Kite Surferby
StagoleeComment by jadin: Greetings from the Critque Club!
Composition:
This is a great action photo. Lots going for it, the waves, the water spray, everything looks great. It's just not a good selective desaturation picture.
When you selectively desaturate you're making a new foreground. You should read
this post I made about choosing good photos for it.
Lighting:
Your lighting is great. The only thing I'd like changed is the shadow on his face.
Technical:
Technically sound. It's in focus, your DoF was nicely chosen. I have no complaints here.
Post-processing:
This is where you need work. While it may not be very noticable. There is still color in _most_ of the photo. You barely desaturated anything. About all I notice is the far shore was desaturated. There is color in the water, on the board, on him, and on the cables. It really does look like a normal full color photo.
Overall:
You have a great capture here. It just doesn't work for Selective Desaturation. A great photo in the wrong challenge will still score badly.
I look forward to future submissions.
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