Self Portrait # 2

powerful work,,,, well done

great sp matched well to the song lyrics. Powerful image, Kevin.

you look sharp in the tux, kevin. it’s an intense capture.

Fantastic and moving…the look on your face…

Awesome portrait! So many levels of meaning from the mode’s position, body language is so revealing! Excellent in b & w emphasizes the melancholy mood of this image! Great lyrics choice! I just caught on, is this you?

• I never pictured you as refined and in a tux. An oxymoron of sorts. However, I thought of you always hold up in a vast and dark library surrounded by books and the pipe smoke of the last100 years. Well read and in deep thought. This is a treat to see, well done !

you know, I forgot to say… the cigar is a inspired prop…. it adds an entire level to the SP. :~)

...this photograph is Iconic my friend…I am awe struck!

Well ya know Kevin, we’re probably a lot alike – I am a reclusive billionaire with no friends but am reasonably well read – terrified of germs although I do get out once in a while under an assumed name :-) and shoot beauty…...beer drinker and smoker who thinks deeply about almost everything and the money helps…..

well the unlit cigar and the lighter in hand holds my interest (Don;t think Freud):) Classic shot.

bradley had it right: a treat to see, and perhaps even more to read… actually impssible to separate the two.

as i’ve once already said….this is one stunning, awesome self-portrait KD….i know you have more, at least one more that i loved i think even more than this one :)......i’ve missed you uploaded this shot as i wasn’t used to see uneasy here on RB

Wonderful portrait, ...did you crop it Kevin?
...I had a quick look before I left last night and I’m sure it wasn’t cropped so closely…because I remember thinking you should be barefoot with one foot in a sandbox…agh, perhaps I imagined it;)
...brilliant shot, elegant styling and I love the lyrics too;)

Isn’t that strange, I was so sure you had one foot on the ground and the other crossed…really thought it would relfect that 70’s wild child if you pulled your socks off and put a foot in a sandbox…lol!
I’d better have another tea to wake up…it’s only English breakfast too lol!

hehehe…let’s start again…..good morning Kevin, wonderful capture…...what a difference a time difference makes;)

Wow! Excellent portrait!

ok, and pics of your new apartment, as you promissed :))))

Really nice, love the mood and B&W of this pic, really a great shot!

this is abso-tive-ly wonderful!

brilliant image

... and much more to read in this photo. bravo.

Fabulous work, great composition and performance!

What a wonderful self-portrait. It tells us so much about you and the Green Day song is fab too. It makes me want to know more….nicely done. Cheers Elana.

great portrait!

You’re to sexy for your tux!!!!

A very moving portrait! Beautifully composed.

well….i know you’re not a fan of groups really..but anyway :))))......Music Inspired Art

Nice tux! looks like somethings on your mind.

Every moment has the potential to turn in infinite different directions, a few twists, a shift in perspective, a shuffle of the cards, and you are looking in a whole new way….....
Every thought is the same…. a doorway to so many varied pathways.
This is an amazing self portrait, where that thought you are deeply focused on, is known only to you, but possibly felt and shared by those who gaze at this image…..and recognize themselves in you. You have indeed captured a moment poised on the brink of so many possibilities.

Brilliant self portrait Kevin and fantastic song! :-)

I love this, so timeless. Great reflective mood and the chair is perfect.
You have created an image of mystery, unknown social standing and thoughts or the weight of the world. Brilliant (You could be reflecting on life, a wedding, a dinner, the president….ok maybe not the president lol)

Excellent portrait, great expression and it says so much. Well done.

this is a powerful shot. the model is nice also

Great SP, so refined yet casual…. interesting…
:)

wow i would never guessed that was your age.

The deep, thoughtful vibe of this brilliant self-portrait sits perfectly with the lyrics! Time of your Life is one of the greatest songs ever written, in my opinion. Really enjoy looking at your work – in particular your ‘people watching’ reportage, but leaving us to wonder where their coversations or journey were going

People watching is a fascinating thing

very debonair portrait!

This is a perfect shot and says a lot without the words…but I do love your words. Are you flipping a coin to make a hard call? Having the time of my life…yes indeed…Everyday is like a dream come true.

Long way down here., worth the scroll..great shot, says a lot about you and i love the words by Green Day…Take care clever man…
sandra

Great work. The image is powerful – and a perfect visual companion to those particular lyrics. Well done.

That is one of my all time favorite songs Kevin your image only makes it better well done my friend . By the way did you have a good time at the black tie affair?

mike

very well done
Great composititon

truly humbled by your art… life changing for me. Thank you.

Love the words, they ring so true, and go so well with your SP…. fantastic work UnEasy!!

Thanks so much Vicki

you have a flair for portraits like some of the masters.. I find this interesting even if I do not know him.. and I don’t like cigars nor do I care about men in chairs.. teee hee.. but your shot makes me love both. and want more!! now that is fantastic shooting!!

Well done I see UR as good with your eye as you are with the pen.

He is,,,,, THE MOST INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD reminds me of the Dos Eques commercial.

Ohh my gosh.. I was being a bit dramatic and did not know this was you.. longer hair in the icon.. wow.. tee hee.. maybe I was just reading your energy.. your a very handsome chap!

even more hard to believe. .. really that is impossible! I think it is good art that keeps us young!

Wonderful storytelling portrait!!!! Love the mood…..

so cooooooool, what a mix, classic, is it only the sensitives of the planet that take a snapshot and file it…...if so, then the others miss out so much, so well interacted, a song i have heard a million times, but never did i look deeper than the hook on this one, i missed out till now, thank you friend, (he blows dust from his green day album)....

Fabulously well done!

very moving, powerful…..wow….excellent.

Ingz is right. This reminds me the classic movies atmosphere. Great!

Love the song and your image is a perfect take on the lyrics…....wonderful SP and story, made all the more authentic in b & w…....

A perfect advertisement for photography, especially black and white. A fav for me, well done.

Powerful image

B&W is superb, I love it in portraiture in particular, it has a dignified and timeless feel to it.

Beautifully done. :)

Brilliant narrative!

Fantastic image

Just a fabulous image LOL boy I have seen that exact look and pose in that gear many times over the years haha
Its a perfect shot !!
Rock

Incredible original work, coupled with one of my favourite songs of all time!!! Easy fave :)))

superb

Great self portrait, you captured the melancholy feeling perfectly, makes me want to dig out my tux.

classic work

Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
so perfectly said….’’’’’’’’’
I always call them lil side dirt roads…or tributaries off of a huge beautiful l river.. little detours..to where who knows. but when you get back on the main road.. hope its the place you need to be. but if you decide to stay on one of those back roads…or the road comes to a dead end. .. enjoy the life. just incase there aren’t anymore..

so love this portrait…very emotional and very handsome

Incredible image…I want to exploit this! put in my group!

Meditative, aristocrat – classic gait!
Excellent image!

great portrait

The quote is profoundly moving and the image is a beautiful study in black and white.

You’re welcome. Aloha ‘oe!

Awesome portrait, style and texture, great narrative within the frame, well done

This is an incredible SP – with words that punctuate and intensify…..

Wonderful photo..it says everything!

This is a rollockingly brilliant self-portrait. The tones, the mood, the pose. It’s just f**cking fantastic.

Congrats on the feature in Put Out or Get Out!

Wish you would..wondered what happen to it!!!!

fantastic images cheers

The right blend of art and lyrics. great piece. :)

Emotive work

Very powerful image, wonderful work!

great portrait…

Thank you, I am from NY and your shots made me homesick!

I lived on CPW and 100th. Yup, now I live in the desert! Go figure! NYC is awesome. I will be visiting in about 6 weeks!

I love this – you are formally dressed but sitting in a relaxed and very casual way – I am left wondering about the story behind (actually before!!) this shot XX
Becca

Nice self-portrait! Good work.

Debra

no worries..

Fantastic!

This is fantastic! Such a good piece of work looks like something you would see in a psychology magazine! :)

Such a great self-portrait!

anyone who quotes T.S. Elliot and Green Day is an interesting character in my book. i’ll be keeping an eye on you my friend. cheers!

hats off!! mR. UnEasy this is fabulous, what a beautiful and elegant Portrait, there’s a bunch of good feelings. one of them PEACE, and also I love to know you hate cigarettes.. me too!! many congratulations

Just wonderful!!!

beautiful and elegant work

this is amazing.

So before I read all the above comments, I will say it looks as though you have attended a wedding in this portrait. Dressed to the nines. and it is probably late in the day. I hope it is not your wedding, because you appear introspect, perhaps worried. I find this pairing of the photo and lyric a bit poignant, however I may have the notion all wrong…

Handsome portrait. Strong black and white. I bet the cigar was delish!!!

this is a very elegant, prestigious, deeply thought provoking, and handsome self portrait… : ) penny for your thoughts…

This is so thought provoking, especially as a self portrait, in a dual way, not just imagining your character after a wedding and reflecting on other weddings, on losing one’s grown-up offspring to the wild world of adulthood, regrets, mistakes, longings… who can tell, all the while I, at 59, have reached a new plateau of reflection and self recrimination, suddenly career-less, set free from the corporate grind like discarded rubbish. Free, fearful, happy, worried, confident, doubtful, it’s so very unusual to be so taken by such an image of recollection, especially adding that incredibly potent lyric, “I hope you had the time of your life”. I think I’d like that on my gravestone. Either that or, “Get off the grass”.

hey there …so while looking into this interesting portfolio of yours ..this stands out big time ..honestly the first thought was a Lenard Cohen song “Closing Time”....Brilliant and Classic ….Bravo….Steve

Great work !

perfect

Still my favorite! :-)

Great, classic image, love it!

Quite an extraordinary photo – one that projects an awful lot of emotion. This would be fabulous in a writing class, so many avenues present themselves. :-)

OMG this is just a masterful portrait and you look totally amazing!!! wowwwwww

Wonderful black and white portrait!! It looks like something from the past.

This is such a cooool sp!

I love that you’re sitting in the chair with your legs crossed! New take on a classic theme.

Splendid capture. Beautiful.

great portrait

A superb portrait!

You are most welcome….at first I thought it was a portrait of Al Pacino…..I truly LOVE everything about it…......

Wow – well, he is among my favorite actors of ALL time :D so I’m doubly pleased – Thank you so much!

Brill self portrait! some deep contemplation going on here!

vintage bravo

Great photo! Very emotional and captures the mood perfectly.

Excellent self portrait!

this is intense. almost a little Harrison Ford-ish, at least that’s what I immediately thought of. more effective, I think, in black & white :)

and thank u for your visit too :). yes i agree, the b&w works best here, but nice to have a mix of both

UnEasy, thank you. kind of you to say. is really just about practice and experimentation… hours and hours and hours of it! :)

thank u, appreciate it. well, is 1:45am here… bedtime. speak later :)

love the mood in this shot.

all dressed up and no place to go, sept,lost in reading some mystical need of informations quietness,handsome bugger,who middle age has brought classy,lines and margins to the ole bod n faces living, great photo by?

Man….. you’re GOOD! Superb yet again!

Superb work!!