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Devious Journal Entry

Tue Nov 17, 2009, 1:41 PM

I guess this is it: I'm finally going crazy . . . I just browsed through the newest deviations in people and portrait, added a few faves, gave a few brief comments until . . . well, until I clicked this one: [link]

I really liked it and wanted to write a short comment. But the longer I looked at the picture, the more fascinating it became to me. And the same way my fascination built up, I more and more felt that a just a short comment wouldn't suit the picture. So I decided to go a bit into depth. From this point on, I can't really remember anything but the typing sounds.
By the time I regained my consciousness, I had finished my in-depth comment . . . 625 word, to be exact. Two pages of plain text, written in about 40 minutes for a COMMENT !!
There are critiques out there that contain only a quarter of the words that I put in a simple comment !

So, either I truly appreciate art . . .or I'm just plain crazy. What's your opinion ?

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Mood: Embarrassed
Listening to: Enya - Wild child
Watching: My comment being posted
Drinking: Water

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Well, what can I tell about me ?

I'm a down-to-earth guy with too much worries on the mind and a subborn will. I've been taking pictures for quite some time now (app. 6-7 years) and still like it. Throughout the years, I didn't get much feedback on my pictures, so improving skills was (and still is) quite hard for me imo

.
(I never went to an arts school btw, everything was learnt by myself; might be a handicap - or not ? )

I'm realistic about my skills and the things I do (which results in depression sometimes).
It's a good thing I stumbled into dA, there are lots of great artists in here

; I'm convident that all the great pictures will help my to improve my own photography skills.

Please watch, comment and critique!
Thx a lot and have a nice day !

Btw: If you are a struggling photographer too and in need of a good laugh or cheer-up, take a look at:
"What the Duck ?!" -> [link]

Devious Info

Current Residence: . . . at home
deviantWEAR sizing preference: M
Favourite movie: The 5th Element / Firefly Serenity / Supernatural / Contact
Favourite band or musician: Mike Oldfield / Era / Dropkick Murphys / Shivaree / Nightwish / Blackmore's Night. . .
Favourite genre of music: Folk Rock, Alternative, New Age, Smooth Jazz
Favourite artist: Luis Royo / . . .
Favourite poet or writer: Sergej Lukianenko / Trudi Canavan / . . .
Favourite style of art: Photography (self); Airbrush & Digital Art (just watching)
Operating System: Windows . . . I got used to it. . . .
MP3 player of choice: iPod 4th gen
Wallpaper of choice: Art of Greg Martin
Favourite game: Startopia / Mechcommander / -warrior series / Freespace series / Starlancer / The Witcher / . . .
Personal Quote: Be yourself; everybody else is already taken.
Tools of the Trade: Nikon D90 + Nikkor AF-S 18-105mm VR; Panasonic DMC - FZ50