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09/13/2005 04:51:47 PM |
* Greetings from the Critique Club *
I remember this shot very well from the Shoes challenge (for reasons we don't need to go into here...). ;-) I thought (and still think) it was a great shot and scored it highly.
I think that there are several reasons that this image didn't score higher than it did though. One is the subject matter (and although we all claim to be "objective" when it comes to these things, there are a certain number of voters who score "indulgent" images lower - of course, this may be offset by those of us scoring "indulgent" images higher!); two and three are the lighting and the crop (which I'll go into further below).
Lighting:
While very good in some areas, not so good in others. You've got some hot spots on his shirt and on her shoes (also the highlights on his arm over the tattoo are a little too bright as well). I think her leg needed more light behind it to help distinguish the black stocking from the dark background (or a different stocking selection - or none at all). I think the lighting is very good on his forearm and hand, the heel of her shoe, and his exposed chest.
Composition:
Good, but I'm not sure that the crop actually does this shot justice. At first glance it takes the viewer a period of time to distinguish her leg from the background and the overall layout of the scenario. While this can be a plus in some cases, I don't think it is on this particular image. The disorientation for the viewer causes confusion rather than an "aha!" response. I think that the shot might have been better with a little wider crop.
Focus/DOF:
Both good. The focus on the fore section of her shoe is a little soft.
Color:
I'm not sure that B/W really did this shot and pose justice. It could have supported the theme of "extremes" quite well, but the blown highlights and the dark leg prevented that from occurring (IMHO). I would be very interested to see how this looked in color.
Overall:
All that being said, I still think that this was a very strong image and solid challenge entry. Most of the above comments are nit-picking to try to suggest a slightly different take on the obviously good shot. Great job!
Just my 2 cents...
Jimmy |
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09/06/2005 06:56:49 PM |
| Very creative and interesting idea. I like it. The focus and lighting is really good too. I think you did a great job with this photo. |
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09/04/2005 02:50:46 PM |
| Good idea. I think the image itself has ended up too cluttered and tgherefore confusing. |
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09/03/2005 05:53:25 PM |
| Very orginal, nice composition too. I would use curves to gain the little extra on the shadows, make the a bit blacker. But great shot. Good luck ;-) |
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09/02/2005 12:49:42 PM |
| model's leg blends into background too much |
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09/02/2005 08:14:11 AM |
| nice one, i like the idea |
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09/01/2005 07:18:20 AM |
| Not enough light from the right hits the foot/leg. Black tights may not have been a great idea, since the legs blends into the background and is hard to see. |
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08/31/2005 04:38:21 PM |
hah
im a masocist
that looks painfull
cool tattoo |
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08/31/2005 04:12:22 PM |
| Nice placement and lighting. |
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08/31/2005 03:52:45 PM |
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08/31/2005 02:55:26 PM |
| those shoes look a little too pretty to be sadistic |
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08/31/2005 11:51:25 AM |
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08/31/2005 10:07:02 AM |
| i dont think black and white works for this and im a big fan of black and white. its hard to make out the picture..... to many lines between his tattoo and your shoe. |
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