Cold november night
by heida

Comment by Imagineer:
Invitational Challenge Level: Experienced

Challenge link: strong.

Image critique: painterly treatment appears to override the actual impressionistic quality in the photo, but this is a good use of technique for the subject. It's emotive and well composed - if a little too processed for my preference. Blue looks a little too pushed and comes forward in the shot too far, when really a more subdued hue would leave the key subject in the spotlght (so to speak).

Out-of-challenge appeal: it's interesting so I will revisit.

Score: 7

Cold november night
by heida

Comment by train:
nice work one of the top winners I think

Cold november night
by heida

Comment by connie:
This is really nice. I love the blue colors through out this image. Nice composition.

Cold november night
by heida

Comment by graphicfunk:
returning for comments.
On second reflection, this image is haunting and I am returning to bump again.Cool image and cool effect. I love it. The type which is expected to score very high. Bumping up.

Cold november night
by heida

Comment by snackwells:
I think this works well for this challenge, but hey, I'm no art critic. :) One of the strongest entries in my book. Curious how the original appeared and the post processing performed to acheive this look. 8

Cold november night
by heida

Comment by Azrifel:
Painting like quality = excellent.
You've got the cold blue on one side and warmer toning on the other side. The strange 45 degree change is bugging me a bit, but the way the girl is portrayed well makes up for that. The girl flowes. The detail is just enough to show that she has her hands in her pockets, that a purple scarve leads to her face, that she might be blond and has something woolen on her head. Cold indeed.
On the other hand the lack of detail makes this timeless. The scene might very well be from the time that the 'master' impressionist were creating their classic paintings.

I like it a lot and therefore give this a 10.

Cold november night
by heida

Comment by dartompkins:
Very moody. Love the colors and emotion.

Cold november night
by heida

Comment by Arcanist:
Curious about how you got the blue/white light contrast. Something in the wall and her jacket seemed to cause your camera to draw lines through her. Otherwise this is yet another of those top-scoring submissions in this very talented challenge.

Cold november night
by heida

Comment by clues555:
Excellent. I like the colors, the subject with movement, the light. I like it all the way around. It will finish in the top three for sure.

Cold november night
by heida

Comment by wewillexplore:
Dear wonderful photographer,
Please PM me how to do this effect. It is perfect.
Your fan,
Matt