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Response to Wide Angle (Response #43)

Uploaded 367 Days Ago by King - 10 comments

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JIMJIM said 367 days ago:

Yep, a Pete Townshend portrait aka the Wide Angle syndrom..!
Cool pix ;-))

King said 367 days ago:

Yep. Just a change of pace from all the breathtakingly beautiful panoramas on the home page (and elsewhere).

Pete Townshend, yeah. I thought this portrait reminded me of someone (other than myself).

Thanks, JimJim.

flipthom said 366 days ago:

I love wide angle portraits. This one is very nicely done, especially considering the impact category. The writing at the bottom is a nice touch too....very thoughtful.

Dave_Mac said 366 days ago:

Interesting interpretation of the theme.

Montage said 366 days ago:

I'm a big fan of distorted, wide angle portraits. Nice one.

King said 366 days ago:

@flipthorn and Montage,

I knew a few folks would have some appreciation for this strange and unflattering portrait.

@Dave_Mac...yes, my point, exactly.

Since I haven't owned or had available a true wide angle lens for many years, I'm a bit limited in what I can offer this time around.

I'll be seeing Vernon Trent in a few weeks. He'd better keep a tight grip on his camera bag.

Trixi said 366 days ago:

What a handsome devil!

Beamer said 362 days ago:

The caption is just distracting...The image is very good on its own.

King said 362 days ago:

Beamer...tell it to Duane Michals.

and thanks!

I used this photo as part of a class assignment when Duane was teaching a graduate seminar at SMU. For those who don't know, Duane was known for the remarks he wrote on his photos.

Note the nice W.S. debate provoked by the "lines" of one of Duane's poems:

http://www.weeklyshot.org/theme/lines/response/240/

King said 362 days ago:

And for those ratings buffs out there, this did better than I expected...

* Relevance: 3.33
* Impact: 3.53
* Composition: 3.13
* Technique: 3.36
* Quality: 3.33
* Overall: 3.336

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