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Challenge: Self Portrait IV (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: my wineyard
Date: May 15, 2006
Aperture: f/2
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/45s
Galleries: Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: May 17, 2006

 me :-), i know that people will nail it because of the cigarette but i think the face, pose and the image is very very good !
the title is about my scar on the forehead i earned in a car crash in 2003, photo of the car can be found here


exif:

Exposure time 1/45 s
F-number f/2
Exposure program Aperture priority
ISO speed ratings ISO 100
Date/time original 15.5.2006 20:05:31
Date/time digitized 15.5.2006 20:05:31
Shutter speed value 1/45 s
Aperture value f/2
Exposure bias value 0.00 eV
Metering mode Average
Flash Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Focal length 50 mm
Camera serial number 78BF-019A6

postprocessing:
in photoshop
- 1 adjustement layer for desaturation
- 1 adjustement layer for levels
- spot editing
- crop
- add noise
- image size

Statistics
Place: 138 out of 236
Avg (all users): 5.6655
Avg (commenters): 7.4667
Avg (participants): 5.5407
Avg (non-participants): 5.7763
Views since voting: 1166
Views during voting: 432
Votes: 287
Comments: 21
Favorites: 5 (view)

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AuthorThread
 06/06/2006 02:15:44 PM
Cigarette or no Cigarette? That is the question. It's a fantastic photo with it, but in the back of my head I still think it's quite sad that you'd waste those years when you were given a second chance at life.
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 06/06/2006 09:21:49 AM
Surely one of the most interesting portraits !
B&W gives a special strength , this photo has a magic that hypnotize the viewer . Simply excellent !
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 06/05/2006 07:30:19 PM
This picture was unquestionably the very best of the challenge. I gave it a 10 without hesitation. The style, the crop, the B&W, the DOF, the smoke and your "Marlon Brando" look... absolutely superb. A favorite!
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 05/26/2006 09:13:23 AM
I agree that this should have scored higher. I like it a lot!
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 05/26/2006 04:24:22 AM
Amazed to see you score so low - had you down as my favourite portrait. I thought that you really captured a mood.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/23/2006 06:38:14 PM
Like a scene fromas movie - excellent sense of your character comes through here. Like your treatment too - deserves to do well.
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 05/23/2006 06:26:47 AM
Dark, moody and interesting;)
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 05/22/2006 10:46:45 PM
this photo is disturbing yet somehow really moving! Congrats
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 05/21/2006 06:34:16 PM
Heh, very Goodfellas.
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 05/20/2006 06:39:45 PM
cool expression very relaxed
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 05/20/2006 04:22:55 PM
Very nice...this has a great "film" like quality about it and great atmosphere...lots of grit and drama...well done.
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 05/20/2006 01:15:23 AM
thia has a classic look .. a little grainy .. guess that was intended .. nice
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 05/19/2006 11:37:55 PM
I Love this photo, I have come back to it over and over again to try to score it. I think that the cigarette, the scar, and the 5 o'clock shadow all require that this image had an edge to it. This was achieved through your use of noise in the image. It would would not have worked without it. Even the shallow DOF works. I know some people will give you !@#$ but I think this photo speaks about who you really are. Great job 10
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 05/19/2006 07:22:59 PM
love that grain.. nasty cancer stick is a nice accessory
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 05/19/2006 03:25:14 PM
Love this. Takes me back to the old, urban B&Ws, very well done - excellent composition. 8
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 05/19/2006 12:13:27 PM
I really think this is cool... a great portrait, very moody and dark yes, but compositionally well done. Post work is right on. Well done.
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 05/19/2006 10:26:21 AM
Really good job..love the attitude...harshness of the shadows...very revealing portrait..
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 05/19/2006 03:26:42 AM
very dramatic and i works for me.
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 05/19/2006 01:50:09 AM
Kinda gritty and gutsy. I like that aspect of it.
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 05/19/2006 01:32:02 AM
Really atmospheric photo. Looks like something out of a movie.
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 05/19/2006 01:04:45 AM
yes yes yes
brilliant
10 and a favourite
I love cigarettes and this film look, though I've never intentionally done either :-)
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