RAW
by jenesis

Comment:
Criminal Placement. Concur that this is a gem, and deserved MUCH better

16mm, 30 sec, f 2.8, 3200 ISO, 9 burning sticks and a million stars.
by John White

Comment:
Wow. exceptional concept and execution, both on the part of the fotog and the actors. well done, John

Just married
by Gordon

Comment:
amazing what your heart can do to assist your eyes in viewing a photograph, isn't it? The emotion in this makes a little spot in the bottom left corner of my brain tingle. it's not a part of my brain that gets used very often.

Very nicely done, GordonMcGregor.

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MSC_2802a.jpg
by grigrigirl

Comment:
JB oozes cool.

DSC_9008.jpg
by Pedro

Comment:

Originally posted by Drummerjd356: This picture is gorgous. I do weddings myself and this framing and focus are superb. Did you use available lighting? reflector? -Jeff

just available light. I tend to look for place of 'bright shade' as i call it. on a bright day, just under an awning, inside a doorway, beside a window - that kind of thing. this day was really overcast so it was kind of flat, but the cast from the red siding added much needed warmth.

81
by Pedro

Comment:

Originally posted by mk: Good of you to let Bill borrow your shirt.

Real buttons are too hard. Pearl snaps are easier. and I find the noise they make comforting.

Smirky
by jenesis

Comment:
I think it's safe to say that this would have placed quite a bit higher without the tint. silly really, but that's just how it works. still love that expression no matter how many times i see it :)

James
by Alecia

Comment:
hilarious that someone actually mentioned the black/white shirt. 42 out of almost 500? hm. not so bad, methinks. ;)

loves it.

Faultless
by jaxed

Comment:
nice work E! loved it from the first time I saw it :)

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Eye of the Beholder
by vertigoreality

Comment:
Hellloooo, Denise :)

a very nice moody portrait, Martin...rare to see D without a smile on her face. For the purposes of DP (whose opinions are not always congruent with the rest of the world) I can offer a little insight: the slight overexposure on the left of the photo won't go over all that well. DP tends to favour perfect exposure, despite the fact that overexposure can often benefit an image. The shadow cast by her head adds a bit of an off-centred feel to the image; DP tends to favour more balanced images. This isn't to say that DP voters are always right (in fact, often they're not), but since they are the masses we're pandering to in these challenges it's worth paying attention to.

For my own personal opinion (DP aside), I like her off-centred, and i like that her face leads my eye to the centre of the photo. The pose and expression are great, and there's a real connection to the viewer. As for the crop, I'd prefer it be either a bit tigher OR a bit looser - as it is, the top of the image acts as a bit of a ceiling and closes the image in a bit, making her head look a little elongated. a tight crop that cuts off the top of her head or a looser one that adds some context might even out the perspective a little.

Overall a solid photo and a good entry. nice contrast and sharp focus on the right parts. well done, M.

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