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POLL: "Black and White, or Color?"
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BnW or Color? Self-portrait

 
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Dec 27, 2009 12:04 |  #1

Not really a self-portrait since no face. Meant to be just a random snapshot candid thing. But here it is:

IMAGE: http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu98/mgeczy/_IMG_7126.jpg
IMAGE: http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu98/mgeczy/_IMG_7126c.jpg

Choose please :), comments are appreciated.

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Dec 27, 2009 12:13 |  #2

Black and white for sure, and perhaps a touch darker. But dude, please, pull up your pants :D!


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Dec 27, 2009 14:48 |  #3
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Agree about the pull up your pants. Also why take a picture of you scratching your head?


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Dec 27, 2009 14:53 |  #4

locky wrote in post #9271387 (external link)
Agree about the pull up your pants. Also why take a picture of you scratching your head?


My head itched ;).

Its a picture meant for the ladies.


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Dec 27, 2009 14:59 |  #5

Swift1 wrote in post #9271415 (external link)
My head itched ;).

Its a picture meant for the ladies.


Ok, then from a ladies perspective, pull up the pants or take them off and just do it in the boxers. Just dont have such a huge gap between the pants and the top of your boxers.

I love the angles of your torso but the hand placement is a little awkward. Maybe move it more out of site while still keeping the flex of your arm.

I really cant choose between the B&W and color image. I tend to like B&W better in most photography but the skin tone and coloring in your color picture is equally appealing to me.

And against the rules but.... great body


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Dec 27, 2009 16:38 |  #6

re: pulling up the pants comments. I agree that the pants should be pulled up, although I wouldn't automatically say that. Having the pants pulled down is a "look", and there would be many times when I would keep them down, because I was trying to achieve a certain look. However, comma, this is one FINE LOOKIN' physique and THAT is the subject of the shot, IMO, and the pants thing is simply a distraction. I like that your arm is up, giving flex to the FINE LOOKIN' bicep. Good job. Self portraits aren't easy to do. Well done. fine lookin'. did i already say that? : )


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Dec 27, 2009 16:43 |  #7

^LOL


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Dec 27, 2009 17:02 |  #8

Haha thanks you too :p.

I didn't really think much about the hand placement, but I can see how it looks awkward now that I look at it. Looks pretty out of place.

And I just noticed, on the bottom right of the photo near my hip, my scar's pretty visible :(. That's not a vein, in case anyone was curious. Lol


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Dec 27, 2009 17:07 |  #9

Scar didnt even catch my eye. Just looked like contours of the body to me lol


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Dec 29, 2009 15:11 |  #10

Any more opinions


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Dec 29, 2009 18:26 |  #11

no, you can upload it to facebook now... :lol:


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