Follow the Light Path
by clickodak

Comment by Hipychik:
Great shot! Congrats!

Follow the Light Path
by clickodak

Comment by tanguera:
Today's "yellow brick road". Love the flow

Follow the Light Path
by clickodak

Comment by snaffles:
Very well done Marcel! Huge congrats on a lovely shot and a deserved blue :-)

ETA: I am so very proud of you, thank you very much for giving me credit too, but you got the shot! Enjoy the blue ribbon high!

Message edited by author 2016-02-12 21:03:44.

Follow the Light Path
by clickodak

Comment by herfotoman:
Two comments and a gold! The silent majority has spoken...

Follow the Light Path
by clickodak

Comment by Neat:
And now you have a blue to match your red and yellow, congrats!

Follow the Light Path
by clickodak

Comment by Kodak:
Interesting, nice composition

In God we Trust
by clickodak

Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the Critique club

An interesting image that meets the challenge

Good accurate focussing in this close up and wide aperture to isolate it well from the background. It's quite an interesting choice to use soil and reasonably conceivable that a coin could fall in such a way in soft soil so well done. I like that the coin is on one of the Thirds hotspots, I might perhaps have chosen to use the lower left to give more room for the eyes of the person to look into, in the same sort of way that it makes a normal portrait more interesting. The coin is well lit with the lettering and head standing out well though it sort of looks a bit artificial I think perhaps a little burning in may have helped but not too much as it still needs to stand out from the soil.

Thank you for your entry Marcel

Follow the Light Path
by clickodak

Comment by whitewolf:
Great shot - love how it flows

Cowboy accessories
by clickodak

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Hi Marcel! I gave this a 6 during voting. Lighting is very nice, not harsh but shows detail, also the dof does that well too. My own personal nitpicking aside - this equipment isn't worn enough to belong to a working cowboy, they are very tough on their gear and it has to stand up - I just feel that the rope isn't a dominant enough element. The lightness of the rope does draw attention to it, but otherwise it's just a bit player, not the star of the shot.

I find that the boots grab my attention first. Then the hat. Then the gloves. Then the rope. I've been to many rodeos now, and you will see that cowboys keep their ropes in a big round box like a hatbox, so as to not scrunch it out of shape. Also too remember what I've said about simplifying - the boots and rope alone would probably have been enough, even better if you had an older floor or made dof more shallow to blur out the relatively new-looking floor.

Hope this helps!

Susan

explosion of cold water
by clickodak

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I thought this might be yours, Marcel! This got a 6 from me in voting, mostly for the technical aspects of the shot. I find myself liking the blue tones but not sure it translates much as ice water, being depicted as having water pouring/splashing over an ice cube. Good lighting though the off-centred gradient lighting is a little disconcerting. I like playing in the studio with liquid too, bt problem is though it may look very cool (pardon the pun) it also means that it comes across as a little distant or removed unless you have a model.

Something like a model getting splashed with ice-cold water, so we could see their reaction to the coldness (ie goosebumps, wide-open eyes, mouth open in shock) would help to transmit the idea of cold water more effectively.

As always hope this helps!

Susan