Conflict.
by AlexMonty

Comment by mcrael:
This has a gritty feel to it, which makes it an emotive piece. Triangle is strong here below the wrists. If it were me, I would have tried to capitalize on creating more triangular effects above the arms too, by cropping closer to the thumbs, though not sure how I would have handled the right and left edges to make the triangle sides more true. That way, a pattern of triangles across the top, the main in the middle, and another one implied in the reflection (which could have been made more obvious perhaps by stronger lighting in the lower half of the photo). A great idea, good execution.

Conflict.
by AlexMonty

Comment by babymadero:
wow! thats a nice idea!! love the black table!! nice shot!! 8!!

Conflict.
by AlexMonty

Comment by guilotal:
I would have cropped to remove the reflection but good photo. Like the lighting.

Conflict.
by AlexMonty

Comment by giega:
Excellent idea and photo. I like the light, skin tones and the negative space.

Conflict.
by AlexMonty

Comment by jaaad:
Nice job, I like this in black & white as well

Conflict.
by AlexMonty

Comment by flip89:
I love the scruffy, dirty, rugged modeling you have here. The subtle reflection is also a good effect. Black and white certainly fits too.

Conflict.
by AlexMonty

Comment by RonBeam:
I suppose you looked at it this way, but I wonder if bringing the bottom up to just below the visible reflections and extending the top border upward (the same amount you lost on the bottom) would not have more suggested unknown people's faces and the conflicts within. As it is, the faces seem to be nonexistent and a conflict is ultimately more mental than physical. Not second guessing you, just wondering if it would add or detract. I like what you attempted here. Very nice shadows to make additional triangles.

Conflict.
by AlexMonty

Comment by nordic:
very 'strong' image, good luck

Conflict.
by AlexMonty

Comment by mpemberton:
Very nice, it is a touch soft for conflict, I imagine conflict as being sharp. 9

The Eccentric Barman
by AlexMonty

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

Hi AlexMonty...

I read your 'backstory' and still don't really understand, but that's ok :) The image itself doesn't really speak to me very well. I can't see a story or idea in it myself. From a technical standpoint, anything I could say about it would be primarly preference, but it feels 'stark'. I don't really understand the choice for high contrast on this shot. It appears that the average vote thinks this photo is middle of the road. You can usually interpret this as an image that has no significant flaws, but also doesn't strike the viewer is 'great' in many ways.

John Setzler