The Hustler - Self Portrait

© Donald K. Cherry

The Hustler - Self Portrait

Uploaded: December 06, 2004 18:30:28

Comments

Allan L. Whitehead December 06, 2004

Nice capture, Donald, I love this in b&w. Very well done, my dear friend - your good friend, Allan #194530

Donald K. Cherry December 06, 2004

Thank you very much, Allan! #958146

Colette M. Metcalf December 06, 2004

Very nice image, Don!! #958192

Donald K. Cherry December 07, 2004

Thank you, Colette! #958367

S J December 07, 2004

Very nice composition in B&W, Don! Would love to see it with dreamy effect... You know effects can do wonders sometimes...
By the way you message came in as I was trying to write these lines.. Have a good day, my dear friend! #958745

Dan Holm December 07, 2004

Fantastic shot, Donald! Love the lighting on this! Very dramatic! #959311

Isabel L December 07, 2004

Cool. It looks really different in black and white. #959335

Elisabeth A. Gay December 07, 2004

Great shot Donald!! Nice to meet you in person!
Ann #959372

Donald K. Cherry December 09, 2004

Thank you very much, Dan, Izzy and Elisabeth! #962407

S J January 17, 2005

Congrats again, my dear friend!! Good luck in the next round!! #1040391

Kip T. Berger January 18, 2005

Congratulations on the finalist Donald!!! #1040978

Colleen Braun January 18, 2005

congratulations... #1041437

Patricia A. Kuniega January 18, 2005

Congratulations on your excellent self portrait and finalist, Donald! Great work and best of luck! #1042155

cj patterson January 18, 2005

congrats again!! #1042480

Anette Linnea Rasmussen January 18, 2005

Great shot Don!
Congrats on your great finalist!

Best wishes
Linnea #1043754

Cathy Gregor January 18, 2005

Congrats, Donald!
-cathy #1043949

Dan Holm January 18, 2005

CONGRATS, Donald!! #1044043

Murry Grigsby January 18, 2005

Congrats and good luck Don! #1044396

Stanley J. Contrades January 18, 2005

Rack 'em up, Donald!! Great job, and CONGRATULATIONS go along with lots of good luck in the next level!!
Much Aloha,
Stan #1045373

Cindy Paquette January 18, 2005

Way to go Donald!!! Such a great image! Congratulations to you!!! Feeling better now???? ;-) #1045973

Colette M. Metcalf January 19, 2005

Congratulations Don!!!! #1047286

S J January 20, 2005

Many CONGRATULATIONS on this fabulous SECOND PLACE WIN, Don!!! I'm sooooooo happy for you, my dear friend!!!! WTG!!!! #1049491

Anette Linnea Rasmussen January 20, 2005

Great job Don!
Congrats on your win!

Best wishes
Linnea #1049536

Alan L. Borror January 20, 2005

Congratulations on your winner, Don! #1049683

Cathy Gregor January 20, 2005

Congratulations on your win, Donald!!!
-cathy #1049912

Wally Orlowsky January 20, 2005

Congratulations on this winner, Donald! And, I bet your mother said all those days in the pool hall would never get you anywhere ... LOL. #1049966

Colette M. Metcalf January 20, 2005

Congratulations to you on your win Don!!! LOL Wally! #1050005

Dolores Neilson January 20, 2005

And you mean business too!! Donald...this is full of drama and very effective! I love it! Big congrats to you!! #1050214

Patricia A. Kuniega January 20, 2005

Congratulations on your terrific photo and well deserved win, Donald! #1050318

cj patterson January 20, 2005

Congratulations Donald!!! I'm so proud for you!! Well deserved!!! #1050333

Wendy Stevenson January 20, 2005

Congratulations on your well deserved win Donald. This is really great!! #1050368

Donald K. Cherry January 20, 2005

Thank you so much, everyone for offering all the wonderful words of praise and encouragement! I can't begin to tell you all how surprised and happy I was that this shot was selected as a 2nd place winner! #1050416

Murry Grigsby January 20, 2005

Congratulations on your win Don! #1050623

Kathleen Clemons January 20, 2005

Congrats to you, Don! #1050748

Allan L. Whitehead January 20, 2005

Donald, congratulations on this wonderful win, it's richly deserved, my very dear friend - your good friend, Allan #1050941

Jill Flynn January 20, 2005

Congratulations on your Second Place win Donald! #1050962

Jane Summa January 20, 2005

FANTASTIC, DONALD!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! #1051095

Adilson F. Ferreira level-classic January 20, 2005

Congratulations on your win Donald!!! #1051308

Arthur Rosch January 20, 2005

I love self portraits, and this is one
of the most sly and witty self portraits
I've ever seen. It gives me many
ideas!

Art #1051434

Stanley J. Contrades January 20, 2005

Big CONGRATULATIONS on your 2nd Place win, Donald!! Bravo!
Much Aloha,
Stan #1051873

Darren K. Fisher January 20, 2005

THis is an awesome image Donald. So very well done. COngrats on your win. #1052278

William C. Raco level-classic January 20, 2005

Congratulations, Donald!

bill #1052424

Kip T. Berger January 20, 2005

Congratulations Donald on this shot and win! Great job! #1052652

Dan Holm January 20, 2005

Congrats on your very7 well deserved WIN, Donald! #1052675

Edward R. Valdez January 21, 2005

Excellent! You've inspired me to come up with a creative self portrait idea. Congrats on your win!!!! #1053558

Stephen Zacker January 21, 2005

Congratulations Donald #1054450

Nobu Nagase January 22, 2005

Congratulations, Donald, on your great win!
Fantastic!!!
I'm very happy for you!!! #1056420

Kristi A. Howson January 22, 2005

Congratulations Donald...wonderful use of light and dark...great mood!!!!! #1056591

Leonard Pierce January 23, 2005

Congratulations on your Second Place win Donald!!! #1058909

Donald K. Cherry January 24, 2005

Thanks everyone for all the wonderful comments! I really appreciate all of them!! #1059813

Nancy Grace Chen January 31, 2005

Very stylish and cool. A late congrats to you on your winner!!

Nancy #1075978

Bill Wyatt June 15, 2006

Belated congratulations, Donald! This image is so awesome, excellent presentation and composition. #2899737

JO ANN CLEVELAND July 29, 2006

What a cool shot! You look like one of the Hustlers in the movie!
You are a great photographer Donald!
Consider me your new best friend! lol

jo ann c. #3099394

Carlo Cascone August 11, 2006

An elegant and sophisticated shot!
A master use of indoor lighting!
Carlo #3152908

JO ANN CLEVELAND August 11, 2006

Hey Don! You are a winner in my book all day long!
Congratulations on this recent win!
Your friend, jo ann c. #3152993

Vladan D. Djordjevic January 20, 2007

Great scene. Love the composition, lighting! #3841663

Luigi Di Serio level-classic July 20, 2007

Hey I like this self portrait. It has the edge to it. I am certainly not playing you in pool #4532252

Peggy J. Maguire July 23, 2007

Donald,excellent presentation.fantastic indoor lighting! #4542765

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