Predator
by gotrond

Comment:
Not enough info. To me low key doesn't mean a black picture with 30 pixels of info. Why not just add a 305 pixel border?

Gritty intensity
by paulb_17

Comment:
Nice exposure for a portrait. It has the normal range of tones one would expect to see. In a low key portrait the shadows would be more pronounced, deeper, moodier, with the highlights creating the form of the face. Sorta just the opposite of this.

Beast
by amjlt

Comment:
looks underexposed. I can't tell what the object is.

[ forgotten in colors ]
by goc

Comment:
The composition is interesting and most of the pixels in the frame are black. Black pixels alone do not make a good low key picture. I'd call this more high contrast. Your pixels within the area of interest are mostly light. This does have the potential to be low key, but there needs to be more tonality in the shadowed areas and less bright white.

All Cozy
by Misspava

Comment:
I think if the light fell across the face this would be much better.

A Face In The Bitter Cold
by TDCollins

Comment:
The colors look off. I kept looking at this and wondering why I was resisting liking it. It is well exposed and nostrils don't bother me as much as some other people, so that was ok. It's the lack of any visual clues as to him being in a "bitter cold" environment. He actually looks warm and comfortable.
I think this would be improved a lot as a duotone.

Sun in the Linear
by lyta

Comment:
To me, this lacks interest. It looks a bit oversharpened.

thru the hole
by ronrag

Comment:
low key is mostly about a mood. This picture does have a lot of dark pixels but the subject(the woman) is exposed normally, with none of the shadow play that makes low key so romantic.

Another Black & White Entry
by sir_bazz

Comment:
Nice job on the exposure. Can't say I'm a fan of the puddle. Causes me to think of an accident. Sorry. That's probably not what the intended reaction was supposed to be.

Secret Offering
by pineapple

Comment:
Good exposure and I think the warm tone is very fitting to this image. The range of tones on the left makes it easy to see the hand and shell, but the right side is very confusing. I think it's because of the wide band of dark placed against the small band of light on the hand.