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Comment by Rebecca:
Heh, very Goodfellas.

Lensus Capsys ?
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Comment by GoodEnd:
The contrast was pushed out in post processing, resulting in detais loss and a high compressed dynamic range.

busy alex
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Comment by birgir:
Neat image? And way to much og it...

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Comment by arsenal:
cool expression very relaxed

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Comment by RKT:
Very nice...this has a great "film" like quality about it and great atmosphere...lots of grit and drama...well done.

Lensus Capsys ?
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Comment by CDS:
The lighting is perfect. I love the way the shadows bunch up below the lens cap. Great use of the orange color. One of the best of this challenge.

Deep Penetration Comet - (1956., Disaster, B&W, Director unknown)
by goc

Comment by karmat:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

My first impression of this shot is that it is one of a handful that doesn't look contrived (with the title) to fit the challenge, and could have easily been a poster for a 50's sci-fi movie.

Compositionally, I rarely envision comets going straight up or down, though I suppose they probably do. Therefore, I think rotating this 30 - 40 degrees to the right so that the comet is going up and right or the other way and down and left, would have given the shot a bit more dynamicism (if that is a word). It wouldn't have seemed quite so static-y then. Also, I don't know that the letters add anything and it may have been better just to leave them off.

Technically, I like the black and white for this. Also, the texture of the wall gives it a sky-like feeling in a weird kind of way. The bw is perfect.

This is one of those shots that when you first see it go "gah. what was s/he thinking," but after looking at it for a minute or two, it is really kinda clever with a lot of potential.

Good luck in the future.

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Comment by sangeeth:
thia has a classic look .. a little grainy .. guess that was intended .. nice

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Comment by dcano:
I Love this photo, I have come back to it over and over again to try to score it. I think that the cigarette, the scar, and the 5 o'clock shadow all require that this image had an edge to it. This was achieved through your use of noise in the image. It would would not have worked without it. Even the shallow DOF works. I know some people will give you !@#$ but I think this photo speaks about who you really are. Great job 10

busy alex
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Comment by posthumous:
good expression from the model. good composition.