Withered Beauty
by Osiris1975

Comment by Ammie:
Oe-aa, great shot.

The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, by Douglas Adams
by Osiris1975

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

First off, huge congrats on an outstanding first entry and glad to see you did so well in your first challenge. Your style is very reminescent style of Svetlana, aka silverfoxx. And yes I can see similarities to RKT in there too. And Deb (Melethia) is right - getting both a posty and an thumbprint is a huge accomplishment here. Hard to believe you've only been into photography for 1 month!!!

This is a very haunting, compelling image and now I want to go read the book so I can figure this out!! Don't worry so much about teeny details like the crease in bottom right. Nobody else seems to have noticed it and it doesn't detract. Composition is very good and I don't mind that we can see your wife's face. Adds to the mystery. Very glad you've already discovered the value of a tripod especially for shots like this. The lighting is nice and subdued and the tiny bit of grain in the curtains just seems to add texture.

I predict that if you keep up this kind of work, you could be giving the ribbon hawgs a serious run for their money. Just shoot and pp and enter what works for you, and let the scores fall as they may. It's so much more rewarding to ribbon with a shot you like.

Feel free to PM me,

Susan

Anubis Awaits
by Osiris1975

Comment by CNovack:
Voted earlier in the day, coming back to leave comments now.

I absolutely love the shadow on the wall with the egyptian engravings on it. To me that is what it mysterious. Keeping the statue in the composition lessens the impact of the mystery of what exactly does the creature look like who is casting it.Idea is good but it has potential to be even better. There is just something missing...something that would add to the story and make it even more compelling. Perhaps Anubis could be stalking an archeologist who dared enter a sacred tomb or something else. BTW - One thing to note. I looked at this on the P.C. and later had the chance to look at it on the laptop whose monitor is brighter. The statue almost blends into the darkness with the P.C. while the laptop it is much more visible. With darker images you never how your audience's is seeing it because all monitors are calibrated differently. The darker 'version' I like better because as I mentioned that fabulous shadow on the wall is where the real magic & mystery lies.

Withered Beauty
by Osiris1975

Comment by bmartuch:
The depth of field is incredible.

Anubis Awaits
by Osiris1975

Comment by Giles:
its a little to mysterious for me, too dark and hard to make out any detail but nice feel and idea

Withered Beauty
by Osiris1975

Comment by scooter97:
I like how this flower seems to float on the background. The other flower to the left is a bit distracting.

Withered Beauty
by Osiris1975

Comment by Jutilda:
This is gorgeous.

The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, by Douglas Adams
by Osiris1975

Comment by vawendy:
What a way to start! Beautifully done!

The Chosen One
by Osiris1975

Comment by Tiny:
Nice work,looks good.

God In The Machine
by Osiris1975

Comment by Osiris1975:
Thanks bflo_guy, you're right, this one just didn't work out.