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it was snowing and it was going to snow
it was snowing and it was going to snow
dahkota


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Challenge: Self Portrait Without People (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM
Location: md
Date: Mar 2, 2009
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Birds
Date Uploaded: Mar 2, 2009

From, "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird."

I think this reflects me. Definitely self-portrait material - the bird, the snow, the flakes, the wrought iron, all of it together, none of it in pieces...

Crop, resize, sharpen, curves, save for web.

I find it amusing that another bird image came in 9th and he has not one comment stating they don't get the relevance to the challenge. At any rate, the space is supposed to be there, mottled and unseeable, as we all have an unconscious mind. The snow is supposed to be there, touching the bird, and I have 6 other shots without it to prove it. I assumed since this was a self-portrait without people, that people wouldn't be so literal. My mistake.

Honestly, this scored higher than I thought it would. And the comments, regardless of the DNMC aspect, were very complimentary. Thank you!

Statistics
Place: 61 out of 157
Avg (all users): 5.4795
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.3261
Avg (non-participants): 5.5360
Views since voting: 1007
Views during voting: 300
Votes: 171
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0


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03/11/2009 01:01:07 AM
My favourite so far.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/10/2009 06:56:45 PM
Really don't understand the relevance of this shot for the challenge, but I like it nonetheless
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03/08/2009 03:51:05 AM
Wonderful composition, clarity and DOF, but his disgusted expression is priceless!
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03/07/2009 04:44:11 AM
I don't get how this represents yourself .... alone on a perch? Anyway its not a bad shot but could be cropped to cut out the dark area to the right, getting closer on the bird. The snowflake which appears to be landing on the back of the birds head is unfortunate, it detracts from the photo IMO. Pleasant shot though.
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03/04/2009 09:08:01 PM
Very well done image, I just don't really understand how it relates to a person. still very lovely photo with great dof.
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03/04/2009 01:44:31 AM
Struggling to see how this one meets the challenge. I see no connection, in the photo or in the Title of it, to make me think this has anything to do with a person or a self portrait
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