Ducks Unlimited
by nsoroma79

Comment by beclo:
Surely that isn't a real magazine?! Nice photo 7

Brandon
by nsoroma79

Comment by dr rick:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

The message
To me, this is a person who is confident and caring, and perhaps a bit daring. I don't know if this fits Brandon, but that isn't important to me; it is a great portrait.

Creative choices
The directional lighting works well here. Lack of fill lighting creates shadows and makes a low key image, which works well. Black and white is a good choice, and the blue eyes are nicely subtle, bringing out his soul without being too garish. The composition are great, as is his pose, especially positioning his ear just right to show the stud.

Technical aspects
The soft focus is perfect for a portrait. His right cheek is a bit bright for the darkness of the rest of the image; the texture is lost in that area.

Ducks Unlimited
by nsoroma79

Comment by peecee:
a crop on the single duck would look much better IMHO

Ducks Unlimited
by nsoroma79

Comment by pcody:
Nice dof and pov. I don't know, but I think that a more colorful background would have added some more punch to this. But what can you do? You gotta take them where they are. I might have cropped out whatever that is up in the top left.

Ducks Unlimited
by nsoroma79

Comment by neenee1999:
Cute shot, love the orange feet on the front fellow, would have been a good entry for the orange challenge also :) Great clarity and detail.

Down in the Dumps
by nsoroma79

Comment by Sonifo:
This shot rocks!!! I love the composition.

Ducks Unlimited
by nsoroma79

Comment by ChrisW123:
Real magazine? Sometimes I think people make up these mag names. :) If this really is a magazine, this would be a GREAT cover shot. The only thing would be to remove that rock in the foreground near the ducks right foot.

Ducks Unlimited
by nsoroma79

Comment by terje:
Great capture, very good "magazine" front cover. It has space and everything for the title. nice colors.

Ducks Unlimited
by nsoroma79

Comment by nordic:
the 'white' area in the background would have been better cropped out, otherwise nice photo and good composition

Brandon
by nsoroma79

Comment by lizzyc3:
This is really cool- I like the soft focus and the eyes- great job! 9