Of Human Bondage - W. Somerset Maugham
by Natator

Comment by Azrifel:
Well lit, excellent compositon. Good gray toning. Hard black/white border keeps the eye in the frame.
The choice of aperture keeps the focus on the fingers. Perpaps that is one of the main elements in human bondage; focus on the person, not the rope. :)

The long nail on the fifth finger leaves me wondering, are these the hands of a male or a female?

Of Human Bondage - W. Somerset Maugham
by Natator

Comment by mighty_bison:
Creative entry. It certainly is a contender in my opinion. I would have liked to have seen a lighter colored rope though. The long dirty fingernails are also distracting.

Of Human Bondage - W. Somerset Maugham
by Natator

Comment by bormic:
Great composition and lighting. Very good job.

Of Human Bondage - W. Somerset Maugham
by Natator

Comment by channeled:
Wonderfully captured & executed. 10

Of Human Bondage - W. Somerset Maugham
by Natator

Comment by blindjustice:
Personally, I would go a little bit more like the acid koolaid picture! The nails are too well kept to convey a feeling of slavery, bondage, or anything like that- except maybe credit card debt- sorry I'm such a wise ass- I did rate you with a good number (8.5)

Black Corsett
by Natator

Comment by emorgan49:
I like the sepia one better - though I love both

Of Human Bondage - W. Somerset Maugham
by Natator

Comment by Rastas:
Hands out of the dark...

Turtles Cross Here.jpg
by Natator

Comment by Rastas:
The dichotomy of it all, turtles and a speed limit of 80....

Lightning.jpg
by Natator

Comment by Rastas:
How many shots did you take to get that one??? (methnks the memory card must have been full)

I tried doing this years ago by using a strobe/flash slave controller and switching the shutter release on the camera. It was just a little slow, and I could not control the light intensity. I may just get enthused to make something again for the digital!

Black Corsett
by Natator

Comment by Rastas:
Where does the body end and the background start.... As a corset admirer, This one has me hooked!