MILK POWER!
by Agust-Ingvarsson

Comment by spiritualspatula:
Hello and greetings from the Critique Club-
I don’t feel as though your model is washed out, I think part of that feeling is just that she’s got a fair complexion and that, being in shadow, her front has very flat lighting on it. The serious look is interesting, but it fits very well with the landscape. I think your repetition of the color white in so many different aspects is interestingâ€Â¦ the mustache, the clothing, the snow, and it makes it a very cohesive presentation. I’m alright with the sky being blown, but wonder what this would look like if you had perhaps done it in BW. I would also encourage you to just go ahead and blow the whole sky uniformly and leave nothing left of it.
One thing that I think would have worked pretty well given your setting and overall feel, is to have her angled to the light somewhat, so that you can use the sun as a bit of a rimlight, because I really like the way her hair is caught by the light, but it̢۪s minimized in this shot because of the blown sky around her head. This would also give you a bit more edgy lighting on her face. Having her centered isn̢۪t going to be everybody̢۪s cup of tea, but it adds an intensity to things because there is nowhere else for the viewer to look, and I appreciate that.

MILK POWER!
by Agust-Ingvarsson

Comment by pointandshoot:
The serious expression, along with the subtle "breaking of rules" really made this a refreshing standout for me. I gave it an 8.

MILK POWER!
by Agust-Ingvarsson

Comment by timfythetoo:
I hope you got some shots without the stache. For this challenge the image doesnt really grab me, however with an advanced edit ruleset and a milk free model you have the potential for a very very cool image.

MILK POWER!
by Agust-Ingvarsson

Comment by Jon_H:
The sky is distracting and gives the model a washed out appearance.

Night Patrol
by Agust-Ingvarsson

Comment by Agust-Ingvarsson:
Big thanks to all the voters, wasn´t expecting such a high score. And thank you all for the comments, I really enjoyed them.

Night Patrol
by Agust-Ingvarsson

Comment by tanguera:
The amount of stars you captured is astonishing! And the fact that we can identify the Pleiades is quite miraculous.

Night Patrol
by Agust-Ingvarsson

Comment by citymars:
Nice job! I believe this is a real solder on patrol.

Night Patrol
by Agust-Ingvarsson

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
I had this one pegged for a high score. Pleased to see it with a nice strong 6 and in the top 10.

Night Patrol
by Agust-Ingvarsson

Comment by scooter97:
I like this shot a lot. I think at the challenge size (800 pixels) it could benefit from a tighter crop.

Night Patrol
by Agust-Ingvarsson

Comment by littlemav:
I really really like this, it's very lonley yet proud feeling at the same time. The only thing that I would have liked better is if you put just a tiny bit more light on the soldier, not much because you'd loose the wonderful feel of this maybe a very weak flashlight with a klenex over it.. Any how that's just my opinion. Still giving it 8.. Good luck!