Technology Invades Amish Country
by alanfreed

Comment:
LOL! If only you could have had an amish person on the phone! Great photo!

Resistance Is Futile
by ScottL

Comment:
The depth of field is really shallow, but I guess you can't do too much about that for a shot this tight. Nice title.

Reaching for Technology
by boyte1

Comment:
Nice composition -- way to be different!

A Change In The Air....
by tattoo

Comment:
Great subject for the photo. What is the explanation for the significant color shift in the upper right corner of the barometer? It's distracting, unfortunately. There is also a very noticeable blue tint to the photo. It should be possible to clean it up a little more.

1 / 0 , The Binary Paradigm
by jjbeguin

Comment:
Nice idea. Too bad someone else came up with the same concept. I'm not sure how well this speaks to the topic, though.

Slinfast - Before & After
by amnon

Comment:
Before and after what? One is a modem and the other is a memory card. I don't really see how the two relate.

Plastics Make It Possible
by Lana

Comment:
Fun! But I never got a plastic Slinky to work as well as the original metal ones.... Nice color.

Faces of many colors
by ayshih

Comment:
great dof

Fly Away Home
by Kaz

Comment:
Great shot....now if you could have only gotten him on the "home" button....

Demon Child
by crabappl3

Comment:
Hi crabappl3 --

This is a test critique from the critique club.

My initial reaction to this photo is that I just didn't get it. It wasn't until I read your details and saw that you used a skull that I could look back at the photo and see the detail. It's a really good shot, but it's so subtle that (to me) it was almost a little confusing at first.

That being said, the expression on the girl's face is quite haunting and appropriate for the photograph. Is there some kind of translucent scarf draped over her that is causing the ebbulent patterns? They are somewhat distracting if you are going for the illusion of a skull superimposed with the live face. Also, because the photo was compressed, the pixellated appearance of the scarf really detracts from the photo. Unfortunately, I think it takes more away than it adds. It really hurts the focus and clarity of the image.

The lighting is definitely from the right, which severely darkens the left side of the face. You cannot make out the whole form of the skull's left eye, which might be why I had a hard time seeing it at first. Perhaps lighting from the front, or below, would have been more effective and allowed a more even distribution.

The skull is too big for the girl's face, which could have been your intent. However, it looks out of place since it is not lined up with her facial features. Specifically, the difference between the top of the skull and the girl's hairline is a bit distracting. I would like to have seen the skull scaled down a bit so it is more proportionate to her size.

The multiple reflections in the girl's eyes are from the strobe light? Perhaps a different way to achieve this technique would have been to use a long exposure, light the girl's face and trip the shutter, then turn off the light and quickly replace the face with the skull and turn the light back on. This would take some doing, but if pulled off could be an interesting variation on this photo. Just a suggestion.

Overall, a very nice photo. Some minor changes in the setup and this would be an excellent shot. Great idea, good execution!

Rob 8)