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The Last Cigarette
The Last Cigarette
mrchhas


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Challenge: Close Your Eyes (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Date: Mar 29, 2012
Aperture: 1.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/50
Date Uploaded: Mar 29, 2012

 Well ok that's that. hard time choosing between the last two possibilities which I liked a lot and seemed quite nice from an artistic standpoint but my entry just hit me harder.

Basically my friend matteo walked me around blindfolded at 1 in the morning and I took shots with my 430ex at about 60º, at a certain point we got to this building and it came into my mind the classic scene of the prisoner at gunpoint. Matteo lent me his cigarette and I took six shots at arms length of which this was the only one that was actually of my face, and that was that. and yes i did cough for a few minutes afterwards.

I know this is risky seeing as it's a self portrait but as per the rules it is the most interesting shot of all in my mind... in general self portraits are easy peasy but being blindfolded for 45 minutes screws all your senses up i must say! i'm lucky at least the the light hit correctly...

Anyway, no post at all, straight from jpg in camera to export for DPC, had the camera with automatic ISO and shot at 90º so the flash bounced off the side wall.

Statistics
Place: 44 out of 94
Avg (all users): 5.7328
Avg (commenters): 7.2500
Avg (participants): 5.9322
Avg (non-participants): 5.5263
Views since voting: 431
Views during voting: 261
Votes: 116
Comments: 8
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/05/2012 08:52:19 PM
Elusive impression in passing. 7
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 04/05/2012 08:58:17 AM
I like the pov very much and the spirit of the challenge is well represented.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/04/2012 10:19:01 PM
One of the most unique of the challenge. (voted earlier)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/04/2012 09:09:10 PM
Oh nice job!! You'd never know your eyes were closed because the photo is so interesting and artful.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/02/2012 01:02:38 PM
Interesting, different, unique.
Love the black and white and the smoke captured.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/01/2012 11:11:16 PM
If this is a self portrait, then its awesome!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/30/2012 11:40:07 AM
Big smile from me. Eyes closed & blindfolded to boot--hah! Excellent.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/30/2012 09:07:58 AM
I like it a lot. The movement of the smoke. It makes me wonder why he has bandana as a blindfold. If he were about to be executed, he wouldn't be wearing that zip up jacket, so it makes me ponder the story.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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