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Hope you have another image for High Contrast III seeing that you have won two blues for I and II! I am looking forward to seeing another quality image like this from you...I'll race you to the finish line. Enzo
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Congrats! Well done! I feel that I already know the man :)
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One of my all time favorites I've seen here at DPC. This man bears his soul in his eyes. Incredible texture, I want to reach out and touch it.
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Simply wonderful... thank you for sharing
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I admire your photography goodman. Keep up the good work.
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you have capyured a dreary day ahead in his eyes.Congrats
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* Greetings from the Critique Club *
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Missed this one during the quick skim-through of entries. What a stunner. I love the direct eye contact, the textures of his face, the light and shadow and the background too which provides context as well as visual balance. Wonderful portrait!
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An excellent photo. When I look at the voting breakdown for this photo (and other winning photos) and see how many voted 7 or less, it really makes me wonder about the aesthetic judgement of the majority of DPC voters. Wonderful composition, great contrast and a fine photo overall. Congrats.
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Because of the contrast the detail is enhanced to create such an expressive picture. Well Done !
Message edited by author 2005-09-15 03:33:33.
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great job, joey's mom! ;)
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Howdy, Just to say that you got a "Great Photo". It is so expressive. You can almost read his eyes. Good Luck with your work. Maybe someday I will learn enough to do as well.
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I really like this picture!! Congrats!
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You did an awesome job! I love the tones here...so much contrast there is a silver look to it. I love it! Congrats on the blue..you deserve it.
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well done aunty les, such a beutiful pic. congratulations!!!!!
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Congrats on your first Blue.
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Great capture, well deserved ribbon. Congratulations !
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Plain marvellous. Very well done and congratulations.
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congrats - nice candid - fit the theme well.
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Beautiful! I love this a lot. I haven't added to my favourites in a long while but this one deserves it!
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After seeing your alternate, I think you made the right choice.Message edited by author 2005-09-13 02:45:24.
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defenately draws me in some more everytime i look it ;-)
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nice one cyril .... getting good hey
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Lesley you rock ................. and sway and stagger ............ and sometimes tip over! I knew this shot would ribbon. That being so, I really dont like you! Well ....................okay, I do like lke you. Naw! I think I like Doris better. Well .. since you two hang out together anyhow, I like you too. Problem solved. Congrats!Message edited by author 2005-09-12 11:15:36.
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What a wonderful shot! Way to go!
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Congrats leslie, a well deserved blue, great shot. A man(and photo) with a story to tell! Very well done!
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Contrasty-yes, IMO. Congrats on your blue! Beautifully done.
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Congrats Lesley
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great photos, dont worry about all the crazy posts. It is a great photo!!
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This is a a super photo! Congratulations!
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Congrats on your blue. Very deserving of first place.
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Congrats on the blue!!! A very touching and expressive portrait.
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Even with just the thumbnail, this is a compelling shot. His eyes reach me.
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Nice Lesley! Such an honest and well defined shot and you've composed this fantastically well. Perfect DOF and congrats on another ribbon :)
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Just another ordinarily brilliant shot..at least from you. Wow!
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Love this shot, congrats!
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EXCELLENT! You are on a roll! Well-deserved win. Great tones. What else is there to say? What else is there to prove?
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you are just awesome, doris. :)
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You deserved a blue ribbon with this outstanding shot. You're the best!
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Beautiful shot. Great job and congrats! :-)
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What a wonderful soul in this image, textures and tonings are outstanding! Congrats on your very well deserved blue Lesley! (((hugs)))
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WTG Lesley! This was one of my high scores. I can't believe allt he people saying it's not "high contrast"; I think it works very well both as HC and as an image in its own right. Congrats on your blue!
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Well, what can I say, I am speechless. You are brilliant! Congratulations on a spectacular portrait and a blue ribbon!
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Wow another ribbon! Certainly well deserved. Look at that detail. Amazing. Congrats and Enjoy!
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Congratulations on first Blue, Lesley. It's a very fine image, but there's several more that are even better in your portfolio, so I hope this ribbon will encourage people to dig deeper into your work ... it's a rewarding and instructive experience, especially for those interested in discovering where art and photography merge.
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congrats thats a great portrait!
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Congratulaions! Well done!
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What a STUNNING photo!!!! I was out of town for the whole challenge. What a treat to come back and see such beautiful work! Congratulations!!!
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Lesley, great shot. I loved this one during the challenge and think it is a well deserved blue. Congrats.
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Nice one Lesley! Proudly South African!
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and a controversy to boot. what a bonus.
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Congrat's on your first Blue! Great shot.
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Hey Leslie: This is a powerful study flawlesly captured. Congratulations on your BLUE.
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CONGRATS on your blue.. woo hoo.... i love when you read the photographers comments after.... 'hoping this is high contrast'.... yep it sure was.. and a great score to get the blue.... well done lesley....
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high contrast enough for me
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I kinda had a feeling this one would ribbon. Great work and congratulations!!!
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Congrats on your first Blue Ribbon Lesley.
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wahooey. that's a nice one.
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congrats...i didn't get to vote, but would have certainly given a 10...awesome shot!
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Great job! Congrats on the blue :)
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woohoo...excellent shot! congrats on the blue...you're on fire lately! :)
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I am quite pleased and unsurprised to see this excellent photo on the front page. Highest congratulations.
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Here's to hoping! :-) Well done and congrats on the blue!!
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Comments Made During the Challenge
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The expression is extraordinary! Wonderful! :)
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love the crop and tones!!
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Great job. Awesome capture. Wow what detail.
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I like everything about this photo. Great job.
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Great capture! What a beautiful expression this guy has. Technically, this picture is everything I wanna be when I grow up. Good crop, good colors, good everything.
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Fit Challenge Criteria: 2/2
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The DOF is spot on. Third time around and this one deserves a bump :)
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Amazing shot! Great detail and contrast, this should be one of the top in this challenge.
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Awesome shot, the contrast is wonderful!
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Excellent portrait. Great composition, not only is the face in a good part of the frame but the background tells something about the person and the brooms act like a leading line. The expression is the one of someone who has had a hard but honest live. Love the tone. I don't know why I had this at 8, bumpin up to 10.
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powerful, haunting, incredibly effective photography. this man looks like he was built of leather. textures in the skin and beard are amazing. if this doesn't finish in the top ten, I will sacrifice three goats
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this is a standout... memorable among the many entries... just the right composition... one of my ribbon picks
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A superb character shot! This would make a terrific portrait. You've really captured his personality. Not sure how it works with the theme, but love the shot!
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Contrast in texture? Masterful, truly masterful!
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Excellent shot, looks like a statue.
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wooooow amazing skin tone, one of the best
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What a great shot, I love it
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Great face for a great image
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Very good portrait ... looking forward to see the portrait you will send in to "color portrait" ... you will score around 6.5 for this one.
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Great sharp and contrasty picture.
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Great Photo! I'm not sure about the contrast, though, except maybe its the sharpness of the photo.
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One of the best images I`ve come across so far.
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I like this photo for so many reasons.
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great compostion on this. Excellent shot
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Nicely composed and processed shot.
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Excellent photo. I really like how the brooms make up the background. Excellent lighting and contrast. Definately a winner for me.
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nice, clarity, composition, blurr on brooms, emphasis on eyes (soul) and whiskers...nice job 10+
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Beautiful character portrait. Great tones, composition, and focus. Good contrast too - nice job.
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Good contrast. One of my favorites so far. I bet this would have worked for the color portrait challenge also. :-)
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Can you say ribbon? How about blue ribbon? How about ....................... NICE!!!
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very nice toning and great texture. perfect subject for contrast. the crop is great...just enough information to confirm your title.
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It seems to me that there's a problem with Depth-of-field (or subject movement) and composition. The subject is spectacular.
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Wow you have captured character in this photo, its like you can tell were he's been. Great shot 9
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great photo. his eyes make me want to keep looking ad searching. he looks sad and so tired. great emotive photo . good luck
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This is awesome. I love the texture of his skin and beard. His eyes are so telling - you captured his essence. The brooms in the background are a wonderful addition. Ten for sure.
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this has that really good feeling of a goodman. it feels slightly out of focus and it's hurting my eyes to look at it a little but I think that might be fixable with a little unsharp mask.
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Wonderful shot and probably a ribbon winner! Lovely detail and perspective. If there is one nit pick, its that its really doesn't say "high contrast" to me. 8
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What a stunningly beautiful portrait... excellent detail, beautiful tonal range, and a terrific example of high contrast. I wish I could give this one an 11. :)
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