Stair shadow
by Melethia

Comment:
Like I said, I absolutely love this photo, it really jumped out at me in the thumbnails page when voting, and I gave it a 9 (no 10s in this challenge for me). Should have done better I reckon, but its the kind of photo that can easily be underrated here.
fwiw, I really like the desat outtake, but not as much as this one.

The framing and composition seems to be perfectly balanced. The interplay of the diagonal shadows and the stripes of colour works really well, echoed by the solid black of the f/g staircase. The white steps on the bottom right of the frame add some depth to the composition.

Great find, takes a photographer's eye to see it and to fully exploit the potential. Your best entry I've critiqued so far in my books, even if it doesn't have the highest score.

ETA: wouldn't be quite the same without those lovely earthy tones

Message edited by author 2006-06-26 11:31:01.

wild flowers
by Kelli

Comment:
I love the editing on this
Nice

Extreme Shadow Puppets
by Nobody

Comment:
woah, I never thought it might be real! I was thinking the model had jumped from the ground, and it was flipped.

Great shot, well done

Stair shadow
by Melethia

Comment:
In my top three - I thought one of these studies might be yours

Will try and critique properly later

Pounce
by elsapo

Comment:
great capture of the action

Monsters Don't Exist!
by SherwinJames

Comment:
great lighting on the child's face

Extreme Shadow Puppets
by Nobody

Comment:
clever.
but still scary

The Monolith
by Cutter

Comment:
great colours and perspective

Moonwalker
by SJCarter

Comment:
wish the righthand leaf was more in focus.

Stair shadow
by Melethia

Comment:
Awesome. Added to favourites. Colours are perfect, love all the diagonals. 9 (highest score so far)