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On the Verge by *slumberdoll:iconslumberdoll:

Categories Photography > People & Portraits > Emotive Portraits

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...of crying. :tears:

I went to Smokey Mountain with ~dae-mon1 today. It's a semi-isolated place in Tondo, Manila where garbage is dumped daily by thousands of trucks. About 25,000-30,000 people live there and even though some houses are far from the mountains of trash, an unpleasant smell and a misty smog lingers around the whole place.

We met some kids around the area who were giddy to have their pictures taken. Most of them were barefoot and were climbing the garbage heaps, like stepping on and touching garbage was a normal thing. They also seemed to be immune to the smell already.

I heard their situation was even worse a few years back. Now, proper housing and recycling facilities already surround the area, fortunately. Glad to know the government's doing something about it. (!)

There were two particular little boys who caught my attention. This boy is one of them (the other one was his best pal). When I asked him if I could take his picture, he didn't refuse. However, he had this expression on his face as if he was about to cry. After talking to him for a while, he started to warm up to us (I assume) and laugh and smile with the other kids in the area. Maybe I'll post a picture of him smiling next time. :]

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Canon EOS 350D. Sigma 28-300mm. Adobe Photoshop CS3.
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*Crissey Mar 3, 2008, 4:04:48 AM
;_______;

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for that is when stars shine brightest"
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~dae-mon1 Mar 3, 2008, 4:05:08 AM
Wohooo first comment! Oh btw the hugs for you dear!:D
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*Crissey Mar 3, 2008, 4:05:30 AM
BAKIT MO AKO INUNAHAN I HATE YOU DAE I HATE YOU

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"To be a star you must light your own path
and not be afraid of darkness,
for that is when stars shine brightest"
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*Crissey Mar 3, 2008, 4:08:30 AM
I FAIL D:

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Please visit my :gallery: [link]
:boogie::boogie::boogie::boogie::boogie::boogie::boogie:
"To be a star you must light your own path
and not be afraid of darkness,
for that is when stars shine brightest"
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*Vicious713 Mar 3, 2008, 4:10:39 AM
Hey, companies will give ya loads of cash for these kinds of pics! :o
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~nyappymiku Mar 3, 2008, 4:15:12 AM
awwwh thats so sweet...
and so sad. :C
great shot!!

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=lajvio Mar 3, 2008, 4:22:35 AM
The emotion in this is so lovely. I get all teared up just looking at it *sniff* Love the colors in it, and the crisp clearness. The yellow background makes the boy to stand out even more. It's such a sad story too. :heart:

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:iconempacaon:
~empacaon Mar 3, 2008, 4:23:40 AM
:c

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