sigh... I wish he'd stop clowning around...
by rdebruyn

Comment:
Nice pose and interesting alternative challenge interpretation. Image itself is not quite as sharp as I'd like.

Clown Dreams
by jjstager2

Comment:
What is it with all the demented clowns in this challenge!!! Good lighting and composition and no possibility of a viewer misinterpreting the clown's intentions ;-) Nit: the knife should be a little farther up in the air so we can see the nice, sharp point on it. A glint on the slightly-repositioned knife would make this sublime.

what about me?
by Kita

Comment:
Like the angled composition and POV; think it would have even more impact if the makeup on the eyes was still intact so the curve of the downcast eyes jumped out more.

lifeless
by lovethelight

Comment:
Well-lit, catchlights are dead center in the eyes. Can't decide if the flaws in the makeup add too much character to be truly "lifeless." Nice job overall.

Confused clown
by t3nchi

Comment:
Confused viewer. Why is he partially made up? Why isn't he wearing a shirt? What kind of clown is he, and why is he confused? He is gently lit and the angle and crop are nice, but the whole story is not here. That's OK; it doesn't harm the viewer to wonder a bit, if that's what you want us to do.

Pierrot, the clown
by Budya

Comment:
This is going to sound ghoulish but the indentation the head is making and the little bit I can see of the background cloth looks like the inside of a coffin! Nice stark image, though.

D'you want a balloon?
by alexgarcia

Comment:
Oooh, a real clown! Nice bokeh in the lights back behind him ... and a Santa? Huh. Interesting place you found!

Clown
by Boldgraphy

Comment:
Colorful, nice job on the lighting. I'd go for a less distracting background, I think.

Once you start seeing these, it's time to stop drinking
by ErikV

Comment:
Hmm, you have a point there. Nice job on the lighting and reflections.

Little clown
by rema15

Comment:
Cute prop. I don't think the background adds much; I'd move the model farther away and use a shallower DOF to minimize it.