Neck of the Beast
by troylox

Comment by inspir8tion:
What a great point of view!

Neck of the Beast
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Comment by gotrond:
Great Composition, Good Color and Focus...

Neck of the Beast
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Comment by _Io_:
Love the shot. What am I looking at, though? I could be looking down the bore of a gun barrel for all I know...

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Comment by HBunch:
*Critique Club*

Ohh...I could almost see this as a real ad. There are only a few things that I would prefer to see adjusted, but the composition is very nice. I like the angle and the framing/cropping is also wonderful.
The one thing I would like to see is a bit more contrast, as others have mentioned, this is a very 'grey' photo. No real blacks.
Second, I would have removed the necklace that looks like a huge rubber band.
The last thing I'd like to see differently is the strand of blurry hair over the left side of the photo. In my opinion it adds nothing to the photo and creates a distraction over the necklaces.
Other than those minor things, I think the image is beautiful. The focus doesn't bother me. It has a nice soft feeling to it.
The angle is what has won me over though. Nice dramatic angle giving this much visual appeal in my eyes. Good shot.
~Heather~

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Comment by byoung:
one of the best composed, creative, and interesting shots in the challenge ... i think i understand your DOF softness intent ... just not sure if plane of sharper focus would have been better at pendant instead of lower right

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Comment by Steveinnz:
All a bit soft for an advert

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Comment by LadeeM:
I like this, but I can't see the jewel very well. It doesn't stand out like it should and it's out of focus. I like what you were going for, tho.

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Comment by hamidjalal:
You are my winner.

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Comment by md8speed:
I think a bit more contrast would help this photo stand out

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Comment by fplouffe:
I think b&w is not necessary here; it remove the contrast of the skin and the neckless. Also, I am not particularly fond of photograph where poeple got theire head choped off the frame.