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Nightmare
levyj413


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Overexposed (Basic Editing)
Collection: Self-portraits
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
Location: Office
Date: Sep 2, 2008
Aperture: 3.3
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/45s
Galleries: Portraiture, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Sep 2, 2008

 Pretty much the opposite of my current Free Study entry:


That's calming, this is jarring.
That's smooth, this is rough.
That has plants, this has me (and my eyes STILL hurt!).
That's scoring highly, this might go below 5.0.

This idea is a reshoot of an old self-portrait:


Post-challenge: thanks for the comments. I was mostly just curious how it'd do, and it did fine. I still can't look at it without my head hurting, though!

Statistics
Place: 41 out of 183
Avg (all users): 5.6940
Avg (commenters): 6.6000
Avg (participants): 5.3966
Avg (non-participants): 5.8320
Views since voting: 1212
Views during voting: 291
Votes: 183
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0

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 09/17/2008 06:47:35 AM
Very strong composition and the high key/overexposure on the eyes works quite nicely here. Makes a nice companion piece - a bit more edgy - to your other SP.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/09/2008 05:02:58 AM
This works partially, I think. Someone smarter than me (there's plenty of them) might say what isn't working. The way over the top contrast and exposure and saturation and cranked crop are working. Maybe over-played the hand a little ?
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 09/08/2008 08:54:22 PM
I just can't score this below a seven. After spending some time with it, it is kind of frightening! The angle and framing are great. A seven for you.
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 09/08/2008 07:58:25 PM
Great Eyes.
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 09/08/2008 12:45:04 AM
yes, nightmare is the right title. The expression is the eye is indeed scary.
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 09/04/2008 01:32:25 PM
I like this, fits so well with the theme and is intriguing
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 09/04/2008 07:40:10 AM
Interesting angle.
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 09/03/2008 10:21:27 PM
Love the title. It is a bit creepy. Great color in the eyes.
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 09/03/2008 06:45:13 PM
Very cool, and ver over exposed.
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 09/03/2008 06:03:52 AM
This one grows on me, and bumping already, and may do so again.....
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 09/03/2008 03:54:08 AM
This is creepy, but I like it!

Bit strange how the nose is floating all by itself...

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