El Cantor

[maderito]

Comments welcome.

http://www.pbase.com/image/27816163/medium.jpg

[Idoc]

I do like it, strangely intriguing, but what I guess would make me fond of this shot is if it was done in a single exposure :?:

Was this done in PS?

[maderito]

Thanks for the comment.

The image is a composite of 2 shots, each taken within a few moments of each other under adverse shooting conditions: available light, Canon 10D and 85/1.8 lens @ f=1.8, 1/60s, ISO 400. Both shots were severely underexposed and had obvious camera shake and motion blur. I used PS.

After editing in PS, I liked the individual shots, but on reviewing them the other day, I decided to try a composite. I left a print to dry on my desk, and my wife liked it. She doesn't usually spontaneously comment on my prints, so I thought I'd see what others thought.

It was not my original intention when shooting to create a composite. I thus ask myself (and you): is this composite image a legitimate expression of my work?

BTW - Your gallery contains excellent examples of PS post-processing and manipulation. I enjoyed.