Breaking The Waves
by willow_zzen

Comment by notonline:
IMO the photo lacks subject or interest. Perhaps if the whole body of the guy in the water were a silohouette would have made for a more appealing shot in my opinion. Good luck in this challenge. <5>

5 & a little extra shiny something
by willow_zzen

Comment by Dr.Confuser:
Harsh shadows detract. Try natural light and a longer exposure next time. Subject doesn't hold my interest.

5 & a little extra shiny something
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Comment by love:
lighting is off here...

Sad is not the right word.
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Comment by graphicfunk:
The composition and colors are great. Bump.

5 & a little extra shiny something
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Comment by michael_p:
Out of focus.

Sad is not the right word.
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Comment by charliebaker:
Good composition except for cutting off the feet. Lighting is subtle, soft. Mood is powerful.

Sad is not the right word.
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Comment by metoecus:
I like the use of flesh tones throughout this image. The only thing I think that I'd change is to remove her bracelets; they seem to be the only thing in the picture that doesn't look organic. There are discolorations on your model's arms and legs which look like faded bruises. But because of the mood conveyed by the pose, this is probably an asset in this case.

5 & a little extra shiny something
by willow_zzen

Comment by HBunch:
The five fingers are too soft focus in my opinion. The shot is harshly lit. The dark shadows are distracting and the bottom of the photo is too bright on the background. The 'shiny thing' is barely visible since it is sitting int he darkest part of the entire photo. The skin looks unnaturally textured. Too smooth. So smooth actually that the light is refelcting off the back of the hand. I'm not sure what caused that appearance, but definately odd.
The texture of the wall adds nothing visually to this photo. I feel that a different background might benefit the photo a bit. Actually, maybe having the hand set away from the background would be even better. Maybe with a DOF to blurr the background. If you moved the hand away from the background, it would eliminate the background texture that I find distracting and also help to lessen the shadows created on the background, which are also distracting to me.
If you added some different lighting, it would also help to make the ring more visible as it might draw it out of the shadows.
I realize this was a short challenge with little time to compose and shoot, and this has the appearance of a quick shot. Maybe something as simple as brightness/contrast could have even helped this shot dramatically.
~Heather~

5 & a little extra shiny something
by willow_zzen

Comment by tasha4paws:
another neat image overuse.

5 & a little extra shiny something
by willow_zzen

Comment by whagerbaumer:
Way, way underexposed. A 2.