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05/18/2006 02:13:53 AM |
Hi from the Critique Club!
Two things immediately stand out in this image. The first is the contrast in colour between the subject and the background. The second is the man's expression.
I have no idea what the title refers too, but I presume it is a real prison, and that your subject is supposedly one of its guests. If that is the case, the background is perfect in that it looks like an old sepia image from a time gone by. And if you think about it, prisons are places that mess with the idea of time: Time inside drags for the inmates, but time outside stops for them. Often they come out to a world that they no longer recognise. So the sepia representing the archaic, time bending institution of prison is a perfect choice. The man on the other hand is in glorious technicolour, representing his individuality inspite of his being incarcerated.
The man's expression to me could suggest fear or menace - both of which are appropriate in this context, and it was well captured.
Your post processing steps in acheiving your overall image might as well have been written in Greek, as I am PS challenged, so I can only bow to your expertise and say well done;) |
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05/11/2006 03:25:43 PM |
| Nice capture, like the colours. |
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05/09/2006 06:53:51 PM |
| Yes. Very, very good. I suppose the whole background is desat? Oddly enough, it doesn't at first seem so. It's an attention-grabbing image, and should be a good movie. I'll see it. 8. |
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05/09/2006 06:29:04 PM |
| Great expression on this person's face. |
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05/09/2006 02:14:18 AM |
| I like your idea and I feel that your title fits well with your photo. I don't know what to think about the background this way. I guess it would have looked better if you used a different aperture or desaturated the man. |
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05/08/2006 10:51:08 PM |
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05/08/2006 03:48:13 PM |
| A harsh documentary about a brutal place. The man's expression plus the harsh geometry behind him make this poster a success. |
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05/07/2006 11:39:53 PM |
| The title effect is good, 8 |
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