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Doghouse Blues
Doghouse Blues
MonkeyShrike


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Challenge: Music II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D5000
Location: Home
Date: Feb 6, 2012
Aperture: 2.0
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Black and White, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Feb 7, 2012

 A self portrait.

I took up the upright (doghouse) bass a few years ago in order to play blues, and it has been a conduit into a much deeper appreciation for music and music making.

I set up the shot an a small tripod with remote and asked my wife to push the trigger. Incidently, this is also my first HDR, and though it seems like a rehash of my recent pet/people entry, it's very similar to a photo I took a few years ago with my old P&S that I've been meaning to re-do.

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Whoa!! 5th?! I couldn't be happier with that finish. Thanks for the votes and the nice comments.

Statistics
Place: 5 out of 84
Avg (all users): 6.7415
Avg (commenters): 7.5556
Avg (participants): 6.3654
Avg (non-participants): 6.9474
Views since voting: 1568
Views during voting: 264
Votes: 147
Comments: 20
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 02/22/2012 12:45:04 AM
Congratulations on the finish and thanks for the details, in both image and description :)
So it's hdr? Very well done, not too obvious at all.
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 02/20/2012 08:34:33 AM
So well done! Amazing job of it all. Love the light on your face.

Congrats on your HM!
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 02/20/2012 07:49:28 AM
Hey, thanks for all the well-wishes! I love that!

mcaldo: it IS a pickup, a "realist" if you're in the market for such things. It's a little prone to feedback, but almost all of them are. Overall, I've been very happy with it and would recommend it.

bassbone: I toyed with changing where I was looking, but it didn't seem to work as well for me... that and I'm not a very good model :)
02/20/2012 06:53:21 AM
Very nice. Got an 8 from me. Really liked this.
Self portrait too? Nice! I find them very tough to frame pictures well. Nice work!

Message edited by author 2012-02-20 11:54:00.
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 02/20/2012 06:52:38 AM
I loved this, too!! Congrats on the HM!
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 02/20/2012 06:04:07 AM
I LOVED this photo. The angle was great, the mono scheme. Overall, wonderful photo. Gave it an 8.
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 02/20/2012 01:09:52 AM
Very good finish for this one. Congrats! I like that the realness of this but I wonder if having you not look at the camera could have worked even better....
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 02/20/2012 01:08:06 AM
Aha you like this POV hey, I thought it was similar to your dog shot, well done on getting 5th and on a PB.

Message edited by author 2012-02-20 06:08:26.
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 02/19/2012 07:10:34 PM
WD on your HM
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 02/19/2012 07:04:16 PM
Loved the angle on this one -- awesome shot!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/19/2012 06:13:16 PM
Great pov and dof. One of my top 3.
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 02/19/2012 09:12:01 AM
Interesting viewpoint.
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 02/19/2012 12:05:02 AM
Very nice POV
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 02/17/2012 09:11:05 AM
Like this very much!! Cool Composition and focus point!!
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 02/15/2012 12:09:24 PM
Love the angle and shot. Can't decide if the dof is faked as I sense a hazy feel. Really great! 8 :)
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 02/14/2012 03:50:23 AM
THat is one cool POV.
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 02/13/2012 05:52:38 PM
Well done especially the pov.
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 02/13/2012 01:30:47 PM
Nice B&W, is that a pickup, coming from the bridge? Good framing and perspective, and an interesting portrait.
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 02/13/2012 04:21:05 AM
Hey i can hear it, very good shot.
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 02/12/2012 08:03:26 PM
Beautiful instrument. Nice dof
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