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07/28/2009 07:21:14 PM |
Greetings from Andi via the Critique Club
First Impression: (without knowing photographer or seeing comments) This is a shot from somebody who understands light and mood and makes the viewer sit and think a while.
Composition: Composition is ok but for more impact I think losing the top third of the image (almost to a square crop) would help.
Subject: Yes, its a strong portrait that meets the challenge well but am thinking the whole smoking idea would have put off a few voters (am a smoker myself).
Technical: The lighting/exposure is spot on with good detail in the smoke and subject, I think it might be better in B&W?
Final thoughts: A strong image but am still not sure if the smoke around the eyes is a good or bad element and the cigarette looks a little odd. I'm still seeing this as a B&W image cropped to a half inch above the right eyebrow. |
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07/27/2009 11:25:00 PM |
Thanks for all the comments, appreciated. |
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07/24/2009 08:46:41 PM |
| Say whaaat? A little less smoke around the eyes and this would have been on the front page. Still in my top 10 |
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07/24/2009 12:17:46 AM |
| Very dramatic perspective & expression. Some more control over exposure & noise may have turned into better results. |
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07/23/2009 12:41:56 AM |
| Deep, contrasty image....nice. |
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07/20/2009 10:49:23 PM |
| This is the first of the photos that I've looked at so far in this challenge that I actually like. I love the lighting and the angle of the shot. My only criticism would be the blue blob in the top left corner -- I don't think it adds anything to the effect of this photo and it is a bit distracting. |
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07/20/2009 10:49:09 PM |
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07/20/2009 04:01:29 PM |
| :) But it is soooooo good for photography, don't you think? I love it. |
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07/20/2009 03:22:41 PM |
| Good idea, the smoke is dynamic and harsh lighting fits very well. Personally, I would have been tempted to neat image the smoke to make it more ethereal, but the current grain is good for the harsh message. |
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07/20/2009 04:03:34 AM |
| I like the distortion in this shot, or is that really your head shape lol |
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07/20/2009 03:33:06 AM |
| OMG .. so thats why i have a large nose .. wish i'd been told when i started smoking .. this is great by the way .. i'm not voting yet but just wanted to make a comment on this great image .. :) |
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