The Clown
by tumitumi

Comment by HaikuSailor:
LOL..that's great! I love the freckles..

The Clown
by tumitumi

Comment by Artifacts:
I scored this image a 6 which to me means unsatisfactory but not a failure.

The problem is the nose is out-of-focus, and that is what you chose to leave colored so you draw even more attention to that defect. The expression you captured was perfect and fits the desat theme of the picture well and is otherwise a very nice composition. It does have weak greyscale tonality but that is not as glaring as the nose.

You may have just chosen the wrong central focal point. With the depth of field you already had you could have focused on the nose and still had the eyes and mouth in sharp focus. Another thing you could have done was to shoot at a higher f/number for greater depth of field. If you chose to have the nose out-of-focus purposely then that was the wrong decision. It will just look like a mistake to most viewers.

For improved greyscale tonality you could reduced contrast to bring back detail then increase just the black with "Selective Color" and still retained the BW impact of the image.

The Clown
by tumitumi

Comment by pipersd:
with the advanced editing option, i think i would have liked to see you take some of the window reflection down out of the eyes... but i really do like this shot otherwise.

Down in the valley
by tumitumi

Comment by adeldegan:
Very dramatic. I can't tell what the subject is though. It is a little confusing.

Down in the valley
by tumitumi

Comment by Imagineer:
The moody, over-dramatised treatment here belies a benign subject for me. The landscape is still interesting but lacks a focal point and it appears oddly bleached in places.

Down in the valley
by tumitumi

Comment by GolferDDS:
Interesting effect. It really sets the mood.

Down in the valley
by tumitumi

Comment by ryecr:
Wow very surreal!

Down in the valley
by tumitumi

Comment by RitaD:
Powerful shot! 10

Down in the valley
by tumitumi

Comment by simplesilent:
really cool
the tones here make the picture

Down in the valley
by tumitumi

Comment by shamer:
Compelling textures, but it is hard to discern where my focus should be. My eye is sent wandering & I'm left more with an impression rather than a tangible thought. That's not necessarily bad, but not particularly engaging, either!

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