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Boy

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Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Shutter Speed
1/13 second
Aperture
F/1.8
Focal Length
50 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Dec 17, 2008, 4:09:38 PM
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:star::star::star::star: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star-half: Vision
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Originality
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star-half: Impact

This is one of those rare photos that demand attention. You could not pass it by without being affected in some way. Personally, I find it as beautiful and riveting as any photo on this site. The fact that the subject is also the photographer makes it even more remarkable. Aside from the technical aspects of great lighting and use of focus to bring the subject to the front, the thing that strikes me most is the composition; an almost tangible sensuality of only allowing a glimpse of what is undoubtedly a powerful and masculine face. This is no boy; this is a man. The classic lips framed by a fresh growth of beard is emerging from shadow but clearly defined. You allow us to see a glimpse and leave us wanting more. That in itself is an art. I would expect to see this in a gallery, and rightly so.