Can You Hear Me Now?
by Scoman

Comment by Reedman18:
Great title!

Faithful John
by Scoman

Comment by Spork99:
Hello from the Critique Club

To start, it seems you have the technicals right on in this shot, exposure and color seem pretty well done.

The connection to the story of Faithful John is tenuous at best, I'm pretty sure that the King's faithful servant was not a football player.

Compositionally, this is a bit of a mess. I can see how you attempted to shoot from a low angle and isolate the statue against the sky, but it's not really very successful since the banner and the building (stadium?) remain quite prominent in the BG, which is distracting. You could have tried shooting with a wider aperture, but I'm not sure that would really help and would certainly blur the clouds/sky.

The low angle also means that we're left looking up at the subject, which, if not so extreme, can make someone appear taller and more in a position of authority. When taken to the extreme like this, we're not really looking at their face, but more looking up their nose, which isn't the most pleasant view.

I'm not really sure what I can tell you how to improve this shot, but you should definitely keep shooting and consider everything in the frame, not just the subject.

Cheers.

Faithful John
by Scoman

Comment by bassbone:
a cool statue that is reasonably well taken - but i don't see any connection to the challenge

Faithful John
by Scoman

Comment by MaryO:
Well, THAT was one heck of a tale to read! I'm learning a lot voting on this challenge :-) Not sure he was a football player, but a statue certainly suits the story. I might have cropped closer, maybe a study of his face?

Faithful John
by Scoman

Comment by Catherine_B:
Huh? Football and Brother's Grimm? I don't get the connection...

Faithful John
by Scoman

Comment by fldave:
I didn't realize Faithful John was a football story... silly me! OK, I don't get the connection (I assume there is one) but not a bad shot despite that.

Faithful John
by Scoman

Comment by Truegsht:
lights and building...entire background is just too distracting. 5

Faithful John
by Scoman

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
That this is clearly a statue outside a football stadium makes it more of a shoehorn than my own entry. Nice texture showing on it however, and an interesting angle.

Faithful John
by Scoman

Comment by Purple_Girl:
Nice perspective and colours.

Faithful John
by Scoman

Comment by kenna718:
i had to search the story to get the connection. I like it, but I would have either found another angle or cropped out the football and the W banner because I think it detracts from the theme.