Scottish Hammer Throw
by Longfist

Comment by yanko:
Nice. You don't see this everyday.

7, 2 Offsuite? Generally Unfortunate
by Longfist

Comment by Judi:
Awesome capture....brilliant lighting. 10!

7, 2 Offsuite? Generally Unfortunate
by Longfist

Comment by CyBri2000:
I'm not sure that it's the best idea for an unexpected find, but I think the picture (the lighting and the reflective table and the black background) is really cool.

Be The Angel Of My Religion
by Longfist

Comment by Pedro:
Critique Club:

Overall I'd say you got a great result, particularly out of that camera (no offense intended to your camera ;)) The exposure is excellent, giving it a nice range and decent contrast. The wings seemed to have picked up more of the colour from the gels than her clothing, so they appear a bit grey (or maybe they are grey). either way, a little dodging of the highlights might help bring them up and balance the image out a bit.

Personally I'd have preferred a slightly shallower depth of field, which would set her off from the background a bit. I know that's tough without a dSLR. I'd prefer the shallow DOF because the stark mixture of verticals and horizontals in the background detract a bit from soft diagonals made up by the model and her wings. It's a personal preference of mine, but one that I think would serve this image well.

Conceptually it carries a strong message, which seems to go over well at DP. It's obvious to me that you used a single light source, but sometimes for challenges you need to smack voters in the face with it, as you often only get a few seconds to make your impression. Using a dialled down umbrella rather than a soft box would make it more directional and a little more obvious (outside of this challenge, mind you, the softbox was a perfect choice, and my preference as well)

Very nice entry, Dennis. keep it up.

Pedro

Message edited by author 2006-06-09 01:17:17.

7, 2 Offsuite? Generally Unfortunate
by Longfist

Comment by yann:
Cool lighting, very atmopheric.

7, 2 Offsuite? Generally Unfortunate
by Longfist

Comment by captbender:
Great lighting! I like the deep black...

7, 2 Offsuite? Generally Unfortunate
by Longfist

Comment by hideout:
Interesting design ... I'd have liked a little more negative space at the top or more of the reflection at the bottom.

Be The Angel Of My Religion
by Longfist

Comment by CalliopeKel:
Great model...perfect skin and shape! Unusual pose ...works great.

Be The Angel Of My Religion
by Longfist

Comment by Man_Called_Horse:
I gave an average score to this piece. Personally, I think it is a 'good enough' pix for DPC. But, at a showing somewhere it may be outstanding.

The thing is, it just doesn't have that wow factor. I know you wanted to show the model, and win a silly virtual ribbon, but I hope you took the time to experiment with your lighting. I hope you were shooting for yourself and found something that would fit the challenge, and not visa versa.

This pix has so much potential. Top 50, not bad.

Be The Angel Of My Religion
by Longfist

Comment by jneria:
The light seems to diffuse to really emphasize the theme. Nevertheless, beautiful image.