Begging Boxer
by om10

Comment:
Heheh, great shot. I like the composition and the overall effect and I think the whitespace works well. Getting the eyes sharper would have really made this one jump out even more. Looks like your doF bit you (no pun intended) a bit as that protruding muzzle gets slightly out of focus down by his mouth. Overall a great submission. Good luck.

Tower of Power
by photom1946

Comment:
In my opinion, shots like this where the geometry is the focus beg, scream and pleasd to be presented in a purely symmetrical fashion. This one looks a little off-kilter and with the geometry really being the only thing the shot presents to grab your interest, it doesn't quite come through. Good luck.

behind her
by nomad469

Comment:
I don't mind a softer focus on portraits but it really makes the image pop if the eyes at least are very sharply focused. Nice concept here. Wonering how it might work with a little less of her chest and a little more of the guy peeking around up top? Good luck.

DSC_0343sm.jpg
by Maverick

Comment:
Awesome. I had two shelties, now only have one, and hope to be replacing the second one soon. Such great dogs. Nice pic!

Umpqua Lighthouse HDR
by talmy

Comment:
Why would the overcasst sky have kept you from entering this? It's a decent photo, it clearly benefits from the expanded dynamic range of HDR and unlike 99% of the other shots in the forums it isn't a complete haloing festival and abuse of tone mapping. You should reconsider entering if you have more shots along these lines.

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by idnic

Comment:
I think had your body been perfectly symmetrical this would have buried both your entry and everything else in the challenge. Cool pose, great lighting. Really cool looking shot.

Flaw
by heathen

Comment:
Well, hopefully this won't reinforce your earlier impression of me heheh.

I voted 4 or lower so here comes my opinion:

- the eyes are pretty whacked out. Particularly the right one where the whiting out has given your iris some straight edges.

- the composition. Given that those white eyes are the real poppers in this shot against all the darkness, I thought they could have been placed for much better effect. Maybe you were going for a different sort of look here and that's cool, but to me it looked like you were just slightly out of frame when you took the shot.

- the negative space. this is part of the composition, but it's worth addressing separately. far too much pointless deadspace above your head that doesn't add anything to the photo. I liked the band of lighter gray (black?) to the right of your face and I think were you centered in the frame that would have added a nice highlight around you and given the darkness above and below some impact.

- the concept. My own submission was pretty cliche, so I didn't specifically ding this one for being another painted face shot. However it does keep one from getting really psyched about the image when the first thing that comes to mind is 'another xyz shot'.

Anyway, I just bitched about wishing people who voted 4's on my shot would have left a note so turnabout is fair play. Also, having obviously read your write-up for the shot, I'm betting what's under the mask would make for an interesting shot. Hard as it might be to put it out there, seeing something unusual in a challenge full of average looking mugs might just work in your favor.

Good luck, I'll crawl back under the bridge now.

The Sorcerer
by nico_blue

Comment:
Cool looking shot. Would have more impact if it was cropped tighter around the guy and his magic. Good luck.

world war III brewing
by saintaugust

Comment:
Cool concept. Composition is a little odd, but the intent stare is a nice touch.

Man with mustache reflected in a full-sized bed sheet
by posthumous

Comment:
This is one of the cooler shots I've seen in a challenge in some time.I am very curious to see how it fares here on DPC. From me, Mister Avg Vote 4.x - this is an absolute 10. Great work.