Luminosity
by Rooster

Comment by vtruan:
I like the back light, but the background items do not help. A bit of darkening of the back ground to eliminate the objects would have given you a higher score.

2000: The Year of the Dragon
by Rooster

Comment by GoldBerry:
cool idea, statue against a pic or print out maybe? wallpaper? I'm not sure, but it's too grainy, then again...it has a very retro 70's look that looks intential and I like it alot. Very Bruce Lee.

2000: The Year of the Dragon
by Rooster

Comment by drgsoell:
Nice background and framing. The dragon looks to be a bit overlit. Good entry.

Luminosity
by Rooster

Comment by nephrotic:
Exceptionally good photographic version of white chalk drawing. I would hang this one on my wall.
However I will copy in some comments that I have put in with some other entries.
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My only concern is, as you may have guessed from the amount of discussion on the forum re "painting with light" is whether it is painting with light.
Having been lucky enough to judge what is now a few hundred competitions in the last 30 years I feel I should say the first thing that happens is that they are sorted and any that do not immediatly seem to fit the category are dumped (hard but a fact). This is why so many competitions also run an "open category". Your picture, as impressive as it is, would, I feel have been rejected at this stage. "Painting with Light" has a fairly tight definition in photography but still allows a lot of lattitude for creativity.
I suspect that your scores may not reflect what the picture is worth which is a great shame. I believe if I was judging in another category I would have gone for a higher score and quite possibly a 10
I do hope you understand my reasons for marking it down
David

Luminosity
by Rooster

Comment by cshep:
I like this shot for its simplicity and mystery. I would have liked to see the background completely black with just the outline of your subject visible. Good job.

Luminosity
by Rooster

Comment by Gordon:
You could have at least tied the pants on! Cool effect.

Luminosity
by Rooster

Comment by lockjawdavis:
Interesting effect. Nicely done

Luminosity
by Rooster

Comment by Konador:
Fantastic. 10

Happy Birthday MLK!
by Rooster

Comment by carlacryptic:
Cool idea and well shot.

2000: The Year of the Dragon
by Rooster

Comment by carlacryptic:
Nice idea, pretty good execution. I love how the statuette loses all sense of its real size in this composition. I can't make out the head of the dragon very well for some reason and that's frustrating. I love the colors.