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ScreamingMeemie

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15. You know, for that reason, I am not as moved by these as some.

Reply to seabeyond (Reply #11)

Thu May 16, 2013, 02:55 PM

May 2013

While I do think that war changes people (I know my own "look" has changed since 2007), there are too many different variables in each of the pictures for me. Light changes everything... unless one is truly photogenic.

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ya, but in every photo of the "at war" picture, they have a specific light that sharpens the look seabeyond May 2013 #11

You know, for that reason, I am not as moved by these as some. ScreamingMeemie May 2013 #15

Glad to see I'm not the only one who noticed that. GoCubsGo May 2013 #16

May have used different lenses, too. Mariana May 2013 #17

Wow that is interesting treestar May 2013 #13