Night Blossoms
by Nald

Comment by Tej:
Beautiful colors and face. I rate this high on being differnt. Hope this does well for you. Goodluck.8.

Night Blossoms
by Nald

Comment by ShutterPug:
Wow - that's some make-up job. lol Nice complimentary colors and good use of a single light source. Focus is right on. Details of the skin show very nicely

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Comment by Shecoya:
Really like this shot... it looks honest. Seriously i'd like to see the tat on your right arm in colour sometime... Great intensity in your eyes..nice work dude ;)

Message edited by author 2006-05-26 15:13:18.

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Comment by SJCarter:
Good job with lighting & processing.

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by Nald

Comment by Qart:
An excellent 1 of a kind approach to this challenge and my pick for a ribbon. Very well done!

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Comment by undieyatch:
intensity of the eyes, expression & pose are excellent with illustrated arms contributing to a wonderful interesting portrait .......

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Comment by f-32:
Interesting pose, Steve! Three things brought into sharp focus (to my eye, at least!) One, the wedding ring. Highlighted and tight focused. That's a big part of who you are. Two, the sleeves. Were you inspired by the reaction from the reaction of that Colorado photog in Moab? Three, your face. Open, straight ahead, searching. Helluvashot, all in all, my friend.

(Interesting, on further looking, that you have two shirts on, yet are stressing the tats. The white under the black almost looks like a clerical collar. Must've been YOU had the epiphany in Moab!)

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Comment by rox_rox:
Ahh, Steve...I thought this guy looked familiar, but I wouldn't have figured it out if not for your very kind comment on mine! The intense gaze, the hands, forward leaning pose and the tatoos all make for a powerful and compelling composition. Nice contrast, and sharp focus. The BG blur is a little rough around the edges; but I couldn't have done any better. I tried on mine and finally gave up. Very nice image!

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Comment by MWitt:
Very good detail and tones. Great work.

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Comment by alien2thisworld:
I like the lighting of this shot overall. I think the shadows on your face created by the light down in front create sortof a menacing feel (which is good if that is what you were going for). I like the symmetrical composition and I think this works very well in black and white.