And Then They Realized That Man and Wife Were Not All that Different...
by Tranquil

Comment by mariomel:
Your subject are not centered very well in the frame. They feel like they are going to drop out of the bottom of the photo.

I Want YOU to Submit to DPC
by Tranquil

Comment by goinskiing:
Would have done nicely on the propaganda challenge a while ago.
:D

Central.jpg
by Tranquil

Comment by goinskiing:
Very neat shot! I feel though that the sky is quite blaringly bright. I take it this shot was taken with an overcast sky. Shots that include the sky like this are kind of hard to get right. I realize you probably couldn't have waited around to have a dynamic sky (or even blue for that matter), it most likely something you didn't have control over. Gray skies tend to be rather dull, even though the subject is stellar, the sky can retract a bit from the original quality intent. I'm not saying this is a bad shot by any stretch of the imagination, I am simply pointing out what I think would improve this shot. The sky here really draws attention away from the subject and is best described as...well...blaring. Yoiur composition though is simply marvelous. Beautifully angled. Again, a nice shot with excellent angle and compostion, its just that the sky distract the eye from the subject. I hope you found this comment helpful.
~Matthew Dykman (goinskiing)
;D

Central.jpg
by Tranquil

Comment by ChrisW123:
Contrast is a little low. And the sky is "blown out"; I know people hate hearing this. ;) The perspective/composition is good. Just needs more contrast I think.

And Then They Realized That Man and Wife Were Not All that Different...
by Tranquil

Comment by Sweetheart02:
good depth of field

And Then They Realized That Man and Wife Were Not All that Different...
by Tranquil

Comment by bigjvoltage:
great DOF--musta had a nice telephoto for that one!!!! great shot original for this challenge

And Then They Realized That Man and Wife Were Not All that Different...
by Tranquil

Comment by Pixelprose:
Good dof. The truck over the guys head is slightly distracting.

And Then They Realized That Man and Wife Were Not All that Different...
by Tranquil

Comment by boomer:
Given your title, how does this represent Opposites? Aside from that, the image is more of a snapshot. And, both of your subjects are wearing sunglasses, so we can't get anything interesting from their eyes. Bottom line: I'm not sure what you're trying to convey here. Sorry!

Cactus Portrait
by Tranquil

Comment by L1:
Composition: 7
Technical: 8
Appeal: 6
Challenge: 7
Rounded Average: 7

Cactus Portrait
by Tranquil

Comment by Artifacts:
Interesting choice of black and white for a cactus. Being experienced with cactus, I think you have done good job capturing this one. That main thing with them are the spines. It is hard to sharpen them just right to avoid the "jaggies". You do have have some here. Judicious use of the smudge tool or selecting out the offending spines before sharpening will reduce the "jaggy" effect.