The Sun Also Rises
by chalice

Comment by posthumous:
I'll be honest, I was dreading this title... but your sunrise mirrors the 1920's gloominess of the book. And I'm impressed with the painting effect. 6

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Comment by bmartuch:
Very nice b&w processing.

Dried Blooms and Gilded Pages
by chalice

Comment by bmartuch:
Almost looks like notes on a music scale.

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Comment by docpjv:
Tibbi! Great man, master of the streets.

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by chalice

Comment by chalice:
I agree with the chin crop comments. I had a short cord on my cable release and with a 100mm lens I just couldn't back up enough to make the right shot. I tried portrait format rather than landscape but didn't like the results and couldn't seem to get my eyes sharp with the timer. I new this would be frowned upon, but decided to try it anyway. Live and learn.

Since the comments are pretty much universally down on the crop, this exercise serves a purpose nonetheless. When it's a bad idea...just don't do it.

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by chalice

Comment by C_Steve_G:
... b, b, but you cut off your chin!

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Comment by ciaeagle:
Love the portrait but not sure about cropping out the chin...

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Comment by stphq:
I like the photo, but hate the choice of added frame, especially as it cuts right through the chin.

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Comment by Neat:
the crop spoils this with the chin cut off, I like the frame but you should of made it extend from his chin not into it. THe tones are nice though.

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Comment by tanguera:
Very handsome, but I'm not liking that crop across your chin. I'd rather it be cropped across the hair!