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Leepix

Orphan Angel

moment of reflection near mexico-california border

moment of reflection near mexico-california border
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Canon EOS 10D

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Aperture f/8.0 ISO 200 Shutter 1/60

upload_date

May, 2010

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3856

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Awards

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Contest Finalist in Picture People Photo Contest

Runner Up in A Picture is Worth 1000 Words Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in A Picture is Worth 1000 Words Photo Contest

People's Choice in Melancholy Photo Contest by iStabilizer

Peer Award

+48

Absolute Masterpiece

+33

Superb Composition

+33

Top Choice

+11

Outstanding Creativity

All Star

Magnificent Capture

Superior Skill

One Of A Kind

Jaw Dropping

Great Find

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This is technically exceptional, a very moving portrait, (it makes me want to cry) and with the caption it becomes a great piece of journalism.
Superb.

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This is a great shot , nice job.

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Thank you very much for your sweet and poignant comments. I was also moved to tears when I saw this youngster and instantly felt a sorrowful moment of reflection. Thanks for stopping by.

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Excellent....full of emotion

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Such a sad little face.

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love her sad, sad eyes - so clear and full of thought - great pic Lee!

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so much emotion

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awsome!

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This is an amazing capture of raw emotion. This portrait moved me to tears.

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One of the most moving photos I've ever seen. Leepix, you have a heart of gold.

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Wonderful story shown here with just an image. Thank you for sharing!

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wow, perfect capture of emotion, makes me a little teary eyed.

Me too, the sight of this young person evidently pondering something quite serious. Thanks for your comment.

beautiful face, emotion and image quality

great shot, great capture,,, nice work

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Great shot that invokes emotion.

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A beautiful image!

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This child caught my eye and grabbed my heart during shooting near the Mexico-California border. It is an expression that seems to have more depth of sorrow than a child should own. Makes me want to hug all orphans in the world.

haunting well done

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Excellent capture, heart wrenching reality..so empty...

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Incredible work...Congratulations!

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outstanding capture, congrats

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Amazing job, visual poetry. You know that when an image tells a story, for sure..itÂ´s a masterpiece ;)

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...wow.

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Hey, Lee, awesome capture. Congratulations!!!

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Beautiful shot, though extremely sad!

so cute so sad

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Congrats on your Peoples Choice Award.

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I wish I could pull her out of the photo and hold her.

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Those empty eyes. Lost hope compressed in a portrait!

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congrats on peoples choice

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Congrats! This is excellent!

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Beautiful image. Congratulations on being the PC Winner.

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Wow wow wow Awesome work. Love his expression. Congrats.

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Tells a great story. This is what photography is really all about. I have seen enough close-ups of bugs and wide roads going out to the horizon. What happened to this child and how can we all help children like her? That is what you have me us wonder. Keep on taking great pictures.

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The eyes look right into your soul - heart breaking portrait.

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Voted

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Heartbreaking

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Oh God, this tears my heart out!!

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Good job!

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The whole photo is in the eyes...you've captured everything within. Great job.

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I'm told this remark is toward a 'peer award' but despite having taken a half to a million photos, I'm just a rank amateur compared to the master who took this wonderful, poignant photo. Kucos.