The Eternal Nonconformist
by picjunkie

Comment by sekarmalathy:
Great use of tilt.... i like the title too :)

The Watcher
by picjunkie

Comment by Alicia:
I'm glad this landed in the 5's. It's a sweet portrait. The one negative (and misspelled) comment you got was from a person whose account was deactivated. Probably part of the voter fraud scandal around the Weston challenge.

The Eternal Nonconformist
by picjunkie

Comment by hernan43:
These tones are so rich. How did you do that?

The Eternal Nonconformist
by picjunkie

Comment by skewsme:
great idea! ;-)

The Watcher
by picjunkie

Comment by PennyStreet:
Very nice. Love the light and the dog looks sharp!

Daily Bread
by picjunkie

Comment by Alicia:
How funny! Greetings from the Critique Club! You asked for an in-depth critique and here we go:

There's not a whole lot I could say that you haven't heard from me already. Regardless - I really love this image. It is a completely original and personal take on the challenge topic, and I can see by the comments that you hit a nerve with the viewers/voters. There are many slick images out there, but in the end, the photo that touches people is the one that counts.

Your post processing is very original and emphasizes the subject (the pills) without being pretentious. The composition is good with the angle of the hand, the background telling more of the story, and lastly the positioning of the pills themselves.

Some challenges - The lighting is a little harsh where it hits the thumb. An additional light source might have helped with that. The bottom right corner is a little distracting because of the light ridge of the table. Since this is advanced editing, you could have perhaps burned that ridge to make it blend in a little. This way the eye sort of wanders there.

Congratulations on your first entry and on a great score!

Alicia

The Watcher
by picjunkie

Comment by Zepcrmc:
Boaring

The Watcher
by picjunkie

Comment by tanguera:
What a sweet little face.

The Watcher
by picjunkie

Comment by MeMex2:
Perfect B&W!

Daily Bread
by picjunkie

Comment by ferriss:
Very creative. This was my favorite of this challenge. I'm surprised you didn't rank higher.