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Description self portrait. went for a documentary feel. coming or going?


first i fixed the slight tilt. and then i decided to keep it because it adds character. what do you think?
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Comments: 30

drackar [2009-09-06 22:01:21 +0000 UTC]

The tilt adds a bit of character. To much symmetry just doesn't work well for interesting images.

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xBORNx [2009-08-10 21:47:10 +0000 UTC]

great photo love the effect

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opioid In reply to xBORNx [2009-08-11 05:17:51 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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vakial [2009-08-10 13:00:20 +0000 UTC]

nice shot)

btw, you've got a cool tatoo, i love the big ones)

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opioid In reply to vakial [2009-08-12 06:19:42 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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shannonsky [2009-08-09 00:25:44 +0000 UTC]

This is a very good picture. The tilt add texture and character to the picture and so des the bass or guitar I cant tell wether its guiter or bassist.
I loe the focus of the lense it is very well captured although you might want to increase ether the brightness or contrast just a little.

~ShannonSky

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Wannabe-Angel [2009-08-05 21:22:29 +0000 UTC]

You yourself, as the subject don't seem to be noticeably tilted, and between that and the shallow DoF I get the feeling that the world is tilting around you, and I'm just watching. I like it. I like the atmosphere.

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opioid In reply to Wannabe-Angel [2009-08-06 07:15:10 +0000 UTC]

nice, i hadn't seen it that way, i like your interpretation!

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Wannabe-Angel In reply to opioid [2009-08-06 17:49:47 +0000 UTC]

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YOSHIMETAL [2009-08-05 18:52:22 +0000 UTC]

Nice shot were you missing one shoe?

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opioid In reply to YOSHIMETAL [2009-08-06 07:14:54 +0000 UTC]

my foot was lifted out ot he other shoe, its on the floor hehe

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robinism [2009-08-05 17:49:36 +0000 UTC]

are those capris?

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opioid In reply to robinism [2009-08-06 07:15:30 +0000 UTC]

capri length footless tights

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Vayde [2009-08-05 16:43:24 +0000 UTC]

I'm trying to decide whether the depth of focus makes me think you're leaving or arriving. But all my brain is telling me is that you're just standing there neither coming or going, just being cute with a bass guitar! lol

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DRSPhotography [2009-08-05 16:08:02 +0000 UTC]

The slight tilt is great and adds a sense of skewed vision to the already out of focus subject and the ambiguity of coming or going. I dig this image quite a bit. Plus there is nothing better than a great looking girl bass player. But thats besides the point.

Great job and I would love to see more like this

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opioid In reply to DRSPhotography [2009-08-07 03:37:32 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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DRSPhotography In reply to opioid [2009-08-07 14:20:58 +0000 UTC]

YOu are very welcome of course!

So when you gonna come out to callifornia so ^quietchildae and I can hang out with you and shoot!

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opioid In reply to DRSPhotography [2009-08-07 19:33:57 +0000 UTC]

AGGH i know i need to hahaha there are so many people out there i want to see! but i want to finish my sleeve before i do shoots. which is august 20th i think. and then...like. gotta buy a ticket and plan a trip so we'll see lol

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IanStruckhoff [2009-08-05 16:03:31 +0000 UTC]

The tilt works. It's enough to look like it isn't a mistake, but not so much as to be super distracting.

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Samarai [2009-08-05 13:43:37 +0000 UTC]

Hmmmm.. closet door ajar, front door closed; one shoe on, one shoe off.. slightly out of focus. All kinds of possibilities here.

Indecision.

I like it. Makes one stop and consider. Sometimes it's not the quality of the photo, but the subject. Ya think?

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opioid In reply to Samarai [2009-08-07 03:37:02 +0000 UTC]

thanks! sometimes perhaps this is true

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skulkey [2009-08-05 10:08:23 +0000 UTC]

you're a bassist?! that was my first instrument, and i still have a deep love of the bass. unfortunately, due my current financial crisis i am baseless [!], but at least i have my beloved Schecter C1 - Lady Luck.

anyways, i've been playing since i was sixteen (24 years now, ), so if you ever want to talk bass... btw, is that a Schecter Stilleto, perchance?

oh, yeah, the picture! it's great. i love it. the focus is perfect for the mood, and as for the tilt, i think it gives it a bit of " 'tude".

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opioid In reply to skulkey [2009-08-07 03:36:08 +0000 UTC]

hehe yes i am!

and actually...
my main bass is a schecter stiletto elite

but the one in that picture is an ibanez (it was my first bass)


and i just got a stiletto deluxe as my backup bass

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skulkey In reply to opioid [2009-08-07 21:15:51 +0000 UTC]

Ibanez was my second guess.

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cynferdd [2009-08-05 07:29:26 +0000 UTC]

Better with the tilt, I would have increased it a little bit more

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ElectrikPinkPirate [2009-08-05 06:15:49 +0000 UTC]

snazzy!

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ThomasFaust [2009-08-05 05:49:21 +0000 UTC]

narcissist.

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straightfromcamera [2009-08-05 05:16:03 +0000 UTC]

I think its cute! good work

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opioid In reply to straightfromcamera [2009-08-05 05:31:48 +0000 UTC]

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NinjaMaster13 [2009-08-05 04:48:28 +0000 UTC]

I think the tilt works, it's a great shot.

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