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Comment by Melethia:
Very nice emotion captured here.

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Comment by Bud:
Alot of emotion going on here - it would be nice to see some comments and also the camera info

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Comment by chris48083:
i really like his face, the contrast and tones look great too

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Comment by nomad469:
Thanks for the comments ...
Here is the story.
This gentleman is a drummer with a group called "it is what it is". They are basically a middle-eastern style drum circle.
He occasionally sings durning their performance. And when he does the passion of his performance really comes out. He doesn't just sing ... he causes his audience to feel is words. Pretty darn impressive performer.

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Comment by fixedintime:
very good all around. His expression makes me wonder what he is thinking. The woman in the background has a look of concern. And the placement of his hand frames her face giving it more than usual prominence in the image. Very well captured.

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Comment by jdannels:
nice lighting, I like her look of concentration.

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Comment by jdannels:
I like his expression, and the oof face looking at him adds to the story, excellent candid.

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Comment by zarniwoop:
As you mentioned this as an example.

I personally wouldn't classify the photo as being of a 'punk loser', nor do I doubt that model is a nice guy.

But, when I look at the photograph itself certain ideas leap out at me: the title itself is 'gangsta', and while gangstas and gangsters are not the same thing, the latter certainly were punk losers. The model's expression is aggressive, the money suggests a morally bankrupt greed.

I don't really have any visceral reaction to the photo at all, but I really don't see how you can dismiss Lance's reaction to it as irrelevant or unhelpful. People have strong reactions to art, and I don't see why you don't encourage emotional responses to your work, because otherwise all you're left with is a set of dry technical advice.

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Comment by oscarthepig:
In response to recent forum activity because it more rightly belongs here:

I took LanceW's original comment to mean something like this: "Look at this guy who's aspiring to be a gangsta" i.e punk loser==gangsta==(wannabe) gang member==street thug who sells drugs, shoots people, and engages in generally unsavory activities. Obviously, the comment could have been worded in a less juvenile manner...oh well.

At any rate, I'm glad this came up in the forums, because I may not have viewed your portfolio otherwise. You have some great work in there (this image included).

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Comment by briantammy:
nice set-up and i like the soft light. 7