May Photo Comp.....Self portrait

[Sweaty Betty]

I think this may be a two horse race..

My votes.....

1,Cest Une twat-Borskysquelch. -shows loads of character.....

2.Bare - Aurora Green..........beautiful....

3.riot sky - im off home........ very apt and a good rendition of a self portrait.

 

[hiccup]

I like the way that on the thumbnails page, my entry mirrors rollem's directly above it. Unintentionally

Lots of great piccies this month, too many good shots to choose from...

 

[blackadder]

1.Midnight Thinking - mauvais Brilliant..
2.Untitled - Nina --Without sounding like a creep, but Phrooar!!! and excellent portrait too.
3.Shy - mauvais

Loads of other excellent ones.

 

[hedache]

would have liked to enter this month but the repair shop still has my fucking lense

my votes:

1. shy - mauvais

2. me #2 - vintage paw

3. first entry - kerb

 

[Tank Girl]

here are BiddlyBee's votes, as she's gone on holiday now...

1) belly - Skim
2) bare - aurora green
3) Feet - Sweet FA

 

[kage]

My choices:

Watching the world go by - riot sky

I'm a sucker for B&W night shots and this one is fantastic. Great shape, light and texture. It looks really natural and unstaged.

bare - aurora green

Very apt name for the photo, well framed and I particularly like the way the wall mimics your complexion, was it deliberate?

Belly - skim

Beautiful photo, the sepia works really well with the skin and the grain of the floor. There's a real feel of exaggerated perspective which draws my eyes to the cute ickle feet below.

Other notable mentions
Nina,
Mauvais
Robster970
Sovietpop
Tom Craggs
Boskysquelch

Well done all

 

[thefuse]

1st. hearnospeaknosayno by boskysquelch. didnt even realise it was an entry for ages but i really like it

2nd. when i was 18 by iemanja. for the same reasons that someone else gave earlier but also because it reminds me of my mum when she was that age

3rd. macros by nina. this picture reminded me of a love long gone

 

[aurora green]

I found it really hard to choose...
But finally decided on:

1) Belly - Skim, just a wonderful insight into the change of perspective pregnancy brings.

2) Untitled - Nina, I like the film-noirish feel of it, a very nice portrait.

3) Brats - blackadder, keeps making me smile this one.

 

[Barking_Mad]

1. Hearnospeaknosayno - boskysquelch (original and funny, great stuff)

2. Me #1 - Vintage Paw (very moody, would have won first place had I not been impartial and decided that her looks were influencing my vote - hmm eye lashes!)

3. warts and all - Robster970 (lovely black and white shot capturing the best part of any portrait, the eyes)


edit - I really liked watching the world go by riot sky, lovely photo but I just felt it didn't fit my interpretation of the theme as well as the others. Great photo though.

Here endeth the voting from the Barking Mad jury.

 

[Vintage Paw]

My votes:

#1 - belly - skim

#2 - entry 1 - tom craggs

#3 - Cat & I in shop window - Sovietpop

*flutters eyelashes at Barking_Mad*

 

[Nina]

It's lovely reading all the reaons people have stated for choosing their three. Seems this month has dragged up lots of nostalgic feelings....

 

[salaryman]

I'm going all out for B&W this month...

1. watching the world go by - riot sky
Love this. It has such good mood, a a real feeling of the world passing by as he stands there. The contrast (manipulated?) is fabulous.

2. in the circus - riot sky
A nice take on the 'photographer in mirror' theme. Really effective.

3. Me #2 - Vintage Paw
This high contrast approach really works for me, the way it brings out the key features is lovely.

Bravo!

 

[Dhimmi]

Great range, hard to pick out three.

1. me and the mrs - chriswill
2. c'est un twat - boskysquelch
3. serious - biddlybee

 

[The Pious Pawn]

1) My life in cards = Must remember to get driving licence sorted !!

2) In the cirucus = Made me hungry

3) From the hip = All them eyes carnt be right !!

 

[disco_dave_2000]

1. bare - aurora green ~ fantastic portrait, great cropping, lovely !
2. Untitled - Nina ~ good stuff again, love the angle and the black n white
3. in the circus - riot sky ~ love the composition and the distortion via the mirror on the shape of the car door

 

[sovietpop]

1. Belly Skim (I like the lines and curves)
2. My life in cards - kadge (very smart interpretation)
3. Trainspotting - Tom cragg (I like the lines and the point of view)

also liked
The Sea at my feet, Iemaja
Alef and Skim
Watching the world go by, Riot sky
Lunatic Assylum
First entry, Herb
Tarts- sweet fa.

A very good month, well done all.

 

[e19896]

My three are as follows..

Belly - skim

Entry 1 - tom craggs

Cat & I in shop window - Sovietpop

e19896

 

[cybertect]

I think it was the lighting that swung it for me on all three of my choices

1. Midnight Thinking - mauvais
This just made me giggle. Great composition. Does what it says on the tin.

2. c'est un twat - boskysquelch
classic photographer's self-portrait nicely executed.

3. watching the world go by - riot sky
Perhaps not your usual self-portrait, but it's a great urban image.

Me #1 by Vintage Paw was very nearly my third choice.

Honourable mentions to belly (skim), My life in Cards, bare (aurora green) and both of Nina's entries.

 

[dlx1]

1. Trainspotting - tom craggs nicey lined up
2. Feet - Sweet FA
3. Me and the mrs - chriswill

camera & I - blackadder blackadder a bloke

 

[chriswill]

1st Trainspotting - Tom Craggs


2nd My life in cards - Kage


3rd Camera & I - blackadder

 

[Sweet FA]

1. My life in cards - kage
Great idea, well executed. Were you really struck by lightning?!
2. Bare - aurora green
Open and honest; love the colours too - the wall, skin tone, lips.
3. Watching the world go by - riot sky
The sort of photo I'd love to know how to take... (Note to self - buy better camera).

 

[kage]

1. My life in cards - kage
Great idea, well executed. Were you really struck by lightning?!

Nope, just some unfortunate soul with the same name . The clipping was sent to me by an American penpal

 

[Nina]

arrrrrrrrrggggggggghhhhhhh I'm so indecisive.

Here goes:

1) Belly - Skim - Has such a great kind of animation quality for me.
2) Bare - Aurora Green. Classic. Beautiful. Great colours.
3) Trainspotting - Tom. The 'mind the gap' just gets me everytime.


Riot sky watching the world go by, tough one not to include in my 3 but as someone else said, not quite self-portrait enough for me.

Also really enjoyed blackadders, Sweet FAs and Guerillas entries.

Really enjoyed this month

 

[Firky]

3. Watching the world go by - riot sky
The sort of photo I'd love to know how to take... (Note to self - buy better camera).

It was taken on a £100 Fujifine Pix 2 mega pixel camera, on night mode with the flash turned off and self timer selected

Thanks btw (and thanks for the fridge freezer!)

 

[Desbo]

1st: Brats - blackadder (Love this photo - really puts a smile on my face!)

2nd: When I was 18... - Iemanja (lovely natural feel this this one)

3rd: Bare - aurora green (striking image - I like the way the eyes really stand out)

 

[mauvais]

Nealry forgot to vote!

1. Macros - Nina
2. Warts and all - Robster970
3. My life in cards - Kage

Also really liked riot sky's bus stop one, aurora green's bare and I might've voted for Wurzel by Squelch just cos he looks like a cross between a knight and a fucking astronaut but it's just too small on his fancypants phone

 

[exosculate]

I felt I couldn't enter this one.

And now I've also missed the voting.

So whose won?

 

[exosculate]

I like screw you guys by firky! Is that taken in Southsea?


Watching the world go by is good too.

 

[ddraig]

sorry i missed the voting have been moving all weekend, great pics all round

 

[Firky]

I like screw you guys by firky! Is that taken in Southsea?


Watching the world go by is good too.

Cheers! Yeah it was taken in Southsea last summer, around this time actually.