what a great shot - lots of interesting layers to it.

Interesting composition. I wish the colors were a bit more contrasted and flashy (but that's a matter of taste). Also: did you try to "reverse" the blur? :O)

an orange shirt would make this shot even better! I like the idea of this a lot.

@philippe...The orange was really vivid so I toned it down a lot - this is more like its daylight colour. I did quite a lot of work on this picture and am happy to stay blurred in the background. Did you notice the look of concentration on my face whilst pressing the remote control in my hand? I'd only bought it that afternoon and spent hours experimenting!

@Ana...I used to have an orange shirt! Here I didn't really dress for the occasion, though.

Original, disturbing, excellent.

... is it a self-portrait?

phillipe, thank you.

this photo is not me, but a friend who happens to belong to a benevolent order of drag queens here in NYC. It was taken as promo shot for him.

Super portrait!

Well, even if it's not you, it's still a great portrait. :O)

I'm with Craig. This isn't how I pictured you, Ana. I don't know what I did think you looked like, but it wasn't this :)

Very nice self portrait. Some great tones and a bit of mystery leave people wanting more. For those who are interested I am a very close mix of Brad Pitt, George Clooney and David Beckham. Hmm not quite.

Great intensity, great saturation and tone. Mysterious and passionate. As opposed to others, this image seems to parallel the personality I think I know from the many posts and comments here and on the WS. Really nice representation Ana.

This picture looks very sinister and mysterious! I like it alot! The saturation is nice and really complients the picture!

What I like about this picture is its "trashy" look: harsh light, saturated colors, hair in the face, posture, provoking eye... Punk attitude!

really love the calm look here..wish that glass were over a bit, but it's really a lovely, warm face.

Looks posed to me. So much clutter and things in the way.

@Ana...thanks!

@psychodudu...you'll find a lot of portraits are posed for - probably most. I can't really see a problem with that.

Totally beautiful. I would put this on my wall. I love the lighting and the almost painterly quality of the background. As well as the colours.

Thank you, Nynke, I appreciate. :O)

Yeah... very simple... great tones and colors. Composition and light are just perfect to my eyes.

This is one of those images that helps me to remember that there's beauty in some of the most simple things.

Nice... glad this got featured.

Thanks, Brandon!

Where did you find all these beautiful bottles? Terrific shot even if the thing they stand on is slightly distracting.

This used to be my local!! Quiz nights every Thursday. Very nice picture bringing back some very good memories.

Did you mean to upload it rotated like this?

Strange, but true - these trees/shrubs grow horizontally out from the rockface. If you look closely, you can see that the birds are in the right position.

Cool! I would have thought this was sideways too probably. Though I have seen small trees growing out the side of rocks like this in the mountains. The lack of other reference points to indicate which direction is up, gives a weird sensation.

Noticing the tiny birds is quite helpful in understanding the orientation. (Thanks for pointing them out, Nynke.) Interesting photo to say the least!

Boy if there was ever a good reason for letting the photographer explain and image, this is it! I think I would like to see more detail on the cliff face, but it sure is a unique image.