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A Shadow of His Former Self
A Shadow of His Former Self
raish


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Black and White Portrait II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Nikon D100
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: oslo
Date: Jan 5, 2007
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1.80 sec.
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jan 5, 2007

 I can't quite remember how the cat got there, but he gets everywhere.
Ambient lighting plus a maglite for the eyes.

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Cloned some movement blur at the cheek.
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I suppose, if one were to apply a literal explanation to the title, that the young, curious, hyper-active kitten represents the former self of whom the man is now but a shadow.

Statistics
Place: 432 out of 491
Avg (all users): 4.2964
Avg (commenters): 3.6923
Avg (participants): 4.0331
Avg (non-participants): 4.4969
Views since voting: 847
Views during voting: 397
Votes: 280
Comments: 19
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 01/19/2007 03:12:57 PM
Listen again. One Evening at the Close
Of Ramazán, ere the better Moon arose,
In that old Potter's Shop I stood alone
With the clay Population round in Rows.

And, strange to tell, among the Earthen Lot
Some could articulate, while others not:
And suddenly one more impatient cried --
'Who is the Potter, pray, and who the Pot?'

(Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám)

I had intended to sit more still, but the cat disturbed me. I sort of chose the shot for the smile he brought forth.

Thanks for commenting, all.
 01/17/2007 03:51:04 PM
I thought this was pretty cool and voted it fairly high. I was wondering though, who is the shadow and who is the former self? The four eyes on the cat definitely add interest.
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 01/17/2007 02:03:38 PM
From a personal preference position, I don't care for the motion blur or the cropping/missed portion of the head. The cat definitely adds to the composition, I like the sparkle in the eyes.....it's a pleasing all 'round composition.....good light and shadows.
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 01/17/2007 12:10:09 PM
Blur doesn't bother me in this. I thought the kitty added a spooky and interesting quality to the photograph.
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 01/17/2007 07:35:02 AM
This is a nice shot but a little blurry. If the person was a bit sharper, this would be very nice. especially with the cat moving.
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 01/17/2007 04:59:16 AM
Is this you? This is a way cool shot. I have that same problem with cats getting in the way, but I figure they're there for a reason. Besides, adds an interesting touch to this. I quite like it, actually. Quite like it a lot.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/16/2007 10:31:42 PM
A very nice use of a longer-than-normal exposure. There is an interesting idea I learned from another photographer: he remarked that, since the invention of more sensitive film, all portraits are being photographed at exposures of 1/60s and faster, whereas before that, photographs were shot at much longer exposures. This way technology changed the way photo portraits are made. That photographer has a number of portraits photographed at exposure times of 1/2s and longer, with an interesting effect. The slight movements of the models add a unique degree of softness to the pictures, just like can be seen here, in the model's face.

In this photograph I don't like the blown white background, and the cat didn't quite turn out great IMO. But I'm giving this an 8 for the experiment.
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 01/15/2007 02:42:41 AM
hmmm... creepy...
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 01/13/2007 02:09:16 AM
This would have been a great picture if the cat had moved and the guy hadn't. But the guy moved. (3)
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 01/12/2007 08:23:11 PM
Spooky. If only the focus was a TAD sharper on the human ... - 7
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 01/11/2007 03:21:11 PM
Which one moved during this shot? The photographer, or did the cat dig claws in???? *grin* Focus is not great.
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 01/11/2007 10:03:28 AM
Image seems OOF for no aparent benifit. May have been intentional reading the title but just seems to not work well that way.
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 01/11/2007 09:20:31 AM
Face is OOF.
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 01/11/2007 03:58:00 AM
Motion blur doesn't work, sorry.
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 01/11/2007 01:08:12 AM
I like the idea, but I think the motion blur hurts it. If it was sharper this would be up there.
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 01/10/2007 07:15:38 PM
too much blurr
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 01/10/2007 03:16:45 PM
The blur doesn't do anything for me.
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 01/10/2007 12:03:05 PM
this is a good shot but could have been that much better had it been sharp!....or maybe i lack imagination. also, there is some weird processing residue in his eyes which is a little distracting.
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 01/10/2007 10:18:11 AM
Too blurry.
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