A transvestite with a Twiser mat on his wall, Japan 2006
by glowingstar

Comment by glowingstar:
alas....i had no idea my notes weren't going to show, or i would have put "arbus" in the title. still a n00b here.... ;)

thanks for the three 10's and four 9's, whoever you are! (and everything above 4 :) i'm happy to have broken 5 on my second try....

oh, and btw....that's a picture of ME!!!! :) at last, i found use for my pockmarks (though they're not as bad as they look..i burned them in with photoshop). and i can't believe i misspelled "Twister"....bleh......

OH, and i swear i didn't even see the mickey mouse ears until after someone mentioned it to me. otherwise, i probably would have re-taken the photo with my head more centered between them and lightened them a little more so that they would show up but not be too obvious. thanks for the feedback!

Message edited by author 2006-02-01 03:02:48.

A transvestite with a Twiser mat on his wall, Japan 2006
by glowingstar

Comment by persimon:
Awesome shot. I love this image. I like the lighting, the feeling, the mood, the contrast, the grain. Perfect.

A transvestite with a Twiser mat on his wall, Japan 2006
by glowingstar

Comment by dleach:
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A transvestite with a Twiser mat on his wall, Japan 2006
by glowingstar

Comment by Rikki:
This is very interesting and intriguing. The tonal qualities are good overall. The black dress seems to disappear from the the background. I would have probably cloned out the poster edge just on the upper left hand corner.

A transvestite with a Twiser mat on his wall, Japan 2006
by glowingstar

Comment by graphicfunk:
An image with great light and shadow impact. The type that leave a general feeling of sensing the essence though not the message. Bumping up.

A transvestite with a Twiser mat on his wall, Japan 2006
by glowingstar

Comment by posthumous:
I think you overdid the contrast, but the expression is good and the "unintentional" mouse-ears is something Arbus would do.

A transvestite with a Twiser mat on his wall, Japan 2006
by glowingstar

Comment by agenkin:
Nice shot. The two circles above the head create Mickey Mouse ears effect for the main subject. This was, probably, intended... if so, then I don't care for the ears so much, I think that the main subject is grotesque enough even without those.

A transvestite with a Twiser mat on his wall, Japan 2006
by glowingstar

Comment by helloiloveyouu:
Minnie Mouse?!

A transvestite with a Twiser mat on his wall, Japan 2006
by glowingstar

Comment by Dr.Confuser:
I give up, which photographer are you paying tribute to here?

A transvestite with a Twiser mat on his wall, Japan 2006
by glowingstar

Comment by DrAchoo:
Nice contrasty image. Wish I knew who you were emulating.