Nothing entirely special. Single worklamp. Auto timer. Focus set to infinity. Widest angle my poor little 8700 could go, which happens to be 9mm focal length.
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Sepia Action (Tirtone conversion)
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Contrast +5
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Place: 44 out of 106 Avg (all users): 5.6278 Avg (commenters): 6.8000 Avg (participants): 5.6087 Avg (non-participants): 5.6364 Views since voting: 1113 Views during voting: 296 Votes: 223 Comments: 9 Favorites: 0
Composition:
Overall pretty good...only criticism I have is that the angle of the guitar keeps leading my eye out of the shot. Nice position of the amp and main shadow so that works well.
Camera Work:
Exposure looks good. Lighting is uneven on the background (difficult, but in this case I think distractingly so as I keep getting drawn to the bright region at your back). Focus is on and impressive for a self-portrait.
Post-processing:
I like the sepia tone of the shot as I feel it adds some grunge that with color or pure B&W might not have been there. I actually think you could have successfully added some grain to this shot to make it feel a little grungier as well.
Overall I like the concept and the picture is pretty good. It lacks punch though as nothing is jumping out and making me stare for a long time. Main distractions that would help with making it better for me would be getting rid of the hot spot on the background and repositioning so the neck doesn't lead me out. Otherwise, nice job.
LOL I can imagine what Angela must have thought this was ... hehehe ... good shot ... I would have guessed it to score higher .. but I didn't vote in this challenge :)
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