“A portrait is not made in the camera, but on either side of it" ~ Edward Steichen
by Luciemac

Comment by glad2badad:
Candles? (in the reflection)

You Name It!
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Comment by mlhannah:
Lucy Wrote

You Name It!
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Comment by coronamv:
Adapt

“A portrait is not made in the camera, but on either side of it" ~ Edward Steichen
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Comment by glad2badad:
First AF camera made. :-) Needs a 50/1.7 on the front end. ;-P

"The miserable have no other medicine, but only hope." ~ William Shakespeare
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Comment by jjbeguin:
A very well composed, disorienting picture. The cryptic allegory could be confusing to some though. I usually can make sense out of caged Hope blocks topped with giant bed bugs...but then...it must be the jet-lag..
Fine image.

“A portrait is not made in the camera, but on either side of it" ~ Edward Steichen
by Luciemac

Comment by damjanev:
I love the tight crop and the DoF.

The lighting in general is good, except for the mixed colours. The combination of bluish, white and yellowish highlights is a bit distracting. If it wasn't correctable in post, you should have gone with B&W (maybe recover the color on the red elements afterwards). Unless, of course, the mixed lighting was your intention. A bit more microcontrast/structure/clarity would have been nice, as well.

All in all, a solid take on the camera portrait challenge.

"I know no South, no North, no East, no West to which I owe any allegiance." ~ Henry Clay
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Comment by Ivory:
This was one of my favorites in the challenge, congratulations on your top 10.

“A portrait is not made in the camera, but on either side of it" ~ Edward Steichen
by Luciemac

Comment by tanguera:
Love that I wanted to figure out what the reflection was!

"Glory be to God for dappled things....." ~ Gerard Manley Hopkins
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Comment by markwiley:
Fascinating.

Mardi Gras Reflections
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Comment by marcusvdt:
Bad lighting IMO. Also, the aesthetic appearance does not appeal to me. 3