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I've been blowin' my horn, Since I knew I was born...
I've been blowin' my horn, Since I knew I was born...
tolovemoon


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Self Portrait V (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III
Location: home
Date: Nov 4, 2006
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 5.9
Galleries: Performance, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Nov 4, 2006

 Lyric challenge,,

SLEEPING ON THE SIDEWALK
QUEEN


I was nothin' but a city boy
My trumpet was my only toy
I've been blowin' my horn
Since I knew I was born
But there ain't no nobody wants to know

I've been
Sleepin' on the sidewalk
Rollin' down the road
I may get hungry
But I sure want to go home

So round the corner comes a limousine
And the biggest grin I ever seen
Come on sunny won't you sign
Right along the dotted line
What are you sayin' Are you playin'
Sure you don't mean me?

Sleepin' on the sidewalk
Rollin' down the road
I may get hungry
But I sur don't wanna go home

(tell you what happened . . .)

They took me to a room without a table
They said "blow your trumpet into here"
I played around as well I was able
And soon we had the record of the year

i was a legend all thruogh the land
I was blowin' to a million fans
Nothin' was a-missin'
All the people want to listen
You'd thought I was a happy man

And I was
Sleepin' like a princess
never touch the road
I don't get hungry
And I sure don't want to go home
(have to have some fun . . .)

Now they tell me that I ain't so fashionable
An' I owe the man a million bucjks a year
So I told 'em where to stick the fancy lable
It's just me and the road from here

Back to playin' and layin'
I'm back on the game

Sleepin' on the sidewalk Rollin' down the road
I sure get hungry and I Sure o wanna go home
(Yeah)

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AuthorThread
 01/10/2007 01:22:16 AM
Oh I like this shot!! Excellent concept and composition. I love the dof and focus on the trumpet.

Bout my only nit is the on camera flash reflection in your eyes. Very very nice work!!!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/11/2006 05:04:48 PM
I think I'd like it better with your face in focus. to me that's more interesting than the trumpet ;-)
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 11/08/2006 12:47:49 PM
Not too sure what you were after here. Your left hand is about the only thing close to being in focus other than the one bar on the trumpet. Needed to crank up that DOF and not use the on camera flash for light.
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 11/07/2006 12:46:17 AM
Man with the horn! A nice study allowing the horn to speak louder while you do your thing in the background. Cool. Bump.
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 11/06/2006 05:49:23 PM
It seems the focus of this portrait is on the horn instead of the person. Even then, the point of focus seems to be the knob by the pinkie finger.
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 11/06/2006 02:15:01 AM
Depth of focus is quite unorthodox. But I like how it emphasizes the playing of the instrument.
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 11/05/2006 07:59:25 AM
Interesting choice to have the horn in focus instead of you - I like it.
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 11/05/2006 01:43:53 AM
i'd love to hear it. not sure if the person should have been more in focus or the horn, guess you chose the horn.
pleasing photo.
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