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"Strong is he who masters his own spirit"
"Strong is he who masters his own spirit"
egillbjarki


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Literary Adventure (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Location: Icelandic Nature
Date: Mar 11, 2006
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Mar 12, 2006

 Quote:
Babylonian Talmud: Abodah Zara, iv, 1. (c.450)

I found this quote while searching for the word "strong" in "The Macmillan Book of Proverbs, Maxims, and Famous Phrases".

B&W convertion done with channel mixer, tones and contrast were adjusted with a lot of curve adjustment layers.

Statistics
Place: 19 out of 165
Avg (all users): 6.4127
Avg (commenters): 7.4545
Avg (participants): 6.2027
Avg (non-participants): 6.5478
Views since voting: 2373
Views during voting: 303
Votes: 189
Comments: 15
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 03/21/2006 08:38:38 PM
A very emotive image and one that deserves a higher placing! Congratulations on your top 20 finish.
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 03/20/2006 08:37:33 AM
I thought this photo would do better, well thats in the past, hope I do better in the future :)

Thanks every one!
 03/20/2006 12:13:23 AM
This was robbed. Deserved a ribbon!!!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/19/2006 11:48:44 PM
Legendary. Killer editing technique too.
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 03/19/2006 04:04:47 PM
excellent portrait.it's like something from an Armani campaign.great image
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 03/18/2006 01:25:33 AM
i really like the tonal range. the only thing i am undecided about is the horizontal pole, or whatever it is. in some ways i think it works, but at the same time it seems to distract from the man, and his hands in particular.
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 03/17/2006 03:20:26 PM
its all deep inside,the look on his face absalotley stunning!
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 03/17/2006 01:06:15 PM
decent portrait - though there's something about the facial shadows that suggests the unreal - I sense a bit of heavy-handed dodge and burn, perhaps. Detail and conversion excellent though; can't make up my mind about the pipe - especially with the dent in it.
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 03/16/2006 06:26:29 PM
I like your choice of black and white, it really sets the tone.
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 03/16/2006 01:30:16 PM
"Wise is he who learns from every man". Nice high key effect. Very compelling gaze. Good luck on this...8
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 03/14/2006 08:23:54 PM
A very powerful image that begs to be studied entirely... well done.
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 03/13/2006 06:35:36 PM
Nice framing, this could be a magazine advert for, well anything, am sure this would sell :) (bumping up)
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 03/13/2006 11:53:54 AM
dang, did you just dent that pipe with your bare hands? nicely balanced shot, gives off that feeling of spiritual balance you're going for in the quote.
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 03/13/2006 01:18:23 AM
one good lookin guy..... eh great photo too, and message.
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 03/13/2006 12:23:53 AM
All I can say is Holy Shit!!! The symmetry is fabulous. WOW 10 10 10
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