Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs - William Shakespeare
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Comment by blindjustice:
Nice lighting-great finish, certainly not camera shy, I admire that.

Diary of a Madman
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Comment by Chinarosepetal:
Pleased to discover this thanks to your 'Best of' entry. Another great image, the ceiling is going to crush you emotionally and you have no protection.
Why would anyone want you to crop the ceiling out? It'd be like taking the cross out of a crucifixion scene!

The Offering
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Comment by Giles:
love it great shot, great light and cracking idea 8

Man in the Box
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Comment by Chinarosepetal:
Disturbing and compelling - well done :)

Man in the Box
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Comment by adigitalromance:
I like this better than the "Empty Room" version which looked like it might have been from the same shot. I'm pretty sure I've felt like this, which is definitely a sign that a picture is doing something for the viewer, when they feel something from it.

Man in the Box
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Comment by bspurgeon:
Speechless.

Man in the Box
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Comment by Paul:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: This is the third time I've typed out a long comment (lost it twice!) - let's try again. Not that I'm particularly familiar with you from this angle, I'm pretty convinced this is a MinsoPhoto self portrait. I find the image to be bold, brave and mighty fine! I like the stark lighting and the deep shadows so provided, I like the skirting and how it shows us that corner in a way the walls do not, I like the white squiggle bottom left and the textures of the surfaces and I very much like the ceiling vent and how that tames the space. Fantastic contrast too.

Critical stuff: Nope.

Overall: Bravo. I could see this hanging in a gallery - and this coming from someone who shoots very different nudes. I've given you a 9 - in lesser challenges I may have gone higher but for this one I'm reserving my 10s for just four shots that have knocked my socks off.

Man in the Box
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Comment by daisydavid:
A bizarre space that the shot is in but the scaling is wonderful

Man in the Box
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Comment by markwiley:
Interesting. The ceiling air vent is a bit distracting.

Cute and Ugly
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Comment by scooter97:
Your title describes my feelings about these dogs perfectly.