Hard Weather Compromise
by raish

Comment by Ristyz:
Looks like a duck feeding frenzy! I love the motion blur

Ponte Vecchio, Florence
by raish

Comment by crayon:
i'd preferred a smaller crop where only the arc and the sides can be seen, minus the extra (partial second arc) on the right.

i like the dreamy mood captured here, and it looked like a very nice scene too in the distance. good photo.

Ponte Vecchio, Florence
by raish

Comment by dimitrii:
Great image! 9!

A Sense of Movement
by raish

Comment by posthumous:
7 just for that look!

Yer pays yer money and yer takes yer choice
by raish

Comment by raish:
Yes, it's a self-portrait. Thanks for all the comments. It's taken indoors with daylight from the window blowing out one side of the face. I used the self-timer thingy, which unfortunately does its focussing when the button is pressed instead of waiting for the shutter cue. This meant that I had to focus manually and strike the same pose three times at different distances. At f/1.8 the depth of field is shallow, as you see.
I really just made this as a reaction to all the comments saying oof and 'da guy moved' (dis guy's falling) etc. So there's precious little post process. Personally I think you do just as well to take a shot like this in the booth at the station. I do appreciate your commentaries though and I like to think that maybe a couple of subtle nuances that the photo-booth doesn't deliver are available here.

Sultry, huh? Hmm...

Yer pays yer money and yer takes yer choice
by raish

Comment by posthumous:
love that sultry gaze, stud!

Ponte Vecchio, Florence
by raish

Comment by BakerBug:
I think this would be a stunning shot if the lighting were not so bad. It looks like you tried to boost the brightness on this, but it has given the image a grayish tint.

Ponte Vecchio, Florence
by raish

Comment by tiggermo:
You know...this is a beautifully framed and cropped picture....but it definitly lacks contrast which takes away from the beauty...to bad. Maybe you can fix it?

Yer pays yer money and yer takes yer choice
by raish

Comment by Melethia:
This is very good, too - as Catherine says, probably better technically. But I do prefer the one with the cat.

Yer pays yer money and yer takes yer choice
by raish

Comment by Wink:
Great portrait. Nicely done. I like how the sharpening fades off quickly from a central oval.