This is a welder from the power company where I work. I was shooting for the faceless portrait but was afraid I would get a lot of DNMC votes because you can't see much of the person. It is pretty contrasty though so here we are. I have not idea how bad this could do. I know voters don't tend to like bright spots...but hey...he's welding!!!
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Over saturating the colours is really what has given this the edge here. I thought it was a great entry. Had I voted, I would have given it a 7. Cool lens flare on the upper left too!
Wow, this hurts my eyes as if I was actually watching a welder. I think you have done a good job on the exposure. The fact that you can actually see details on his mask and it is not too dark is impressive to me.
I honestly don't know why this didn't score a lot higher, but then, c'est la vie.
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