Contemplating
by Bolti

Comment by diablo2097:
Critique Club Comment

Composition:
I like the angle of the shot, and the "contemplation definately does come through.Would have liked the lighting to be a bit softer, as its a bit harsh on the forehead and nose especially. In terms of the sunglasses, i like the idea, but theres a few problems. Firstly, i find the reflection of the fingers a bit distracting, and secondly i don't like the way the glasses seem to cut the left eye in half. perhaps lower placement? smaller sunglasses? Also, would have liked a different crop. Perhaps a a slightly tighter crop so theres more emphasis on the person. Colours are fairly dull, but it works well for this picture.

Camera Work:

DOF is excellent, though one of the fingerrs looks a little soft. Picture is nice sharp and in focus

Post-Processing:

Perhaps a little more burning in the areas of harsher lights would be nice. Also, the colour of the eyes could have been enhanced a little just to bring them out a bit. Also, this may be an opportunity to remove reflection from sunglasses, but i'm not sure if that'd look a bit fake. perhaps a little more processing of skin, eg on hands is possible just to make them less prominent.

My Opinion:
Meets the challenge, looks like its been taken with a single source. Contemplation is definately conveyed. Overall a little softer lighting, and some changes to the sunglasses would have helped score higher.

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Contemplating
by Bolti

Comment by Louison:
Effective lighting, although a little strong on the forehead and nose. Good composition.

Contemplating
by Bolti

Comment by imagemakersphoto:
I feel the light is too hot on his forehead and nose and it could use a small amount of fill in the shadows.

Oh what a goal!
by Bolti

Comment by kari1:
Hi, my name is Kari and from the critique club.

First Impression - the most important one:
ones success is anothers failure. This picture could have worked in either .. but as a failure I think may have excelled.

Composition:
I think there is too much in this capture. If you had cropped tighter on the action this may have added to the picture. But it also may have shown the soft focus of the shot .. being that the goalie is moving a lot.

Subject:
mets the challenge .. but as mentioned may have excelled in the other one.

Technical (Colour and light):
This is great ... good natural light .. and lovely sharp colours and lines.

To grow its vote?:
You did good for the shot you entered .. enter a different crop it would be a different story .. I am not sure it would be better though.

Summary:
Good work .. .something totally new for you from a quick look at your portfolio ...

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via
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Cheers

Kari

Dark skies
by Bolti

Comment by accord:
this looks over sharpened in the lines of the building which is a shame because it's a nice shot.

Contemplating
by Bolti

Comment by kiwinick:
not sure if I like the crop a portrait one would have been stronger imo 6

Contemplating
by Bolti

Comment by ShutterPug:
Good composition. Focus is right on. I like the fact that you didnt cover the eyes with the shades, and still managed to get catch lights in the one eye.

Contemplating
by Bolti

Comment by DefyTime:
Love the glasses

Contemplating
by Bolti

Comment by wali12:
Maybe just a little softer on the lighting.

Dark skies
by Bolti

Comment by DrAchoo:
half the shot apparently in architecture is the sky. This one suffers. Despite the title, these skys are too light. The building is neat geometrically, but suffers from the color. The dark dominates too much of the canvas and we are left with two half of a picture, neither of which catches the eye.