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Challenge: Best of 2006 (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
Location: Columbus GA
Date: Dec 22, 2006
Aperture: 5.3
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/3
Galleries: Black and White, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Jan 10, 2007

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Statistics
Place: 220 out of 712
Avg (all users): 6.0718
Avg (commenters): 6.7143
Avg (participants): 6.0075
Avg (non-participants): 6.2805
Views since voting: 930
Views during voting: 507
Votes: 348
Comments: 28
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 12/18/2008 06:32:10 AM
Excellent, arresting portrait, self or otherwise.
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 05/09/2007 06:33:56 PM
What an amazing self portrait, very compelling. You got robbed, this is def. above 6.0 status, more like 9 for me, great shot!
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 05/01/2007 07:07:27 PM
Hey, that's a cool shot! I like your processing a lot, too.
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 01/28/2007 07:49:03 PM
Good job buddy. Nicely captured and awesome effects.
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 01/26/2007 05:22:47 AM
This photo is so powerful! I love everything about it! The lighting, the textures and character! Matter of fact. . .I'm adding this one to my favorites because it is! :)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/24/2007 06:41:05 PM
great character study, however, it is a bit over-exposed. not that it matters, i just figured i'd toss out a typical comment. hell, i live for blown highlights.
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 01/23/2007 06:13:38 PM
Wow - I thought I was looking into a mirror! jUsT kIddINg - I'm not that lucky.
This is really well done, and the tone chosen works well.
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 01/21/2007 01:42:33 AM
Tight crop that works here...
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 01/20/2007 02:49:13 PM
Great (self)portrait, excellent lighting.
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 01/19/2007 06:40:33 PM
Considering the quality of this image, I'd have the title as subject 'I'. "Me", IMHO, would suit something less consciously composed and cared for. Personally, I'd choose a formal name (first and last) to restore the honesty the glasses robbed your subject of.

An interesting juxtaposition of genres, btw, cropped to leave no doubts. -
Treatment, too, is aptly pushed and contained. -
Texture, tone and line stand out as if in a fashion shot. -

The dominance of the veiling elements (shades and hood) together with the tight, straight-on take and near-discomforting proximity of the subject amplify the underlying, inherent dualism that make this image and provide its mysterious energy.
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 01/19/2007 04:28:24 PM
Great contrast and textures 9
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 01/19/2007 09:00:51 AM
good dramatic lighting.
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 01/18/2007 01:57:36 PM
Good photo processing!
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 01/17/2007 05:04:03 AM
Great detail and tonal richness. Congratulations.
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 01/16/2007 01:30:16 AM
wow, excellent portrait. I love the drama here, what were you thinking about? very cool and very well done!
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 01/15/2007 05:00:24 AM
Nice capture
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 01/14/2007 11:16:57 AM
Very nice composition. Like how the edge of the hood curves around and comes down under your chin accenting the shape of your beard. Also like how it curves out around your sunglasses, highlighting that shape as well. Nice job. 10
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 01/13/2007 11:44:25 AM
you are the uni-bomber?
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 01/13/2007 07:27:24 AM
This is awesome! Beautiful lighting, interesting, haunting composition, and the handsome face doesn't hurt this one bit! :) Fantastic work.
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 01/13/2007 03:57:31 AM
the future's so bright I gotta wear shades
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 01/12/2007 04:41:58 PM
Dramatic shot.
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 01/12/2007 02:29:20 PM
slick. you got nice curves. ;) 7
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 01/12/2007 01:03:02 PM
Nice shot.
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 01/12/2007 11:04:18 AM
Me? That's not me. DNMC! :P Ok, I like the hood and the shades. overall this is well captured. I do wonder how this might look if you darkened the left side more so that the hood wasn't visible and it just showed your face fading into darkness.
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 01/12/2007 05:58:44 AM
next time, ditch the cheap sunglasses? or clean them at least... They are extremely prominent in the picture and don't hold up at all well under the scrutiny at 720 pixels high.
 01/12/2007 02:53:15 AM
great details and sharpness, compo is nice also, toning is cool
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 01/12/2007 12:03:21 AM
that's 'Jigsaw' from the Saw movies right there.
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 01/11/2007 08:13:48 PM
Very cool image. Good composition. Great detail and tones. Nice job.
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