The Water Bearer
by Catherine

Comment by nephrotic:
Don't drink the green water!
Joking apart I think it would have improved it if you had clear water and a green vase. Mainly because if you look carefully at where the hand is gripping the vase it has flattened and sqashed the forefinger making it look uncomfortable. As it is so bright compared to its surrounding it also makes it obvious and distracting.
The blue highlight on the vase looks distracting -. I pulled it into photoshop and did some adjusting - replicating only what you could do in camera or with background - this is what I did
Got rid of the blue background on the right - creating an even background - that immediately too a little of the ptressure off the fingers. changed the blue highlight to white and darkened down the fingers. Finally changed the clear glass green and the water white.
Left the composition exactly the same and I feel it changed it from a photo to A picture.
David

The Water Bearer
by Catherine

Comment by Cam:
Very good photo. the green gives it color, and makes it easiier to see. But not really the color of water. I hope its not voted down too much for that.

Painting With Light
by Catherine

Comment by soup:
nice one. ..

The Water Bearer
by Catherine

Comment by dirtkahuna:
Very nice shot of something familiar.

Painting With Light
by Catherine

Comment by tarique:
very nice - let me guess you moved the flashlight along the brush and the path which appears to be painted?

The Water Bearer
by Catherine

Comment by asij:
I like it. Realy relaxing photo

Painting With Light
by Catherine

Comment by caba:
Great, nailed the subject, my top pick.

Painting With Light
by Catherine

Comment by inspzil:
Good idea. Not terribly well executed. The curve is awesome at the bottom. A shot worth reshooting to try to get the brush crystal clear.

The Water Bearer
by Catherine

Comment by LoudDog:
Crop off some of that bright over exposed area on the left and you have a better shot.

The Water Bearer
by Catherine

Comment by adine:
The color fo the water and the hand and the quality of the light are wonderful. That shadow is distracting though. Maybe a bit less white on the left, 7