Figure Eight
by photochild405

Comment by geoffb:
Hi from the Critique Club,

This shot has great timing and good composition, but unfortunately the actual shot doesn't appear to be planned out very well. Although the trees behind the bubbles provide a good backdrop, they are much too dark and only serve to prove that this shot is quite underexposed. The shot is exposed for the sky, which takes up only a small portion of this image, and creates way too much contrast.

In addition, there is a huge lens flare in the upper left and lower right regions of the image. Although lens flares can be effective, this one appears accidental, and detracts from the subject (the bubbles).

Great timing and composition of the shot. For the future, planning the shot out a bit more (i.e. considering the scene) will improve your score drastically. You clearly have the creativity to produce great shots.

Regards,
Geoff Ball

Figure Eight
by photochild405

Comment by kjhunter2250:
Well done.

Figure Eight
by photochild405

Comment by klstover:
Nice to have the background be very dark, to take some of the distraction away (the leaves make it busy so with a bright color I think it would just totally overwhelm the bubbles).

Figure Eight
by photochild405

Comment by dtremain:
Too far away. You could get the same impression with a much tighter shot with less distractions.

Figure Eight
by photochild405

Comment by gdub1189:
wow very creative. i like how the bubble is floating in the sky with another bubble. nice angle too.

The Pier
by photochild405

Comment by CapeSail:
Nice colors and ocmposition.

Veins
by photochild405

Comment by posthumous:
Great vulnerability to this portrait. Not only is the skin exposed, but even the veins! It is a pretense of vulnerability, of course (drawn in), but it mirrors the real deal.

Veins
by photochild405

Comment by yianisn:
I think darker lighting, or even B&W would have worked better.

Veins
by photochild405

Comment by quiche:
Would benefit from more creative lighting.

Veins
by photochild405

Comment by jgm5015:
I think a darker background would some moodier lighting would have enhanced this a lot... good idea and very pretty model, though!