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Challenge: Free Study 2012-02 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2012
Camera: Nikon D60
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Date: Feb 27, 2012
Aperture: 5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Date Uploaded: Feb 27, 2012

 Sometimes I surprise myself.
This is just about exactly what I wanted to achieve when setting up this image. I tried to do it once before

but I didn't have the equipment to do it. I still don't have the equipment to do this image easily, but I'm really glad the my efforts achieved what I wanted! Lots of to- and frow- ing to set up the flash for this.

I don't know how it will do. I think it's a significant improvement on the smoking image, so I hope it does better than that.

Statistics
Place: 97 out of 296
Avg (all users): 6.0980
Avg (commenters): 7.6667
Avg (participants): 5.9174
Avg (non-participants): 6.5455
Views since voting: 344
Views during voting: 247
Votes: 153
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/07/2012 04:29:45 PM
Great light and processing. Some vulnerability in that stare. You take really good portraits, Niall.
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 03/06/2012 10:53:09 PM
This is absolutely fantastic: 10

Edit: I think what makes it so powerful is all the negative space, which must be nearly half, so score is now 5.

Edit 2: It's probably closer to 40%, so 4.

Edit 3: Why didn't you use more negative space? 3
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/02/2012 10:58:39 AM
Excellent lighting. The combination of your direct stare and hidden other half, give this photograph a really intense feeling. I think I almost would have moved your face a little farther to the right and left some more dead space to the right as it is quite effective.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/02/2012 08:45:42 AM
Great lighting. Like the look on the face. Wonderful detail. and the color conversion choice works well! 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/01/2012 08:31:17 AM
Compelling image. Well done! 9
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 02/29/2012 11:49:39 PM
Good portrait shot with good lighting.
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 02/29/2012 09:17:27 PM
Very good lighting and positioning nice composition must be hard too keep a straight face when doing a self portrait ..Well done
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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