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self portait foiled
self portait foiled
kellmak10


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Challenge: Fine Arts: Exhibit I (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Sony DSC-H20
Location: in my kitchen in deming wa
Date: Mar 4, 2010
Aperture: 80
ISO: f/3.5
Shutter: 1/13sec
Galleries: Abstract, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Mar 4, 2010

 spent a long time trying to think of a picture that fit into this catagory, the only thing i knew is that i really wanted to do a self portrail of some kind (not sure why i felt strongly about that, but i did) so after trying several different things and not liking any of them- i took my own picture in a piece of aluminum foil....just stuck my arm out to the side and snapped a photo, used some light to the side. not much in editing.... just cropped, darkened, adjusted the contrast a bit, and resized for the challenge. i hope it fits this catagory, but even if it doesn't, it is a very different type of shot for me, and i am really happy with how it turned out.

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Place: 48 out of 193
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Views during voting: 384
Votes: 194
Comments: 22
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 03/15/2010 04:54:18 PM
I thought this was very unique and interesting --

Here, have a bluebird!


posthumous thread
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 03/15/2010 02:12:49 PM
Rich and spare at the same time. (8)
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 03/14/2010 08:43:57 PM
wonderful effect...
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/14/2010 06:53:30 AM
Great. I wonder if I'd like it more in black and white. The colors are good though, and so is the idea/execution.
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 03/14/2010 06:18:59 AM
Outstanding, debating a ten........OK a 10
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 03/14/2010 05:49:56 AM
4 - A little eerie, wish the foil were more subtle.
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 03/13/2010 02:02:02 AM
Beautiful idea and well done. I like how the left side of the photo(eye and lips) have greater clarity contrasting the foil distortions on the right side. My only minor criticism is that the composition seems just a tad off. Maybe a little tilt or small amount cropped off the right side, although I like the transition of dark to light on the right side.
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 03/12/2010 06:06:02 PM
distortions contribute to self, I don't know that you needed so much negative space. I'm drawn to the left, who needs the right.
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 03/12/2010 10:16:44 AM
Very interesting effect. I love how this looks and is fun to look at.
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 03/12/2010 05:18:08 AM
I love the melted look of this image... Very cool concept and well done 8
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 03/12/2010 05:08:39 AM
i love rainy window shots
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 03/11/2010 11:32:42 AM
Great idea! Adds a whole 'nother dimension to a self portrait, with ambiguous details that spark my imagination. A little yellow, maybe, so perhaps would benefit from a white balance correction, unless that particular color is meant to make a statement which eludes me. I do think it has more impact in color than it would in B&W. Not that subtlety is a bad thing in a piece of art.
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 03/11/2010 06:40:26 AM
It looks like you melted! It makes me think that you view yourself as shifting and changing. Nice.
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 03/10/2010 08:15:17 PM
Curses, foiled again!
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 03/10/2010 03:46:15 PM
I like the idea and the composition very much - can't help wondering what this would look like in b/w. You probably tried that though, so I'll take your word for it that color is better - actually I like the muted colors too.
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 03/09/2010 11:50:36 PM
Dreamy and smooth, good work.
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 03/09/2010 07:34:41 PM
You in tin foil, I guess. Whereas it's interesting, because it's different, it doesn't say anything. I would guess you didn't know what to shoot, and so you shot this. Because I think if you *did* know what to shoot, I would have seen it, guessed it, *felt* it. Who are you? I don't know, from this. I might want to know, depending on what type of image you're capable of, but from this, I don't. Technically okay, unsharp is fine for this, white balance is off.
 03/09/2010 06:41:02 PM
Very artistic.
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 03/09/2010 11:14:19 AM
this is stunning...I just want to sit here and study it...
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 03/09/2010 06:00:01 AM
I could absolutely see it in a museum- great interpretation of the challenge- top 5
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 03/08/2010 04:14:44 PM
...or, how to ruin a good day. Very nice image. Great title and neat processing.
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 03/08/2010 03:26:29 PM
terrific effect
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