Thank you everyone for your comments. I'm glad so many people appreciated the photo, and it actually did much better than I expected. For everyone that felt it deserved a vote of 1 or 2, I'm glad that you feel this photo is every bit as good as an all black or all white photo.
I do however apologize if I offended some people, that's never my goal, but photography can be more than snapshots, it's okay to try to say something in a photo even if it seems negative. I'm happy there are still some artists out there.
Oh by the way, its an air soft gun, of course it's not a real gun, I'm not a maniac, this just seemed like a good decision to me. How does it not meet the challenge? I don't know, thanks anyway everyone!
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excellent, looks like a still from a movie. im sure this would have done a lot better without the 14 1's and 14 2's but thats just how some people respond to such subject matter. Congrats on breaking the 6+ barrier, keep on being edgy and keep up the excellent style.
Great lighting, very dramatic look of fear in the young man's face. Very noir...shows someone has definitely decided something about the guy that makes the gun handler want to do him in. Excellent.
That is absolutely the most believable expression I have EVER seen.Lighting is perfect. Great job. Hope you are not voted down due to the nature of the subject because this should be a ribbon winner. You got a 10 from me.
This is kind of frightening, yet it's a good picture. The expression on the young man's face is believeable, the lighting is effective, and I like the backlight on his head...8
Holy crap man, looks like a scene from a movie! Great lighting, model, composition and everything. It's a shame some voter's hate this kind of stuff, it's a 10 in my vote though!
One of the best suicide/gun photos in the challenge. Great use of light, and I'm not sure what is it but the image has a certain 'movie' feel to it. Well done.
Very good lighting. Detail of face is really clear. I imagine it is an open ended decision. Do ya talk to save your skin, or do you do the noble thing and not give anything away.
Whoah. True emotion. I actually think this meets the challenge brilliantly and the technical execution is absolutely superb. Were you the guy who entered his first challenge with granular? The guy who blew the salt? I like the way you interpret these challenges and the emotion in this shot is tangible.
The subtle decision of the non-subject character (the man with the gun) is a brilliant take on this challenge. To take the life of another human being or not? I'm giving you a 10.
I was initially disturbed, but after pondering this shot for a while I realized what an excellent image it is. People are going to hammer this in voting as they're going to instantaneously lump it with the stupid suicide shots, this is in a different league to those...
Good work, mate. You were one of my few 10s in the challenge.
though this is not onw of the most original themes, i'm impressed with both your abillity to capture the man's expression and his actor skills... Great job 10
Though this is highly controversial, and you will probably receive comments all across the board, I voted this higher, since the setup looks straight out of a movie, and, really, it was done well.
A very high scoring image with me. This invokes the sense of impending doom should the subject not come up with the right information or decision. The lighting adds an ominous tone to the whole and the model's expression is perfect for the concept. This is an image that requires pop-culture knowledge, but does not scream suicide like others, instead it forces the subject into an active thought process which is something that most submissions in this challenge neglected to fully communicate. Even with the harsh light on the cuff and grainy feel, this is a 9 in my book.
Nice expression on his face but it still looks staged IMHO. Nicely lit though and the composition is nice, pretty good all around effort on your behalf. Good job.
This is a beautiful photograph! Definitely one of the tops, IMHO. Great lighting, terrific choice of color (or lack thereof), great expression on your model's face. Congrats!
Really good execution (no pun intended (okay maybe a little)) I like the whole "I look like ive been held hostage for several days look your model has and the "I got enough money to buy and sell punks like you" look your other model has, 9 for you.
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