day1_after.jpg
by love

Comment:
I like the idea of darkening her face area for the reasons you gave but for me the face just looks underexposed rather than cast in more shadow, which I believe is what you was going for. The reason for this is the orignal shadows along the edges of her face still have a sharp transition to them, which suggests bright harsh light should be present on the face but now isn't there. So what you would need to do to "sell" the new shadow you're adding is to change that original shadow on her face from the sharp edge it has currently to something a lot softer. Ideally it shouldn't even have an edge any more, just a smooth gradient transition from darks to lights.

Just my opinion of course. :)

Day 01
by Dirt_Diver

Comment:
Nicely done. I like the vintage feel to it.

After.jpg
by FotoMunki

Comment:
I like it. Since she's not making eye contact I wonder if darkening the glasses might enhance the glamour/fashion like feel.

Worm Friend Edited
by TCGuru

Comment:
I like the choices made here. A gritty texture delight.

The Horse Whisperer
by acoppola

Comment:
Wow such a low score. This is worthy of 7+, IMO.

Message edited by author 2008-05-28 00:40:33.

She's Got Legs
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
That's spooky. Congrats on the yellow. Your woodies will be jealous.

Wildlife as Canon Sees It
by DrAchoo

Comment:
Ha that's awesome. I would have thought this would be well over 7 but 6.7 was enough. Congrats!

Field Of Dreams
by WhosThatGirl

Comment:
Nicely cropped. Interesting title choice but I keep thinking Alice in Wonderland instead.

Flying High
by cca

Comment:
Nice action shot but you really needed to be on the other side to make this more effective (i.e. you would have captured their faces better).

The Hitchhicker
by panderbear

Comment:
I like how you cropped her head off. However in doing so the leading line leads you straight to her behind, which may not be a bad thing but it makes it more like a photo for a jeans ad. If that's what you're going for then this is perfect, I wouldn't change a thing. If not then a landscape orientation would have been better, IMO. It would allow more of the road on the right to be shown and thus it would shift the leading line over to the right and that way it would guide the eye towards her destination rather than her behind, if that makes sense.