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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.

City that Never Sleeps
by shalrath

Comment:
This is ac ool shot, but assuming there is a neon sign in there somewhere I don't think its the subject of the photo by any stretch - and that's what made the challenge a real challenge. nice shot though, good luck.

Alone in the Attic
by EvanH

Comment:
This is excellent, but why so small? Would have looked great at regular size. Check out the sizing tutorial in the forums. Good luck.

Third Eye
by DefyTime

Comment:
Prying
open
my
third
eye

...always an extra point for tool fans.

THE WINNER
by hotpasta

Comment:
Good picture, what's up with the obnoxious border? Like the muted tone sin this.

When Nature Calls
by robshookphoto

Comment:
Heheheh.