I wasn't quite sure how this shot would be received. I'm happy it did well.
Neat was right about the idea behind the shot which was having regret for memories from the past. Memories that you almost can't live with.
That's me on the chair wearing my dad's US army trench coat from the Korean war. The image of the face is being projected on a wall. I wanted the image to be moving when I did the capture so I projected this music video by one of my favorite bands, Sigur Ros. If you watch the video, that shot is at the end.
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To me when I look at this, I get the feeling the man has his head cut off because of his shameful past, he doesn't want to reveal himself... has he changed, time will tell, great shot, and if I could've voted on this one I would of given this a 10.
Somewhat a journey from childhood to adulthood but with a lot of baggage. I'm thinking Anna Frank as the background image, with all the cultural wartime scenarios and the ultimate positive humanity messages versus the modern day adult version, wrapped in a cultural trench coat with a tight belt of experience, the state of Jewishness now. Maybe a tad dramatic, but hey..
This has whimsy and absurdity, yet the dead serious feel of a Russian World War Two propaganda campaign. Each time I look at this I feel differently about it, but I am drawn to the imbalance, the sharpness and blur. Perhaps I am drawn most to the mystery mixed with sentimentality.
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