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A Long Day in The Hot Sun
A Long Day in The Hot Sun
drgsoell


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Self Portrait V (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Olympus C-750UZ
Location: Alamogordo, NM
Date: Nov 4, 2006
Aperture: f 2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Nov 4, 2006

 I really need a haircut and a beard trim.
Brushed my beard up instead of down, tousled my hair up with a towel (before showering for the day), and stared into the camera.

Statistics
Place: 41 out of 193
Avg (all users): 6.2473
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 6.0940
Avg (non-participants): 6.3580
Views since voting: 982
Views during voting: 538
Votes: 279
Comments: 37
Favorites: 3 (view)

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AuthorThread
 09/12/2007 09:43:07 AM
Just a fantastic image, hadn't seen this before, but really enjoy it. great job,

Jack
 11/16/2006 08:42:42 AM
Originally posted by edpeace52:
The brush in the background is REALLY distracting. It would be so much better without it.


I think the brush adds to the crazy quality of this photo. one of my favorite of the challenge.
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 11/13/2006 09:36:51 AM
My top pick for this challenge. What else to say? :-)
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 11/12/2006 08:20:02 PM
Thanks to all who gave such nice and helpful comments.

I felt real good about this shot and am at least glad that I broke 6.00 with it.

As the comments show, there were widely varied thoughts on the ocatillo branches behind me. That was probably the difference.

David

Message edited by author 2006-11-12 20:27:52.
 11/12/2006 01:08:13 PM
What is wrong with DPC voters. This portrait is a gem! And highly underrated.
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 11/12/2006 10:20:12 AM
Those stems in the background really set this portrait off. I like the intensity of this one. Good job.
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 11/12/2006 09:43:19 AM
wow. i thought this was a top 10 for sure. fantastic!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/10/2006 06:32:42 PM
Neptune/Zeuss. :)
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 11/10/2006 05:36:44 PM
The brush in the background is REALLY distracting. It would be so much better without it.
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 11/10/2006 05:13:41 PM
great!!! 9
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 11/10/2006 07:37:02 AM
I think it's great how you have the branches coming out of your head - it adds to that "wild man" mystique.
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 11/09/2006 11:19:14 PM
I adore this...you look like some mythological god/creature - like Medusa's cousin, with all the plant stalks appearing to grow from your head.
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 11/09/2006 02:45:33 PM
Cool effect with the weeds beyond....I like this one!
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 11/07/2006 11:29:35 PM
Wonderful photo. You look like a Roman emperor that has fallen on bad times. :)
Black and white is perfectly done.
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 11/07/2006 07:41:21 PM
Great texture and color.
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 11/07/2006 01:53:14 PM
David bellamy, your are still out there.. this shot speaks..fantastic
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 11/07/2006 01:38:11 PM
you hae a very characteristic (?) face, and b/w fits so well! the stems that grow out of your head look really cool and natural. I might have shopped out the stems above your shoulder.
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 11/07/2006 02:50:54 AM
Nice image very good in b&w 7
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 11/06/2006 08:49:32 PM
Normally hate things that stick out of heads in the backround but here it really adds to the shot :)
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 11/06/2006 05:52:42 PM
Very unique. I like this a lot! I have mixed feelings about the plant behind his head...in a way I like it, but then there is that one branch to the right of his shoulder that I feel shouldnt be there....I dont know, that's just my opinion. I do really like it though!
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 11/06/2006 10:03:16 AM
Woah! GREAT blend of subject and background!!
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 11/05/2006 11:09:48 PM
A highly moving image and one hell of a movie poster for a soul in some deserted island. A stare and facial expression that radiates strength, indepence and a good sense of humore. Bump.
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 11/05/2006 10:32:51 PM
This is a great B&W shot. The plant material in the background threw me at first - but then it "grew" on me and I like the effect.
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 11/05/2006 07:06:48 PM
just too kool 9
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 11/05/2006 05:38:47 PM
Positioning of the plant behind you is perfect. Great shot!
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 11/05/2006 05:13:08 PM
This is a great photo that would have been much better w/o the plant positioned where it is. At first glimpse I thought It was your hair.
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 11/05/2006 04:14:32 PM
Hahaha...the foliage looks like part of your hair...reminds me of King Neptune and those types of characters.
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 11/05/2006 03:30:30 PM
Wild!
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 11/05/2006 01:33:49 PM
i wish that bush wasnt growing out of the back of your head...
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 11/05/2006 01:29:02 PM
Holy Cow!
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 11/05/2006 12:24:32 PM
very cast away. the branches in background give his hair a floating effect. great pic
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 11/05/2006 06:20:26 AM
OMG - don´t mean it in a bad way but this reminds me of the moovie Shining :o) (maybe a little more cropping from above would have dramatized this picture even more??) well done.
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 11/05/2006 06:10:37 AM
wow...you look like a viking or something...great pose and detail...I love the artistic qualities of this 8
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 11/05/2006 05:09:37 AM
good contrast
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 11/05/2006 04:48:15 AM
At first I thought that was your hair! I mean, all of it! Had you cloned out the two plants most to the right, the illusion would have held one or two more seconds.

Nice job, good modeling!
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 11/05/2006 01:35:28 AM
Neptune
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 11/05/2006 12:33:26 AM
Tee hee! This is genius! I love it!
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