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Challenge: Free Study 2009-04 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IIn
Lens: Lensbaby Composer
Location: Spare room
Date: Apr 25, 2009
Aperture: 4
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Black and White, Lensbaby
Date Uploaded: Apr 26, 2009

 iâ‹…rasâ‹…ciâ‹…ble
 
–adjective
1. easily provoked to anger; very irritable: an irascible old man.
2. characterized or produced by anger: an irascible response.

Taken with the Lensbaby Composer with double glass optic at F/4. Am hoping this will break the 6 mark but my ugly mug and the second shot of a pipe from me this month might let me down (or its just not as good as I think).

Lighting was achieved by cutting a hole in the base of a 24 pack of beer then pushing a kitchen roll tube through the hole, cutting the toes off a sock and rolling it over the tube to stop any light passing through the join before placing it over one of my lamps - simples!

Editing was no more than a conversion to B&W (Nik Silver Efex Pro)then contrast/levels,then played with USM & NI at various sized images before croping and sizing for submission.

If you look closely there is a heart shape in my right eye, I did play around to enhance it but decided to leave it as shot, I wonder if anybody will comment on it?


Statistics
Place: 70 out of 435
Avg (all users): 6.1301
Avg (commenters): 6.8750
Avg (participants): 6.1011
Avg (non-participants): 6.2059
Views since voting: 1242
Views during voting: 244
Votes: 123
Comments: 14
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 07/19/2009 11:05:11 PM
Originally posted by VitaminB:
This looks like Hugh Laurie from House. Great shot.


You must get this often... That's what I was thinking when I saw the thumb.
Great self portrait.
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 05/09/2009 12:28:27 AM

What a great capture,so well portrayed for the title.
Keep up the good work,am so glad it scored well for you XX:-)

Message edited by author 2009-05-16 00:49:15.
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 05/08/2009 08:11:13 PM
This looks like Hugh Laurie from House. Great shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/08/2009 05:11:22 AM
Nice score!!
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 05/08/2009 12:52:23 AM
Not only held onto the 6, but climbed an extra 0.1! Awesome stuff.

Next time you shoot a famous person, you really ought to put their name in the title ;)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/07/2009 05:33:12 PM
Very moody. Love it.
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 05/06/2009 04:17:25 PM
I recognise that man. :)
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 05/04/2009 05:35:46 PM
Great lighting.. really sets the mood.
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 05/03/2009 10:08:04 PM
A excellant character portrait that is crisp, sharp and properly framed and composed - a technical success in every way. From an artistic standpoint, it has significant impact being rich with excellant detail demonstrating of the power of properly controlled light and focus and proper use of the zone system to create an artistic impression. Well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/03/2009 09:02:54 PM
Low key fits with moody expression. Wish the focus was a little sharper on the eyes rather than the cheeks.
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 05/03/2009 06:33:12 PM
I love the personality you were able to capture in this picture. I do think that the eyes not being in focus detracts, though. Overall, well done
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 05/02/2009 02:32:50 PM
Wow... this is like.. Gregory House's older brother. Which is really to say, there is a lot of character in this shot.
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 05/01/2009 05:19:43 PM
I would of love to have seen the eyes sharper and more in focas
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 05/01/2009 02:39:55 PM
Kind of looks like Dr. House. I wish the eyes were in focus.
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