Plant Anatomy
by Army of nOne

Comment by ElectriqueLime:
This is bad. Its Very boring and plain.

A Bit Tipsy in the Cold
by Army of nOne

Comment by BAMartin:
Darkly interesting. I love the angle this was taken from.

A Bit Tipsy in the Cold
by Army of nOne

Comment by nova:
I shot for this challenge (didn't end up entering fwiw) so I can relate to your taking this from behind the subject! Great b/w conversion, adequately sharpness on the subject, difficult lighting well handled. Oh and I like thw slanted sidewalk too!

A Bit Tipsy in the Cold
by Army of nOne

Comment by JawnyRico:
Love the angle, you really sold this shot with the title and your angle combined, you get the feel for what you were going for. Nice sharpness and very nicely composed. Good work.

Heroes
by Army of nOne

Comment by super-dave:
hi matthew

i stopped by your gallery to check out your photos.

this is a cracking shot! i think the red life saver is a bad choice, perhaps a green one would have attracted our attention more. but the composition and idea are first rate! well done!

Plant Anatomy
by Army of nOne

Comment by daboardergirl:
Nice composition.

Plant Anatomy
by Army of nOne

Comment by howardj:
This is cool, but I think is a little soft - would probably benefit from a bit of unsharp mask?

Plant Anatomy
by Army of nOne

Comment by shutterpuppy:
cool "science project" shot. wish it was a little sharper. - 6

Bad Breath
by Army of nOne

Comment by Army of nOne:

Originally posted by Painter: Great picture!! How did you manage to keep still and clear the smoker?

Thanks Painter (and all others for their comments), this is actually a self portrait. I took the picture on my front porch at night. There was a piece of black velvet tacked to the wall behind me. Black velvet should be in every photographer's arsenal of things to have laying around.

Basically, it was so dark outside that the only light source was the match. I kept still by leaning against the wall and making repeated attempts. I moved only my right arm while staring at the camera. I didn't actually light the cigarette on most attempts. I tried only to get the match close enough to the end of the cigarette to cover up the unlit end of it. The little hook at the top of the flame streak was me yanking the match away as fast as I could to extinguish the light source. Then I walked over to the camera to end the exposure. There were a lot of failed attempts. It was tricky at first bring the match to the end of the cigarette without looking at it. Eventually, I got a few good ones.

I tried it about 75 times. This was the best. Take care, and thanks again.

Plant Anatomy
by Army of nOne

Comment by vtruan:
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