Muddy waters

Thanks.

What a great shot. Good light on the doll. I really like the dark mood combined with the bright light.

 

Alex

Good Eye

Well seen and composed. This is disturbing, in a fascinating way. (And that's good.)

Gorgeous! What a fantastic picture this is ... perfectly exposed, lit and composed.

Excellent shot. Very original and strange. I like it.

big shock...my heart is still beating hard.!

Am I the only person who finds this photo un-nerving? I'm generally pretty open minded about people capturing or expressing what they want, but this one hit me pretty hard.

 

my .02

Thank you all for your comments.

 

It's just a doll, Kevin. But I know what you mean. When I found the scene (it wasn't "staged" or "photoshoped") and photographed it and still now when I look at it for more than one second, I get this strange feeling. I can't tell why. You are not suposed to throw away your dolls, I guess. And there's that abandoned and helpless feeling of an object/symbol that can take us back to childwood. This dirty and "drowned" abandoned doll must mean something. I keep telling myself that it's just a piece of plastic with fake hair, dammit! It's not helping though...

Luckily it's only a doll. Very well rendered.

what a creepy and disturbing image...you definitely caught my eye with this one

Kevin said it for me!

It was really shocking and gruesome to me. But well seen and captured! It makes me scared and sad at the same time.

I think it's shocking because dolls represent "babies". Little girls cuddle them and treat them like a real child. This is quite a strong image actually. The vacant eyes imply death and the pose of the doll does look quite childlike. If this was a less realistic doll (like a Barbie doll), I don't think it would have the same impact.

good idea

It's not only the abandoned doll but the muddy water with its flotsam and jetsam which you have captured so well, that gives this picture its strong visceral impact.

Strong impact, sad, somebody lost part of his( probabaly hers)childhood...

first, thanks for responding to my comment. seriously. Good discourse. The reason it hit me so hard was that I didn't realize it was a doll for several seconds. My first reaction was that it looked like a child. I'm a new dad, so that probably influenced my feelings, too.

That strange feeling that you described is exactly WHY people take - and keep - photos. Keep doing it. Keep taking picures and posting and sharing yourself here. Just understand that that kind of honesty is not always received openly. But we all need it to grow and learn.

Group hug? anyone?

Very impressive , good composition and idea