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Collection: 30 Days @ 50mm - JUN08
Date Uploaded: Jun 1, 2008

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 Just reading some very sad news. :(

Originally posted by smardaz:
...if i had to critique i would say the hat makes it look like you are being paid by the company to wear it in the shot

Well - I always wear that hat - it's my company, so in a way I do get paid to wear it. But after reading that, I didn't want it to detract or commercialize the image, so I broke the photoshop rule and changed it.

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 08/01/2013 06:21:34 PM
Sorry... Didn't really want to see you depressed :( I can share the goldfish water with you? Lol
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 06/18/2008 12:28:13 PM
I think the DOF is very well done here, showing us enough context, yet muting the unnecessary.
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 06/03/2008 07:20:21 PM
very emotive nice shot
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 06/02/2008 09:43:24 PM
Where'd ya steal the hat???! :P I love this capture as your expression says it all. There are no words...
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 06/02/2008 05:26:04 PM
Originally posted by smardaz:
i was kinda afraid to leave that part of my comment but since you had posted i had assumed it was open to critique...not trying to be a nit picker or rile any emotion, sorry 'bou 'dat

No worries, Jason. I always appreciate honest critiques.
 06/02/2008 05:24:33 PM
Originally posted by citymars:
Nice SP, Art, under sad circumstances. Btw, I'm boggled at your PS skills, that I can hardly believe what I'm seeing. Did you really edit the hat logo in Photoshop? It looks so completely real.

I, um... photoshop? Uh, no. No, I uh, ran out and bought an embroidery machine (one of those expensive industrial ones) and removed my own logo and embroidered the DPChallenge one on, sat back in my chair and recreated the same shot. Photoshopping it woulda been a big hassle. ;-)

Actually, unbeknownst to him, I stole it from Leo ( FocusPoint)'s image.
 06/02/2008 08:42:52 AM
Nice SP, Art, under sad circumstances. Btw, I'm boggled at your PS skills, that I can hardly believe what I'm seeing. Did you really edit the hat logo in Photoshop? It looks so completely real.
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 06/02/2008 12:37:15 AM
Originally posted by art roflmao:
Well - I always wear that hat - it's my company, so in a way I do get paid to wear it. But after reading that, I didn't want it to detract or commercialize the image, so I broke the photoshop rule and changed it.


i was kinda afraid to leave that part of my comment but since you had posted i had assumed it was open to critique...not trying to be a nit picker or rile any emotion, sorry 'bou 'dat
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 06/02/2008 12:34:15 AM
Yep, picture says it very well.
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 06/01/2008 11:56:21 PM
Excellent shot - the sober look on your face, the almost tearing of the eyes....they capture what I think most of us felt as we read the news.
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 06/01/2008 11:17:55 PM
It is very sad news. I left the family some love on their obit. page.

I like the change you made to the hat, makes me wish I had one... WAIT! I DOOOO HAVE ONE ;) Okay, nevermind. :P
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 06/01/2008 11:17:09 PM
even cowboys get the blues eh?

sad news about such a young talented guy

oh, and FWTW, I like you wearing your own hat
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 06/01/2008 11:04:49 PM
Your captured the emotion well.
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 06/01/2008 07:33:40 PM
Nice Hat! Sad moment and it shows in your face.

Message edited by author 2008-06-01 19:34:07.
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 06/01/2008 01:03:55 PM
powerfull portraiture.
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 06/01/2008 12:08:54 PM
That was really sad to read about. You captured your emotions very well.
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 06/01/2008 11:11:32 AM
That was quite a shock to wake up to this morning - I figured it was one of those "closed my account" threads - really wish it had been. I like you not photoshopped by the way.
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 06/01/2008 11:03:48 AM
yeah good shot,enjoy the perspective,if i had to critique i would say the hat makes it look like you are being paid by the company to wear it in the shot
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 06/01/2008 10:46:23 AM
Definitely sad and somber news! You represented that well with this photo. Technically...I think you really nailed your DOF perfectly. the monitor blurred enough to focus attention on you, but not so much that it doesn't give context.
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 06/01/2008 10:15:43 AM
I didn't really know Sean, but I can see that he was a valuable member of the community and that he will be sorely missed. I think your photo is a nice tribute to his memory.
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 06/01/2008 09:43:27 AM
How awful. Thanks for letting us know so we can send condolenses to his family.
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 06/01/2008 08:59:20 AM
Ooooh, the serious side of Art! I really like your gaze.
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