Thoughts
by ladibug

Comment by Paul:
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: This is a rather pristine piece of work, it's difficult to take much fault with it - the angles and the composition serve the image very well.

Critical stuff: I am vehemently anti-smoking, I hate looking at images which show someone smoking - I know I'm not the only one. The lighting is very subtle, perhaps a little so subtle - I feel the image has been robbed a little of vibrancy and contrast. The more I look at it, the more I want to nudge the field of view to the left, giving some more space behind him and a little less to the right of the glass.

Overall: Completely competent and well made but the smoking motif alienates me as a viewer.

Hey You
by ladibug

Comment by colorcarnival:
Great portrait. I like that his eye is in focus. Nice use of grain too.

Hey You
by ladibug

Comment by mickwest:
not enough headwear

Hey You
by ladibug

Comment by Jedusi:
Thr crop is probably a little tight here as is the DoF.

This means that there isn't a lot of headware in the shot ot begin with, and what there is isn't really in focus.

Hey You
by ladibug

Comment by ikopanas:
wow great pp and focus on target.

Hey You
by ladibug

Comment by kellmak10:
wish the headware was in focus better

Entrapped
by ladibug

Comment by tnun:
The moon is an apple, far away and still we are in prison.

Entrapped
by ladibug

Comment by skewsme:
spooky beautiful. really appeals to me. great textures in the water.

Entrapped
by ladibug

Comment by salmiakki:
Loved this, sorry it didn't finish higher for you.

Entrapped
by ladibug

Comment by Chinarosepetal:
Well done for seeing an image that so many would have missed :)