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Melancholic Me
by Vikas
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3rd Place (tie)
Melancholic Me
by Vikas


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Sony Forums Challenges12-Aug-2003 01:34
Very nice, particularly the industrial wasteland in the background. I also like the way the shilouette is rigidly 2-dimensional, flattend and overhwelmed by the light power and mess around it. You've set the figure off by making it the only diagonal in a world of right-angles, and the limp right arm speaks eloquently of powerlessness and despair, as does the hanging head. Not a comfortable picture, but a very well executed photo. Eric Hatch
Sony Forums Challenges04-Aug-2003 13:38
Vikas, this is a very affecting portrait. It really conveys your mood well. Lisafx
Sony Forums Challenges04-Aug-2003 07:27
I didn't see melancholic either, but can see defeat, exhaustion, or maybe torment. Beautiful photo in any case. --Nancy/JoseNoway
Sony Forums Challenges03-Aug-2003 21:50
Australian title: 'A hard days thirst deserves a long cold beer...' (just jokes - man, it's quiet in here:). Well set up - the doorway w/enough of the courtyard and interior to give me a feeling of transition. Hot day? Worked hard? Went hard being a tourist? Just finished scrubbing the walls? You look fatigued. - Simon Bennett.
Sony Forums Challenges03-Aug-2003 21:41
I like the warm lighting and the contrasting silhouette and shadow. Just a constructive thought about the title: melancholy did not come first to mind when I looked at the image; I thought "exhausted" or "defeated." JoeSchmoe