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Risky Business
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Challenge: Self Portrait IV (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Location: Back Room, CA
Date: May 15, 2006
Aperture: f/1.4
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Portraiture, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: May 16, 2006

 Ha, it’s “Risky Business” just associating yourself with Tom Cruise these days, what a nut! (A rich nut! But still a nut!)

Well, this is just a standard shot taken with a 50mm lens, shutter release cord and a desk lamp (and RayBan’s – had to dig through a few boxes to find those bad boys!). Converted to BW in Adobe RAW – decided to saturate a little at the end as the pic was a little too gray – I like the final affect.

I couldn’t hope to compete with the self-portrait artistic talents of a MandyTurner, Arti-Elvi, Ennil, Pedro or Annah (to name a few) – they are all way out of my league…..ssooooo, I'm not really worried about the score - just thought I’d go for the basics and finally introduce myself to DPC after 37 challenges (fyi, you got a glimpse of me in my Education challenge).

I am Mark, I am me, I am macpapas! Hello DPC!

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Place: 92 out of 236
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Avg (commenters): 6.9412
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Votes: 276
Comments: 19
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 05/25/2006 08:26:24 PM
Whoa! Dude can I be your wing man? Macdaddyo? :P
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/25/2006 04:04:11 PM
Simple, understated and well done. The eyes are perfect and the composition and perspective good.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 05/25/2006 01:35:44 PM
Great Idea! Love the wayfarers!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
 05/23/2006 02:43:46 AM
nice
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Canon EOS-10D
 05/23/2006 12:58:07 AM
Nice lighting and composure but........shouldn't you be dancing to Bob Segar?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic DMC-FZ30
 05/23/2006 12:06:02 AM
This is good I like the professional feel to this
and not bad looking either LOL! 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70s
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Nikon
 05/22/2006 10:06:33 PM
I like the shallow DOF in this shot. The focus on your eyes is very good and the catchlights are great. I like the composition and full tone range.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 05/21/2006 06:57:00 PM
Clone out the light reflection caught inthe sunglasses and you should be good to go.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Raynox Pro Digital 0.66X Wide Angle Conversion
 05/21/2006 04:52:27 PM
Like it. Maybe clone the light out of the left lens a bit. Nice sharp eyes. Good composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 05/21/2006 03:26:06 AM
very good
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 05/20/2006 10:53:45 AM
Great sharpness on the eyes.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 05/20/2006 12:45:08 AM
Looks like a GQ cover to me :) Great job!!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 05/19/2006 12:35:15 PM
Great tones and I like how you've focused on the glasses and your eyes. Well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
 05/19/2006 09:57:29 AM
i wish you did not have the strobe in the glasses but it is great
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 05/19/2006 09:55:47 AM
"Ray Ben" as "Risky Business"... lol i just get it !
Great rule of third, and B&W ! Like it a lot ! 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 05/19/2006 05:35:12 AM
superb shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 05/19/2006 04:33:24 AM
ray ban man! :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 05/19/2006 01:56:36 AM
Great reference. Love the glasses. Nice lighting too. Perfect focus on the eyes. This is kinda sexy! Good one.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 05/19/2006 12:46:11 AM
I wish that you would have cloned out that little reflection of the light in the glasses its distracting
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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