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Challenge: Self Portrait IV (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Labuda\'s place
Date: May 17, 2006
Aperture: 10
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Portraiture, Studio
Date Uploaded: May 17, 2006

 Nice and simple but not ribbon worthy. I initially wanted to do the classic "Bond through the barrel of a cannon" with the blood etc, but it i didn't have the necessary equipment to take that shot. THis is a last minute submission.

Statistics
Place: 106 out of 236
Avg (all users): 5.9288
Avg (commenters): 6.1739
Avg (participants): 5.7462
Avg (non-participants): 6.0861
Views since voting: 1181
Views during voting: 469
Votes: 281
Comments: 26
Favorites: 0

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 06/01/2006 01:25:13 AM
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Very nice focus and spot on white balance. Overall, nice exposure, and the settings you selected yielded fine results.

Lighting: The lighting here is lacking a little. It looks like too much spot light, whereas a diffused source would have given much more appealing results.

Composition/Content: I do like the composition here, but I would recommend cropping off some of the negative space at the top and bottom of the frame. While the eye moves from the face, down the shirt, and over to the hand and gun, it stops and gets fixed on the top and bottom negative space.

My Opinion: Nice job meeting the challenge, and I think that this one scored appropriately. I like this capture, but the voters were apparently looking for something a little different. I think by removing the some of the negative space and diffusing that lighting a bit, this one would have scored a bit higher.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/23/2006 06:39:30 PM
dunn dun dun dun, dun dun dun, dunn du du dun, dun du dun, dunn dun dun dun, dun dun dun, dunn du du dun, dun du dun, du nu du na na.....:)
 05/23/2006 08:49:15 AM
dont know that this fits the challenge.
 05/22/2006 05:10:11 AM
A little more light would help you can hardly make out the gun.
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 05/21/2006 07:45:59 PM
Good idea! Seems a little dark on my screen.
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 05/21/2006 02:43:53 PM
Heh, cute! I think too dark, though.
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 05/21/2006 09:48:33 AM
little on the dark side, but cool just the same Mr. Bond
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 05/20/2006 02:40:45 PM
cool shot mr bond
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 05/20/2006 06:18:31 AM
Too dark
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 05/19/2006 11:26:42 PM
Hello James Bond :) Nice lighting.
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 05/19/2006 05:56:53 PM
needs to be just a tad lighter. Otherwise a great portrait.
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 05/19/2006 01:50:56 PM
Good lighting here! Nice job.
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 05/19/2006 12:05:08 PM
i like it. nice dramatic and lighting effect.
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 05/19/2006 09:57:52 AM
Classic.
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 05/19/2006 07:25:15 AM
as much as i hate to say it (because i'm getting comments like this...), it's a little too dark IMO, definitely like the idea, I think if it was just a little brighter so you could see more detail of the gun it would draw your attention a bit more...
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 05/19/2006 06:20:01 AM
Nice
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 05/19/2006 05:27:54 AM
A little more light would've helped this...clever idea and good pose. Loss of detail in the shadows where your arms blend into the darkness.
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 05/19/2006 04:44:23 AM
Mr_Bond, I [presume? lol love the photo that fits withyoru Nick :)
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 05/19/2006 04:34:02 AM
Cool James, nice shot
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 05/19/2006 03:22:34 AM
Well someone had to do it, every mans fantasy to be James Bond lol... great pic really like your errr ummm gun!
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 05/19/2006 01:19:10 AM
tip use a reflection screen to illuminate the left side of the face, i think it would improve the pict
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 05/18/2006 11:55:31 PM
A little young for Bond maybe but great lighting and nicely executed - 8 fromo me
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 05/18/2006 09:53:25 PM
So Mr. Bond, we meet again.
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 05/18/2006 09:42:13 PM
You sure you didn't kill your date after a banquet dinner and then shoehorned this in? :P
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 05/18/2006 08:53:30 PM
The face is a little too dark
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 05/18/2006 08:18:39 PM
cute idea, lighting needs a little work
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