Priorities
by nards656

Comment by Skip:
i don't know anything about portraiture, so i'm using your image to try to figure out what i think i would or wouldn't do in this situation, as well as what i notice and get out of your image.

excellent work. you have captured the essence of the individual. the lighting brings out a nice range of tones across your face, and offers a nice catchlight. the supporting elements all tie together nicely too say who you are. this all works very well. thanks for sharing! and good luck in the challenge!

[and on a side-note: my family is from durham, and i lived in the triangle area for about 3 years after college. a friend of mine with season tickets to duke used to take me to the duke-unc game, where i'd be the only person in the crowd wearing a light-blue cardigan ;-) i've been saying GO TARHEELS since the phil ford days...]

Priorities
by nards656

Comment by parrothead:
I am wearing that same hat right now! I like your composition, and the lighting is decent. I would have left your chin in the crop though. Still, it is a great attempt at capturing your spirit! 7

Priorities
by nards656

Comment by Coley:
nice portrait ...well done

Priorities
by nards656

Comment by cghubbell:
The chin cropping is so subtle, I think I'd have backed up a bit more so it stayed in frame. Otherwise, nice composition.

Priorities
by nards656

Comment by GolferDDS:
Nicely positioned off center. The light from the left does not help to accent the subject. More even lighting might have looked better, but over all a very good expressive shot.

Priorities
by nards656

Comment by jmsetzler:
dude.. u need a new hat :)

Almost Time...
by nards656

Comment by whagerbaumer:
Lovely composition.I would have liked even crop at top and bottom as the shot is so close to centered. The shadow between IIII and VII is not explained by visible objects. A 5.

Read for Life
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Comment by ubique:
This is the central gizmo in a ceiling, right? Not a wooden flag? Whatever it is, I'm afraid I don't find it a very interesting subject. It tells me something about the construction of the structure, I guess, but nothing much about it's architecture. Sorry. 4.

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Comment by MrAkamai:
Based on your title, I cannot see books nor can I tell it's part of a library. What I do see is an interesting pattern of wooden beams and panels. Shadows appear to be sharp and strong and a bit more than I usually like. Color appears to be off but I do not know what it really looks like. Focus is iffy as I cannot see sharp details of the wood grain.

Read for Life
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Comment by whagerbaumer:
Very interesting lighting. A 7.