Image of Bayone Temple in Angkor Wat, Cambodia taken by me. It is lit with an SB800 with a grid and gobo'd.
I have two composite versions that I like much better; one is from the same photograph but I raised the image so that it is slightly higher than my profile. In the Buddhist faith, it may be considered rude to have my silhouette higher up than the Buddha. And it also just looks better. In the other, I used a temple image that is in-focus with the same silhouette. Either way, the PS techniques are not allowed in this contest.
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Think about this, you had your face lid as the Buddha’s face instead of being all covered with shadow. I can visualize it, and probably would give you higher vote. It's not a bad idea, but I think execution need a bit more work. Of course it's me talking. If you like, then it's a good photo.
Might be more effective if the placement of your silhouette more closely echoed that of Buddha. I would not have recognized Buddha without the caption.
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