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Garry


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Camera: Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Date: Jan 15, 2012
Aperture: 5.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 0.6
Galleries: Candid, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Jan 15, 2012

 Definitely don't think this will do well, but I absolutely love it. Very dark, moody...I see this as the part of me that comes out when I'm having a bad day. Kind of my alter ego.

Processing:

- Import into LR3
- Denoise
- Export to SEP2 (low key preset + lots of selective adjustments to get the duotone feel)
- Back to LR3
- Selective Dodge&Burn
- Selective Sharpening and Contrast
- Export to Web

Statistics
Place: 13 out of 90
Avg (all users): 6.7104
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 6.7018
Avg (non-participants): 6.7143
Views since voting: 1475
Views during voting: 354
Votes: 183
Comments: 14
Favorites: 3 (view)

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AuthorThread
 01/23/2012 09:25:39 AM
This deserved top 5.
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 01/23/2012 01:57:20 AM
Ha! NOT John. Sorry, the cropped hair threw me off. Stellar entry
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 01/23/2012 01:46:56 AM
I love it too. Love the mood the hard light created. EXCELLENT!!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/23/2012 12:17:52 AM
Haha, love these dark moody portraits. I'm a fan of hard light -hard shadows. Nice work, nice score.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/22/2012 09:33:06 PM
I can just hear a voice saying "Welcome to the dark side..."
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/20/2012 09:40:30 PM
From the bit I can see I'd say this looks like John... Splendid lighting. And that eye...!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/19/2012 08:27:38 PM
Love it!
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 01/19/2012 12:50:24 PM
really 8
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 01/16/2012 10:37:01 PM
Splendid balance.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/16/2012 05:13:08 PM
I like this, aside of the whashed out highlights, which might be a deliberate choice. But I think more hihglight detail would have made for a more enticing, still drammatic, portrait.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/16/2012 04:28:09 PM
Good convert to b & w
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/16/2012 11:38:14 AM
Of the dark self portraits this is in the top 4 I have seen so far, good image!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/16/2012 11:23:39 AM
Damn, this is fantastic. I love low key more than you know. Really great. Probably my fav so far.
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 01/16/2012 12:15:08 AM
Nice shadows
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