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pallComment by PGerst: ** Hello from the Critique Club **
This is certainly an interesting take on a portrait. One goal of any portrait is to portray the character of the person. I infer then that you must be quite jovial. In fact, I'm guessing you went more for effect and fun rather than targeting a high score. Which makes critiquing equally as fun. :)
Composition
At first glance, I wasn't sure how I liked the tilt of the photo. Generally, I find that tilt is overused. However, after viewing this photo in different ways I have to say that the tilt works. In fact, it adds an element of suspense. In addition, the angle shot, from ground up, also adds a critical perspective to the photo. The sky is a key element of the background which helps to pull the subject away from the ground, definitely a benefit here.
The posture is also important. The right leg and left arm make a distinct line from the ground to the sky, again adding to the effect.
Technical
The exposure on the sky is appropriate; it is not too dark, nor too light. However, a bit more illumination is needed on the subject. It appears as though processing has pushed the fact and skin tones to the right giving a slightly noisy effect and unnatural colors given the rest of the scene. There also appears to be a slight halo around the subject. It is also clear that the subject is stopped in air by the flash. It would be interesting to see this same photo with a 2nd curtain sync as that may give a little more action to the photo. Either way, this is a fine shot.
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