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Challenge: Complementary Colors X (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon Z6
Lens: Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S
Location: Mossel Bay, South Africa
Date: Mar 24, 2026
Aperture: f8
ISO: 2000
Shutter: 1/4
Date Uploaded: Mar 24, 2026

 I have wanted to try something like this for a while now. I've been playing with LED lights but haven't tried a portrait with them before. For those wondering, this is a self-portrait, which is something else I've never done before (except for the occasional selfie). I am generally rather shy in front of the camera.

Very minor edits:
Cropped, adjusted exposure, played with the Red/Green saturation and luminance a bit, removed a few spots and a dead pixel, dodged the eyes slightly, resized, unsharp mask, saved for web.

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 27
Avg (all users): 7.1786
Avg (participants): 7.5333
Avg (non-participants): 6.7692
Views since voting: 45
Views during voting: 49
Votes: 28
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0

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 04/08/2026 11:05:26 AM
Figured this would place first. :-) It's always nice seeing an unfamiliar face in an experimental portrait like this. I responded to this one immediately. And this is no slight whatsoever, but my first thought was actually how much this reminded me of the original Warcraft video game cover graphic. It has that visceral, battle-ready intensity to it. Congrats!
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 04/08/2026 06:12:18 AM
Congratulations on the blue! Love the intensity!
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 04/08/2026 05:55:17 AM
Wow! A few weeks ago, I won my first ribbon ever. Now I have one of each!

I was very reluctant to enter this and almost hit the un-submit button more than a few times.
 04/08/2026 05:26:44 AM
Good for you to go that selfie-road - it definitely paid off! Very good concept.
Congrats on the Blue!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/07/2026 09:00:41 PM
I'm a little scared, but I'm not mad at it. The more I look at it, the more nuance I see in the lighting. I like this take on the challenge.
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 04/07/2026 12:47:04 PM
Nice portrait. Interesting lighting makes it work well for the challenge. I like it.
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 04/02/2026 06:49:33 PM
Profound sadness in quite a violent combination. 9
(would be 10 if green ear was darkened)
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