Pretty much the opposite of my current Free Study entry:
That's calming, this is jarring.
That's smooth, this is rough.
That has plants, this has me (and my eyes STILL hurt!).
That's scoring highly, this might go below 5.0.
This idea is a reshoot of an old self-portrait:
Post-challenge: thanks for the comments. I was mostly just curious how it'd do, and it did fine. I still can't look at it without my head hurting, though!
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Very strong composition and the high key/overexposure on the eyes works quite nicely here. Makes a nice companion piece - a bit more edgy - to your other SP.
This works partially, I think. Someone smarter than me (there's plenty of them) might say what isn't working. The way over the top contrast and exposure and saturation and cranked crop are working. Maybe over-played the hand a little ?
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