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Are there enough Mea Culpas for man's inhumanity to man? Genocide has to be one of the most grievous sins.


C&C appreciated

Jane



Aug 05, 2007 at 07:25 PM
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Jane this is a nice picture with a good idea behind it. After hearing all of these stories of mass genocide you have to wonder why there is not much tolerance among people.

--ryan



Aug 05, 2007 at 07:47 PM
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Bloody hell!!! You have certainly capture the horrors mentioned in your title. Where did you get these skulls . The lighting is dramatic.



Aug 05, 2007 at 08:34 PM
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ryan busch wrote:
Jane this is a nice picture with a good idea behind it. After hearing all of these stories of mass genocide you have to wonder why there is not much tolerance among people.

--ryan


For me, it is the most heart wrenching thing on this planet--from the bigotry from one man to another, to wholesale genocide. They are both born of hate and little minds and hearts. Will it ever end Unfortunately not in my time.
Jane

Edited by ironabike on Aug 05, 2007 at 07:46 PM GMT



Aug 05, 2007 at 08:41 PM
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Hi Jane,
A great take on the WA. This shot really reflects the cruelty of man to man. The earthy tones, and composition adds to the chaos of all the skulls. This is a powerful image.
-Nick



Aug 05, 2007 at 08:44 PM
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gvarma wrote:
Bloody hell!!! You have certainly capture the horrors mentioned in your title. Where did you get these skulls . The lighting is dramatic.


Well, the skulls came from 2 key chains from Spencer's Gifts. I took a number of photographs, some in focus and some out, some singly and some with two in the frame. Then I processed each of them differently, and layered them. I added a couple of gunshots and cracks to the skulls on the second shooting. The light was a hand held light that I put in different places when I shot them, and then changed the exposure and saturation in Camera Raw so that they all looked different.

They were lit from different directions--and by design actually. I wanted to convey that each human killed was unique--was tortured and killed differently. So the intent was definitely a tension and a collage rather than a planned photo.So a bit of work, but it worked well for the image I wanted to convey. Your reaction tells me I succeeded.
Jane

Edited by ironabike on Aug 05, 2007 at 08:13 PM GMT



Aug 05, 2007 at 08:44 PM
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nlamendo wrote:
Hi Jane,
A great take on the WA. This shot really reflects the cruelty of man to man. The earthy tones, and composition adds to the chaos of all the skulls. This is a powerful image.
-Nick


Thanks Nick. I wanted to have the skulls in different "skin tones' to show that none of us are immune from hatred. It doesn't matter what skin tone we have, we are all subject to bigotry.

Jane



Aug 05, 2007 at 08:47 PM
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nuff said!


Aug 05, 2007 at 11:08 PM
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Gruesome and graphic display of mans inhumanity to man. Well conceived.


Aug 05, 2007 at 11:57 PM
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Well done,

these skulls are scary..




Aug 06, 2007 at 04:32 AM
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Jane,

The pic is very nice, has some dreamy quality. I have a major
criticism though, and that is that in my opinion the title is too big
for it. For me, this pic is too playful, and also too homemade
(it's the same skull all over after all), to convey what I think you
want to convey (or what I'm thinking of). So the image doesn't
do the atrocities justice. This is a very personal view, but I
thought I share it anyway. As always, it's meant constructive.




Aug 06, 2007 at 05:17 AM
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Vipermike wrote:
nuff said!


Thanks
Jane



Aug 06, 2007 at 06:33 AM
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Bill Sutherland wrote:
Gruesome and graphic display of mans inhumanity to man. Well conceived.


Thanks for taking the time to comment Bill.
Jane



Aug 06, 2007 at 06:34 AM
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WSA-83 wrote:
Well done,

these skulls are scary..



Then I achieved what I wanted to.
Thanks, Jane



Aug 06, 2007 at 06:34 AM
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MarcR wrote:
Jane,

The pic is very nice, has some dreamy quality. I have a major
criticism though, and that is that in my opinion the title is too big
for it. For me, this pic is too playful, and also too homemade
(it's the same skull all over after all), to convey what I think you
want to convey (or what I'm thinking of). So the image doesn't
do the atrocities justice. This is a very personal view, but I
thought I share it anyway. As always, it's meant constructive.



I guess this is one time we will agree to disagree. Playful isn't what I would have used to describe it. And certainly it is a symbolic, albeit, hopefully, dramatic, photograph. Although there were only 2 models, so to speak . The atrocities are the sin depicted. They are big in and of themselves.
Jane



Aug 06, 2007 at 06:38 AM
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Jane, Sure I agree to disagree I respect your point of view (as always).




Aug 06, 2007 at 08:48 AM
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Jane
Moving idea and “nice” execution



Aug 06, 2007 at 09:21 AM
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NIGHTMARISH! Jane, whoa!

By the way great entry!

-Marco



Aug 06, 2007 at 10:05 AM
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einarps wrote:
Jane
Moving idea and “nice” execution


Thanks!
Jane



Aug 06, 2007 at 10:40 AM
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M.Markovich wrote:
NIGHTMARISH! Jane, whoa!

By the way great entry!

-Marco


Thanks, Marco!!!



Aug 06, 2007 at 10:43 AM
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