A night to remember
by Ragga2000

Comment by EarlBaker:
Such gorgeous colors! Very well done.

Deep, deep in the jungle
by Ragga2000

Comment by Phil:
Greetings from the Critique Club Ragnheiður!

Let me start off by saying that overall this was a great idea - especially for your first submission. I like how the lovely model was placed in the shot and I am certainly a fan of dark, emotive images such as this. I see by your post challenge comments that you now know some things to try differently but I'll try to give you a couple more.

This would be a great candidate for painting with light or at least some selective lighting. The use of flash here brings out a bit much of the tree and makes it fight for my attention from the model. As was said below, you've lost some texture as well because of the lighting. Also, for shot like this the model needs to be much dirtier (at least for a better score at DPC). It looks like some was smudged on her arms but I'd actually like to see more of it and quite a bit on her face and hair. Would definitely give it a more "Deep, Deep in the Jungle" look.

Overall an excellent first challenge entry that isn't anything to frown upon. Can't wait to see more of your work.

Thanks for the opportunity to critique your image Ragnheiður.

Cheers - Phil

A night to remember
by Ragga2000

Comment by Tim:
a really great photo - spoilt by a tilted horizon - so easy to fix...

A night to remember
by Ragga2000

Comment by cutlassdude70:
The colors in this are GREAT! :)

Divine Princess Cod
by Ragga2000

Comment by eschelar:
Ok, I think you have officially found the weirdest place on earth... ????

Divine Princess Cod
by Ragga2000

Comment by posthumous:
That's wonderful. You've created a creepy, intriguing fantasy world. The muted colors work well to create a subdued surrealist mood (fish always help with surrealism, too).

Divine Princess Cod
by Ragga2000

Comment by RolandB:
Sounds like a B-Flick I've gotta see!! I like the lighting and color tone here. Good job.

A night to remember
by Ragga2000

Comment by arhunt35:
Hmm, a tough one. It looks quite mystical. I think it could have been more leveland I would possibly have gone for a slightly shorter exposure. Saying that, the reflections are cool and the sky is quite dramatic although it doesn't quite look real. Good luck. 6

A night to remember
by Ragga2000

Comment by biggis:
I feel that this is slightly on the wonk and should be rotated a degree or so clockwise. Great colours and over all nice photo

Divine Princess Cod
by Ragga2000

Comment by ubique:
This is pretty weird ... and I always like that. Presumably this is in Iceland, where dessicated cod might be considered a suitably glamorous backdrop for a princess? I'd be virtually certain to see this movie. 7.