Woolen Hills
by GeneralE

Comment by drgsoell:
Not bad. The little spot of blue is distracting.

Grate Expectations
by GeneralE

Comment by lizzyc3:
This is kinda blurry and the color's kinda dreary but this is a really cool idea

Grate Expectations
by GeneralE

Comment by dtouch1:
Something's missing...I cant quite place it.

Woolen Hills
by GeneralE

Comment by moodville:
Interesting idea - the texture is good but the dof seems a little off with the focus on the middle 'hill'. Being oof has given the front 'hill' more texture, but I think it may have just had a stronger impact if they were all in focus and had a uniform look with the lines and curves as the strong point.

Woolen Hills
by GeneralE

Comment by johnm:
What's that tiny bit of blue doing there?

Sidewalk Memorial
by GeneralE

Comment by Rgarcia:
Interesting POV.

Sidewalk Memorial
by GeneralE

Comment by RedHotKK:
Great photo and interpretation of subject.

A Square Jaw
by GeneralE

Comment by GeneralE:

Originally posted by leaf: I like the tone and mood of this image. It makes me think and wonder. It is a very dark image, and i know it is meant to be... perhaps i would say it was well exposed, i guess you don't have a bright light source.. and it looks like on the boy's chin the red is almost blasting out,... so perhaps it is fine... I think the cropping of the image was done well. Perhaps The picture is too contrasty. Perhaps somelight should be given to the entire image... and let it still be dark, but not SO dark. an image can be low key with good detail. This makes an image more interesting generally than an image that is too dark to see anything. overall, good, just play with the lighting a bit more. -from the critique club- and remember, these are just my thoughts.

Thank you, and all the commenters. I knew the degree of darkness would be a problem for some people (even to see), but I really wanted it dark for a variety of reasons, including that a lot of people would recognize my model if I showed any more.

My light source was quite faint -- I'm actually surprised I got any kind of decent image out of my P+S camera. I "punched up" the swirly lights a little, but the rest is a pretty straight photo. I meant to post a photo of the set-up (with the lights on) but forgot -- I'll try and do that this weekend.

Message edited by author 2004-02-11 21:26:25.

A Square Jaw
by GeneralE

Comment by PaulMdx:
Nicely done, Paul. Nice composition and balance. I like the way Isaac's face fades away, upwards. Colour looks good to me; I like the shades of red.

Sidewalk Memorial
by GeneralE

Comment by Claya:
Too much unrelated foreground but otherwise not bad.