Psychogenic Incorporeality
by blackenedwhite

Comment by yanko:
Ha. I like your style. When I read your shirt I thought it said "Runa". Ah well, tuna it is. To be honest this reminds me of one of those hostage photos. That room sure can pass for a prison cell.

Psychogenic Incorporeality
by blackenedwhite

Comment by Rebecca:
Hi OJ-

I actually liked the minimalism in this one. Image grain and a sort of burnt out quality are quickly becoming your hallmarks. The only thing I can really critique here is that the camera appears to be slightly off center. If you look at the floor and ceiling lines, they're not symmetrical.

Psychogenic Incorporeality
by blackenedwhite

Comment by sher:
i think this is brilliant! should have scored higher.

Psychogenic Incorporeality
by blackenedwhite

Comment by modgethanc:
Definitely grossly underscored. I was one of your nine 10s because I knew it would be underscored and wanted to bump it up as much as I could.

Am rather a fan of your stuff. Good job. Don't worry about scores, just keep shooting.

Psychogenic Incorporeality
by blackenedwhite

Comment by raish:
Congratulations on the marriage - long life and happiness...

Psychogenic Incorporeality
by blackenedwhite

Comment by blackenedwhite:
Thank you for the comments and the faves, and a million sorries for my sucky notes.

For those who care for specifics:

This photo wasn't taken with the challenge in mind.
This shot was a photographic representation of what I was feeling at that moment.

The obsured face, the slouch, the removed sandals, the TUNA shirt that should've been PUMA, and the bare unfinished room all deal with feelings of uncertainty and lack of self confidence.

Counterbalancing the negativity are the centered composition, for stillness amidst chaos, and the wedding ring, for clarity of thought and strength of will -- as as of the date of shooting, I've been married for four days.

The title was to say that whatever is being said was not in what was being shown. Even then, the photo is open to interpretation for those who wish to share its reality.

P.S. The sucky photographer's comments was the introvert half of me who finds baring one's self, even in such an obscured manner, emo. Again, sorry for this.

Edited just because.

Message edited by author 2006-07-05 22:25:34.

Psychogenic Incorporeality
by blackenedwhite

Comment by dahkota:
for what its worth I gave you a 9 and feel this image ended up way underrated. Excellent take on the challenge and extremely good post to bring it out.

Psychogenic Incorporeality
by blackenedwhite

Comment by RKT:
Stark, harsh, raw and unsettling...and completely effective...very intriguing image.

Psychogenic Incorporeality
by blackenedwhite

Comment by ralph:
i would have liked a large stuffed fish on the wall ;) j/k

Psychogenic Incorporeality
by blackenedwhite

Comment by glad2badad:
I could swear I've seen this image before? Forum post or something? Hmmm. Oh well...anyway, this is an interesting image for this challenge. It's very well exposed for being a 30 second plus shot. Might have liked to see the subject in one of the corners rather than being centered.

Good luck in the challenge.