Hi-Five
by clickodak

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

hey Marcel! I don't mind the image or your concept, but sadly it misses the mark in terms of interpretation of what the challenge called for. The composition is ok with the arms coming in from the sides and making a centred high-5, and I can see you kept things simple and didn't try to do too much with the concept. Some voters might have disliked the shadow cast by the hands; if possible, try to position models about 3ft away from your backdrop.

Keep up the good work!

Susan

Hi-Five
by clickodak

Comment by cutout:
kinda pure 9

Follow the Light Path
by clickodak

Comment by smardaz:
I haven't been around much and now I come to see that a blue ribbon got 2 comments during voting? Wow.

Nice work on this image, although I find the tilted horizon bothersome to the eye.

Follow the Light Path
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Comment by sidpixel:
Well done Marcel! What an excellent result and what an excellent image, thoroughly deserved. As Sue says, it is all down to your efforts and your willingness to respond to constructive criticism in order to improve your results, I also am very proud of you very well done Marcel. First of many more to come...

Follow the Light Path
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Comment by Lydia:
Yay, Marcel!! This is wonderful! Huge congratulations on your BLUE!!

Follow the Light Path
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Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Marcel, guess who just laughed out loud when she saw there was only one critique left to write, and I knew there wasn't already a crit for this image...too funny :-)

Anyway- merde! Now I have to critique a challenge winner, always a daunting task. But in this case I am so glad to see that you went with a straightforward, simple image and didn't feel the need to add to it. I love that the ceiling looks like it should be the floor, the floor should be the ceiling - I guess, considering the location of this image, only fitting as that day the world turned upside-down for many, many people. The sensuous curves of the walls is echoed by the lit-up floor, and the reflections of those same lights in the reflective parts of the wall isn't perfect, so it throws the eye off just enough. Which makes the viewer look longer and appreciate this image and all the strange aspects of this tunnel all the more.

Again, huge congrats, I am so glad that you got your first blue with this, and I am honoured that you shared credit with me, though the work is all yours.

Susan

Follow the Light Path
by clickodak

Comment by jomari:
Great shot! Congratulations on the blue. Now you have a complete set.

Follow the Light Path
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Comment by Hipychik:
Great shot! Congrats!

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

Follow the Light Path
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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.