congrats, you got my 1, why enter in the first place?
This image represents my wildlife photography and is, therefore, a representation of who and what I am. I don't do photographs of people. I definitely don't disguise myself and do self portraits. My goal was to achieve the brown ribbon for this challenge. That's not against the rules.
Hmm, stands out from the crowd, a little (false) machismo, Simms springs to mind! That said, the photo doesn't have his delicate touch. If you are going to break from the expected, it has to be done really well, and while this is a good photo, it isn't a really good photo.
I'm missing something here, can't see how this is a self portrait. Nice image but not a fit for this challenge unless you're really well camouflaged or unless the Elk tripped something and took it's own picture.