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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2012 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II
Location: Chiang Mai
Date: Nov 23, 2012
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jan 21, 2013

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Oh wow oh wow oh wow oh wow oh wow

Thanks guys! I'm abso - freaking - lutely stoked by this! 7th??? Unreal.

I loved this fellow - he was gorgeous.

Statistics
Place: 6 out of 294
Avg (all users): 6.8794
Avg (commenters): 8.6000
Avg (participants): 6.7568
Avg (non-participants): 7.3333
Views since voting: 1525
Views during voting: 244
Votes: 141
Comments: 21
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 02/10/2013 02:20:38 AM
I am so pleased you got 7th! :)
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 02/09/2013 09:15:27 AM
Pam, congrats on the top 10 score. Great shot.
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 02/08/2013 04:58:10 PM
Incredible portrait. What a great finish in the best of!
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 02/08/2013 07:33:58 AM
Well look at you!!! Congrats on top 10!!!
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 02/08/2013 05:44:29 AM
This is such a wonderful shot. His demeanor evokes an unspoken self-awareness that you translated perfectly into the shot.
Congrats on the TT!
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 02/08/2013 04:36:56 AM
Superb PP. WD on TT Pam.
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 02/08/2013 02:52:06 AM
Congrats on TT, excellent work!
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 02/08/2013 12:50:53 AM
Great finish in a 'best of Pam, what did you use to make him look like silver?
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 02/08/2013 12:26:02 AM
Awesome finish in a very tough field. I loved this series of photos of yours when I saw them earlier this year. I am glad this finished well.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/07/2013 11:35:40 PM
A spectacular portrait!
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 02/07/2013 05:29:32 PM
Wonderful portrait
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 02/07/2013 12:21:03 AM
Beautiful b/w.
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 02/04/2013 08:00:26 PM
Poetic
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 02/04/2013 01:30:33 PM
Excellent sharpness and detail. Great contrast.
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 02/04/2013 04:10:08 AM
This is a really nice portrait with nice detail, dynamic range and emotion.
I scored this on my iPad first time round.
Then I revisited it on my Mac. It might be the screen but I liked it a lot more on the latter.
I moved it to a 7.
Well done, Sorry I missed it first time round.
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 02/03/2013 10:40:28 PM
A wonderful portrait - exquisite detail, but mostly it's the warmth in the expression that makes it work.
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 02/03/2013 08:34:30 AM
This is a new comment series for me, so please bear with me while I find my style!

(Voted earlier)

This is one of my 10s - I like it very much. Furthermore I think it enriches the DPC collective portfolio. Put simply, I wish we saw more stuff like this. Let me tell you why it pushes all the right buttons for me:

1. I'm a fan of good portrait work and this is tremendous - a really interesting subject but it is your capture and processing that takes this to another level.

2. Your tones are amazing - how did you get that slightly metallic look? You made me think, and I wonder if it is a curves manipulation....

3. The off-centred composition is genius, most wouldn't have offered this presentation but it really works

4. The background - ensuring that it isn't completely black is a really good call - it adds a degree of naturalness and depth to the image.

5. The symmetry of your subject - he is absolutely straight-on. It's the little things like this that make all the difference.

Overall, this is a top-quality portrait by anyone's standard. Although it isn't (quite) my favourite of the challenge, it's still my call for the Blue.
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 02/02/2013 07:47:37 PM
Magnificent capture. Such a telling image!
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 02/02/2013 05:59:10 AM
Excellent portrait that really conveys inner peace. Would love to se it on the front page.
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 02/01/2013 03:51:15 PM
Nice work Pam
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 02/01/2013 03:24:47 AM
Heart rendering picture, very well done and though very early into voting, I'd think this will be highly placed
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