Self-portrait in Melaka, a photo from Melaka, West

Photographer's Note

Me in mirrors of Melaka.
It is a great city, really beautiful. I spent only a day and two nights there, but I enjoyed my stay there a lot, I was wandering for the whole day with may camera taking pictures... Incredible city, incredible architecture..

Almost original shot, slightly rotated, brightness, contrast, colours slightly adjusted.

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vertikulanda (108) 2003-11-23 22:20

Crafty shoot!:)

Liora (1857) 2003-11-23 23:47

Nice take... I think I'd rather have the upper mirrors in full view as well, but still very nice and sharp. The crowded city stands in an interesting conflict with the shiny mirrors and bright color of the wall.
Well captured!

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manny (22032) 2003-11-24 1:02

Very interesting self-portrait. Well-conceived, experimental with nice color elements. At first, I thought it is a collage.

tms (429) 2003-11-24 1:30

very good composition and colors

henrye (3500) 2003-11-24 3:01

This is great. Four scenes in one! Very original. Well done!

hantulaut (3441) 2003-11-24 3:02

Maceij, nice-nice shot, u really have a sharp eye :-)

ornis (1271) 2003-11-24 3:09

Very good idea, giving an original shot where all mirrors reflect a good image. Wall color shades are nice an everything is sharp and well exposed. Your self portrait hiding between two mirrors is a good idea too. Very well done.

wtolyz (20) 2003-11-24 3:25

Bardzo dobra fota! Ciekawy pomys³ i równie ciekawe wykonanie. Nie czêsto na zdjêciach widaæ fotografa...
Pozdrowionka z Polski

clodreno (0) 2003-11-24 3:53

Very nice self portrait Maciej, Original... I love it.

touristdidi (8583) 2003-11-24 8:13

Your not all there?????? lol....... cute idea..... kinda looks like srilanka to me.....

eddy64 (29) 2004-01-01 15:29

This the first time i see sush a unique shot.

eleparc (24063) 2004-03-24 17:18

glad to come to see you ;-) even without a face... i really like your photo maciek.

xln (196) 2004-03-26 17:39

Hey Maciej | I saw this one when I wasn't a member yet, and it stuck in my head so much I had to find it again and tell you. First of all, I spent most of my childhood in Malacca, and I kick myself for not walking around with a camera (well, I didn't really own one then, so...) You are now inspiring me to return - if only I wasn't a 18 hour flight away!! I like how your face just isn't quite in the picture, and like henrye says - there are 4 shots in one! Thanks for the inspiration. -Lynn

cloverstar (0) 2004-04-22 16:27

This is a very unique and creative presentation. Rather well thought out. Good work, Maciej.

spaceinthewho (84) 2004-08-11 2:16

awesome picture... although i would have liked to see the top not cut off, but it might not have been possible from that position.

yesyuvraj (151) 2004-10-24 14:34

Great Work. I have become your fan

marknunnerley (2780) 2006-10-27 10:56

Maciej,
I like this due to its simplicity. It reminds me of the photographer who puts a photograph up on the wall of a simple shot and 99 other photographers say "I could have took that" to which he replys, "Yeh, but I did".
Mark
PS. Like your choice of photographers.

harman (0) 2006-12-18 14:18

Hi Maciej,
all of your pictures are great! I like them all. They all show us the world like it is, real, no fake. I don't want to add a critique for each one, so I'm telling it here at your self portrait.
Great job, keep on and thank for sharing!

Photo Information

Copyright: Maciej Dakowicz (maciekda) (19895)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2003-06-06
Categories: Artwork
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 4500
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Easy Life, Photographers at work, The mirror effect, Hitchcock shots [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2003-11-23 21:02
Favorites: 2 [view]