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Solitary Man
Solitary Man
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Challenge: Empty Room (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
Location: My Barn, Texas
Date: Jun 4, 2006
Aperture: F/4.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 2.5 secs
Galleries: Portraiture, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Jun 4, 2006

Me, in my barn, sitting on a stool. It dawned on me the last day of the challenge that there was this completely empty room in our old Barn. Set the timer, focused, and ran and sat on the stool.

Statistics
Place: 60 out of 114
Avg (all users): 5.5820
Avg (commenters): 6.4167
Avg (participants): 5.2703
Avg (non-participants): 5.7088
Views since voting: 1089
Views during voting: 455
Votes: 256
Comments: 16
Favorites: 0


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06/12/2006 03:25:10 AM
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Great focus, especially considering that this was a self-portrait AND was done with a 2.5 second shutter. Everything came out very crisp. The depth of field works very well for this image.

Lighting: Excellent lighting that produces a very lonely mood. I got an old barn and hard work feeling even before reading the comments. You did a nice job using light to direct the viewer into the frame and over to your subject.

Composition/Content: Great composition and very strong leading lines that also work to keep the eye moving around to the important elements. I think your capture would have been stronger with a more timeless feel if you had left the sunglasses off.

My Opinion: I guess that the voters subtracted points for there being two objects in the room, you and the stool. In my opinion, you met the challenge well, and did so with an image that is much higher quality than 5.58.

Eric
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/11/2006 10:46:44 PM
Nice picture, good modelling. Meets challenge, just a wee bit brighter for me, please, maybe my LCD just needs replacing!
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06/11/2006 05:33:19 AM
Where's yer sniper rifle? ;-)
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06/09/2006 08:11:34 AM
Now he looks relaxed...great angle.
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06/06/2006 08:54:14 PM
Great lighting and mood.
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06/06/2006 06:29:16 AM
ok, i'll say it: DNMC! take ONE thing into a room. good thing for you i'm only commenting and not voting ;-)
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06/06/2006 06:11:33 AM
interesting, but i do not like nekid man :-) 6
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06/05/2006 06:47:27 PM
Cool dude :)
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06/05/2006 04:29:18 PM
Good effect...
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06/05/2006 04:22:27 PM
I like the image, but the view through the window competes for the viewer's attention with the subject. IMO it is too busy and distracting. The lighting and composition are nice and well suited to the challenge. The sunglasses and shadow on the wall add to the impact of this photo.
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06/05/2006 02:27:27 PM
Like composition and lighting. Hope you won̢۪t suffer from DNMC. 9 from me.
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06/05/2006 10:27:21 AM
Sorry, there are two things in your empty room, a man and a chair.
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06/05/2006 08:32:19 AM
Nice one. Love the sunglasses. The shadow on the wall along with the intricate squares of the roof line outside the window adds alot. Good job. 8
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06/05/2006 03:05:25 AM
I'll be what I am
A Solitary Man

Go Neil Diamond

Nice shot, lovely lighting...not sure about the idea of going topless
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06/05/2006 03:04:27 AM
the widows seem to draw my eye and i was thinking of how to reduce the light level there, Perhaps moving further away with a different angle would have made it stronger 5
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06/05/2006 02:47:44 AM
not anymore, i'll bet ;)
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