The Katana's War Paint
by brett2004

Comment by Koriyama:
Nice use of white balance to allow the filtered colour to come through. I'm not sure about the application, though. The blue works very well - cold and threatening (a star filter would have made the hotspot sparkle). The red, though, is less menacing than simply warm. The other way around might have worked better for me. 6

The Tenacious Dragon
by brett2004

Comment by carlacryptic:
Nice shot! The dragon and the shadow both. (Black rectangle bottom right of dragon is distracting to me.)

The Katana's War Paint
by brett2004

Comment by labuds:
nice looking blood

The Tenacious Dragon
by brett2004

Comment by Koriyama:
Lovely idea and a very effective composition. 2 negative points - the blowout on the bottom right and the head is underexposed. Also, the shadow would have been more effective if it had been darker. 6

The Tenacious Dragon
by brett2004

Comment by adine:
Hmm. This looks familiar. Isn;t this the picture that started it all? Nice dragon, nice shadow. Wish the light on the botttom right weren't so bright - the detail is a bit blown out. The contrast and detail in the dragon is good, wish the shadow were a bit darker. You could create more impact with some selective adjustments. And thanks for getting the chionese zodiac idea started, this is fun!

The Tenacious Dragon
by brett2004

Comment by sfalice:
Nice to see the shadow motif. Border is a bit strong for the composition.

The Tenacious Dragon
by brett2004

Comment by Konador:
Really nice lighting. Some people might complain about the blown out part in the bottom right but I think it looks good.

The Tenacious Dragon
by brett2004

Comment by KarenB:
I love the shadow on this... and wonder how it would look cropped to exclude most of the actual figurine... or with a dof to focus more on the shadow than on the figurine. great tones, a bit too bright on the lower right. otherwise a nice image.

The Tenacious Dragon
by brett2004

Comment by dtouch1:
awesome!!! i love the lighting.

In the light of fire
by brett2004

Comment by dagaleaa:
interesting lighting with this photo.....