A ray of bloody sunshine. by graemestevens

A ray of bloody sunshine.

My other shot for the day, should you be desirous of seeing more of my ugly mug (and for the Fiveplustwo theme of "Provocateur"), can be found here:
http://365project.org/fiveplustwo/365/2016-01-10
Scowl supreme!
January 9th, 2016  
Awesome and a fav, love the lighting and all that negative space
January 9th, 2016  
@joysabin You know you're trouble when I smile...
January 9th, 2016  
@pixiemac Thank you very much :)
January 9th, 2016  
Great lighting from the side - in your cave!
January 9th, 2016  
@maggiemae In my dining room actually ;)
January 9th, 2016  
Scary!
January 9th, 2016  
Oh, happy day. That is all.
January 9th, 2016  
Love the eye light. What did you use?
January 9th, 2016  
Despite all your blather, I suspect that you are well aware that this is the best self-portrait you have ever taken. Composition, lighting, processing have all come together to create a dramatic character portrait worthy of any professional. You should be proud and delighted with this.. I hope enough of your followers will appreciate it sufficiently to put it at the top of TT where it so richly belongs. It certainly has my Fav.
January 9th, 2016  
I echo everything Richard says, but maybe that's because I don't have any original thoughts of my own. Fav anyway.
January 9th, 2016  
Too much, awesome
January 9th, 2016  
@vignouse Thank you very much indeed - despite all my blather I do quite like this one as well.
@dh Thank you very much :)
@amandal Thanks very much....this is all just natural light, I'm sitting slightly back from the dining room window...
@bill_fe Whoop whoop to you too ;)
@ceilidh Nah, I'm still just a big old pussy cat :)
January 9th, 2016  
@jasyon12 Thanks very much - quite pleased with this one :)
January 9th, 2016  
awesome shot xxx
January 9th, 2016  
Perfect lighting, capture!! Wonderful!!
January 9th, 2016  
Lee
What I like here is the reflections in your eyes, very cool.
January 9th, 2016  
Perfection
January 9th, 2016  
I really like this one.
January 9th, 2016  
Thats a great b&w portrait. Fav. @snaggy
January 9th, 2016  
So handsome!
January 9th, 2016  
@shepherdmanswife Pfft. I posted one of my portraits on Facebook a few days ago and a "friend" immediately said "well, don't you look old".
@snaggy @pasttheirprime Thanks very much :)
@nickspicsnz Thank you very much :)
@carla42 Thank you very much, much appreciated
@gamelee Thank you very much :)
@photographycrazy Thanks very much :)
@annabanana29 Thank you kindly, much appreciated
January 9th, 2016  
Look at those forehead muscles! That's coming from a physical therapist! Haha
January 9th, 2016  
The composition, lighting and intensity just make it an awesome photo... just awesome.
January 10th, 2016  
Wow ... the lighting and composition are wonderful! Love the catch lights in your eyes.
January 10th, 2016  
Awesome lighting and composition, Love it!
January 10th, 2016  
Stunning comp, lighting and awesome on black!
January 10th, 2016  
Excellent shot.
January 10th, 2016  
Of an Ax Murderer! LOL! Great shot!
January 10th, 2016  
Excellent capture! Love the shadow against light.. Following you now..
January 10th, 2016  
So serious! Nice processing!
January 10th, 2016  
@lsanderson55 I'm smiling...trust me...and thank you
@jporcaro Thank you very much, and for the follow
@homeschoolmom Too messy...I have much subtler means...
@kategoring Thank you very much :)
@radiogirl Thank you very much :)
@elishajae Thank you very much :)
@aecasey Thanks very much - sometimes I get it right ;)
@kerosene Thanks very much indeed :)
@harbie They do tend to get a daily workout...
January 10th, 2016  
WTF... wonderful glint in your eyes. :)
January 10th, 2016  
Super cool
January 10th, 2016  
Not... very cool shot, love the lighting
January 10th, 2016  
@rosiekerr Thank you kindly and WTF to you too ;)
@cljs Thank you very much :)
@dibzgreasley Thank you very much - lighting on this one courtesy of the dining room window ;)
January 10th, 2016  
so sunny :)
January 10th, 2016  
how do you get your eyes so sharp...great portrait...fav
January 10th, 2016  
Fabulous lighting and focus.
January 10th, 2016  
@annied I'm a radiant little bugger...
@maree_sanderson Thanks very much - it took a few goes but I usually use the remote and hope for the best...
@kwind Thank you kindly :)
January 10th, 2016  
Compelling and dramatic!
January 10th, 2016  
@susale Thanks very much :)
January 10th, 2016  
Great low key, impressed with the focus on the eyes in a selfie!
January 11th, 2016  
Mac
Nice work, bubba. You do good you.
January 11th, 2016  
Incredible portrait, the black and white tones are wonderful
January 11th, 2016  
What Richard said...@vignouse . This is really magnificent.
January 11th, 2016  
@taffy Thank you very much indeed :)
@vonschonhoff Thank you very much :)
@riverlandphotos Thank you from the bottom of my twisted and blackened heart ;)
@ukandie1 Thank you very much :)
January 11th, 2016  
This is excellent, in both the quality of the shot and the presentation. I'm wondering is this possibly the closest to the real you we have seen? ...
January 11th, 2016  
@jack4john It's fairly close...sort of ;) And thank you
January 11th, 2016  
Excellent! Really well done!!
January 12th, 2016  
@kt8ird Thank you very much :)
January 12th, 2016  
I have to put my sunglasses on, great portrait!
January 12th, 2016  
@overalvandaan Thanks very much - so sorry for the brightness of my smile ;)
January 13th, 2016  
Good to see you looking so happy! You must have been delighted with that excellent lighting!
January 17th, 2016  
@yrhenwr I try to smile on a daily basis...it never works.
January 17th, 2016  
Fabulous!
January 18th, 2016  
‘Sunshine, bloddy sunshine…’
Yeah, I can hear it… :-)
Great light balance in this.
January 18th, 2016  
@rennes Thanks very much :)
@bankmann Thanks very much - I'm such a cheerful sod
January 19th, 2016  
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