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vadviragComment by purpleflutterby13: Greetings from the Critique Club.
As was commented on already - this is a perfect picture for the challenge theme. My comments would be as follows:
Technically, I think this is a very good photo. The lighting is just right (their faces are nice and lit up), and the DOF works very well for this - I love the small blur of a person in the lower right-hand corner, I think it really adds to the image. Good background too - contracts against the lady nicely.
However, I think the composition could have been better. The positioning of the lady is perfect, and the expression on her face and the wind in her hair work really well - she's got this lovely faraway look that captures the fact her mind is really somewhere else. The guy, on the other hand, clutters up the composition (imo). If she was by herself, the picture would have a much greater emotive content, but I guess wouldn't capture the 'mania'. As it is, it could have been improved if he was standing slightly further back, and maybe facing in the other direction. Because they're the same height, and he's sort of blending into her, I think the photo loses some of its impact. It also doesn't help that his face and clothes are a similar colour to the background - I think the shot would benefit from being recomposed so that he's a smaller but distinct entity.
But anyway - well done on a good shot.
PM me if you have any questions.
Jelena
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