Insider
by Fyzarl

Comment by mhanson:
Wish i could see the eye better.

To the dark side
by Fyzarl

Comment by elpy:
that kinda looks like a usb cord...

To the dark side
by Fyzarl

Comment by cycomerlin14:
Creepy. I wouldn't like waking up in this tunnel.

Deep Thinker
by Fyzarl

Comment by art-inept:
highlights on the forehead and hand look blownout. but the color and saturation is very good.

To the dark side
by Fyzarl

Comment by ilwil:
Cool. Too bad the red isn't symmetrical.

Special Effects
by Fyzarl

Comment by HBunch:
*Critique Club*

Hi there. While there is definately contrast in the photo, I'm not really sure I would call this HIGH contrast. To me, HIGH contrast is an extreme on both sites. Your brighter colors are bright, but to me, they aren't quite bright enough. The special effect listed in your title, which I'm assuming is the slow shutter speed and the 'smoke' looking aspect, Is actually dark within the photo. I think it would have been really cool to have that also bright as the sticks themselves.
Focus is good on the blue band laying down, obviously soft on the rest due to the effect used.
I think the effect creates a neat look to the photo. ALmost like spirits or something. That is appealing to look at and placement of the subject sis also ok. The lines in the surface they are sitting on are a bit of a distraction. Would have been nice to see this on a solid reflective surface.
~Heather~

To the dark side
by Fyzarl

Comment by stam:
THis photo has great perspective!

Deep Thinker
by Fyzarl

Comment by dwterry:
Fairly nice lighting... but the shadow from the nose is very distinct (sharp edges) which means a point source of light rather than a large softbox was used (or else the diffuse light was too far away from teh subject). While you generally worry more about soft lighting for women than for men, in this case, I think the hard line is drawing just a bit too much attention, especially since everything else looks so well done. Anyway, that's my "nit" for this image. Otherwise I like it a lot. The colors, the sharpness, the contrast, etc. Good luck in the challenge!

Deep Thinker
by Fyzarl

Comment by Tammer:
Nice portrait, great color scheme. 9

Deep Thinker
by Fyzarl

Comment by SandyP:
I love the lighting -- how it highlights only one side of his face. Very artistic and cool looking.