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Matchbox Twenty lyrics: i'm not crazy, i'm just a little unwell
Matchbox Twenty lyrics: i'm not crazy, i'm just a little unwell
klstover


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Match (Basic Editing)
Camera: Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z10
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Date: Jan 10, 2007
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/80 sec
Galleries: Emotive, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Jan 10, 2007

 Took a picture to go with the song, and am thouroughly expecting that people won't like how it relates to "match". Even going out of the box like "matchbox" or "Matchbox Twenty" would be a bit less DNMC if I actually took a picture of a matchbox or a CD, rather than an interpretation of the lyrics.

But my score here won't matter. I relate so much to the song... well I guess most people can, really. This was the first idea I had and I knew I had to go with it. And it was very fun to do the photoshoot and process this and other pictures.

If this were advanced editing I would clone out the spot in the background as well as evening out the skin tone on my forehead a little, and probably clone out that stray hair. Maybe do a little darkening of the forehead?

I'm going to have to start an official collection of "enlarged head self-portraits"...




post challenge: Wow, did not expect to do this well; was thinking I'd barely hit 4. Thanks for the feedback and votes.

Statistics
Place: 212 out of 248
Avg (all users): 4.5078
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 4.2632
Avg (non-participants): 4.6667
Views since voting: 971
Views during voting: 278
Votes: 193
Comments: 9
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 01/29/2007 09:24:32 PM
you totally got that song in my head now!
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 01/24/2007 07:40:16 AM
Great interpretation of that song! And I like it, too. I love your creativity!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/24/2007 05:02:55 AM
I love that song too - I expected this to do better - I gave it an 8, for what that's worth!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/23/2007 08:07:39 PM
I LOVE that song. And I think you nailed a photographic interpretation of it. You knew your score would suffer, but the photo's wonderful. :) not sure why I hadn't done this already, but you're now one of my favorite photographers.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/21/2007 03:15:05 AM
I don't really like this one :(
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/19/2007 02:06:54 PM
love it ...... great moody feel ... =8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/19/2007 08:07:46 AM
I think your subject has jaundice :) Effectively creepy shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/17/2007 06:21:11 PM
your immense forehead is big enough to put a billboard on and it startles me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/17/2007 06:23:46 AM
Love the song. Picture's not bad, the blue tone is neat
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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