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Canon EOS 20D
1/80s f/2.5 at 50.0mm iso800 full exif

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Christiane Baladier25-Aug-2011 19:11
elle est magique cette photo... !
Guest 05-Aug-2006 07:06
So nice, just coming out of the dark...
Martha Albuquerque14-Jul-2006 12:13
great! ~V~
Yiannis Pavlis11-Jul-2006 19:37
nice work as well .
t t24-May-2006 11:28
Masterpiece!
Angel Gonzalez Molero04-May-2006 12:04
Perfect light treatment
Dougie Young02-May-2006 07:48
A classic..:>oted
George Christakos29-Apr-2006 14:47
Awesome photo Chris. Superb light treatment. GMV.
Guest 27-Apr-2006 18:01
Fabulous. Terrific image.
Guest 21-Apr-2006 00:18
I m a non smoker but this is hot:-) vote
Guest 17-Apr-2006 17:28
Amazing !!
Ronny Van Eeckhoutte13-Apr-2006 22:12
EXCELLENT......great shadow play...........
uofmtiger06-Apr-2006 16:14
Fantastic! Vote!
bernsquick27-Mar-2006 21:13
dramatic shot here. It tells a story...

Keep posting..your hand expressions is like a movie to watch for
Besati25-Mar-2006 02:31
Very imposing image. The lighting is particularly amiable.
shatterbug24-Mar-2006 20:40
Extraordinary! Love the lighting and the treatment! Vote.
Focus24-Mar-2006 16:27
Stunning.......voted.
Hodero24-Mar-2006 05:41
A masterpiece ! V
(here in holland they sell this stuff in "coffee shops" )
AL24-Mar-2006 00:32
I think I got nothing more to add to the long list of wonderful comments you've already received. A true masterpiece... Hope you don't mind a vote from me :-)
Dan Chusid23-Mar-2006 17:36
"Don't Bogart that joint my friend...
...pass it over to me"

- late sixties song
Guest 23-Mar-2006 15:21
Great b/w Chris !!!
coaster23-Mar-2006 05:52
Great shot, Chris.
jude23-Mar-2006 03:56
Detail is so good here.. as well as the POV. The fingers drifting off to blur are just perfect. Amazing mind you have..
George Christakos22-Mar-2006 21:48
Magnifique!!! V.
Gail Davison22-Mar-2006 20:56
despite the fact that I hate cigarettes.... this is a brilliant shot Chris. Vote.
Christin Tröger22-Mar-2006 13:32
Simply terrific!
Gilou Jeanneret22-Mar-2006 10:06
Une magnifique composition pour un geste si souvent accomplit
De nouveau un chef-d'oeuvre de pureté.
arminb22-Mar-2006 09:57
unhealthy but great :o)
Guest 22-Mar-2006 05:26
another magical moment caught! almost like PWL. love the contrast and lighting.
Guest 22-Mar-2006 04:32
excellent use of black! voted
René Gysi21-Mar-2006 17:14
Superb composition.
caveman_lee21-Mar-2006 16:43
An attractive and impressive B&W shot. Voted.
Donald Verger21-Mar-2006 15:40
stunning Chris!
vote!
don in maine!
Kal Khogali21-Mar-2006 09:18
Powerful and dramatic. Full of temptation. K
Ana Carloto O'Shea20-Mar-2006 22:07
Great!! Just the way you know how to do. Congratulations Chris!!!
Wenche Aune20-Mar-2006 20:30
Excellent.
Guest 20-Mar-2006 18:38
I love it too! V.
Roe..20-Mar-2006 16:05
Chris it's all been said..I love this image..v
Guest 20-Mar-2006 13:47
Fabulous!!
Gilles Navet20-Mar-2006 12:09
master piece "Sofropoulos", a masterly study about light and shadows
Votes
Gilles
Guest 20-Mar-2006 07:54
True art. This would look great on a wall, printed BIG.
Guest 19-Mar-2006 21:26
What an amazing picture.. v!
Guest 19-Mar-2006 16:38
GMV friend..
Bravo..!

NK
Guest 19-Mar-2006 15:31
Brilliant!
Guest 19-Mar-2006 14:44
Ah, the master. I have seen nothing close. I would wholeheartedly recommend you check out www.dpchallenge.com as this week they have the weekly theme is "hands" and if you post, I am certain this would place in the top 10. You'd certainly get highest marks from me. Let me know if you do post - it's an open challenge so anyone can enter. Oh, love this shots btw :). Vote
Guest 19-Mar-2006 04:42
very elegant with such a normally unglamourous smoke-
markvm19-Mar-2006 00:28
Quite elegant, Chris. I love how you capture skin and it's tones & textures.
Guest 19-Mar-2006 00:20
Wow. Very, very well-done. Big vote.
Guest 18-Mar-2006 23:30
wow, this one too is excellently done, wonderful exposure and treatment, love the lighting.V
Guest 18-Mar-2006 22:01
wow wow wow! out of the dark....so well done!
v!
...duncan18-Mar-2006 17:50
Excellent V
Kees Terberg18-Mar-2006 11:10
This is beautiful! Nice one Chris!
Guest 18-Mar-2006 10:44
!!!!!!!!
Karen Leaf18-Mar-2006 05:02
Hand rolled.
Michael Shpuntov18-Mar-2006 04:12
Perfect, emotional shot. GMV
Dave Wixx18-Mar-2006 04:03
Fantastic.
Guest 18-Mar-2006 01:59
Superb, brilliant, exquisite!GMV
Guest 18-Mar-2006 01:30
Très beau travail, comme d'habitude...
SRW18-Mar-2006 00:45
Wonderful...! I love the way the hand fades away, like dying embers... (V)
Craig Persel18-Mar-2006 00:16
Brilliant.
Guest 17-Mar-2006 23:44
Very very good. Light, DOF, processing, idea... A great one Chris! v
KimKong17-Mar-2006 23:27
Fantastic hand expression!
So strong and so well done! Vote!
Pepe Zyman17-Mar-2006 23:24
Excellent shot! Very good detail, lighting and composition.
Galina Stepanova17-Mar-2006 23:19
One of your best 'hands', Chris.
I like a lot an "appearance" from the dark, well taken and executed.
Sharon Rogers17-Mar-2006 21:46
wonderful, love all the blackness around the hand! v>
laine8217-Mar-2006 21:26
Magical !!
Guest 17-Mar-2006 21:13
Just superb - absolutely love the way you use light in this series. Voted
Guest 17-Mar-2006 20:42
This has to be one of my favs! V
J. Scott Coile17-Mar-2006 20:28
Out of the void... Magnificent! VOTE!
Dan Chusid17-Mar-2006 20:12
Smokin' shot!
Guest 17-Mar-2006 19:50
An hand, another hand in your hand´s saga.Hand of a man, hand of one who use his hand for his work.Smoking a cheap cigarette, he must try hard ...
Great picture, food for thought...
jorge
Guest 17-Mar-2006 19:49
outstanding image v!
Gary Winters17-Mar-2006 19:47
Another winner, Chris.
Glendower17-Mar-2006 19:43
Outstanding composition.
Bob B.17-Mar-2006 19:28
What a GREAT shot! It looks like it was taken decades ago. B&W is key here, I think.
Adalberto Tiburzi17-Mar-2006 19:27
Floating...
Adal
Guest 17-Mar-2006 19:23
I'm still sitting patiently. Come on; don't bogart. ;)
Guest 17-Mar-2006 19:21
Fantastic shot Chris. Are you passing it to me or just admiring your chunky roll? ;)
Guenter Eh17-Mar-2006 19:21
So beautiful in it`s simplicity Chris! Three fingers sharp and the other two in blur, holding a self made burning (!) cigarette - so much tension and expression in this picture! Fantastic add to this famous gallery again!
Antonis Sarantos17-Mar-2006 19:19
You know that your treatment here is awesome, don't you?
Jim Chiesa17-Mar-2006 19:16
Simply beautiful, Chris. I think you have a gift of "taming" light in such a way, you are a reference in this piece of art.
Jim ;-)