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Comment by makar:
Excellent rendering of the theme. I love the integration of the young and old.

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Comment by Lutchenko:
Beautiful.
I love the selective desaturation.

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Comment by rachelellen:
Nice. Might have been even better if you guys weren't transplanting a clover plant. ;-). Seriously, a really good shot and who cares what you're planting, right? I like the color treatment here.

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Comment by tanguera:
Lovely shot. The muted tones really work.

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Comment by AmeedEl-Ghoul:

Originally posted by RulerZigzag: Under-rated In my mind, but understandable why it didn't ribbon, DPC winners need to have that perfect lighting all the time. I was one of your 9's, thought it was excellent.

Thanks Anton, can't deny I am disappointed with the result, it started with 7.3 and kept going down. One of the photographers I respect said, if you want to make something interesting, don't light it all. This is what was in my mind, beside .. I didn't think nightmares usually very clear and well lit :)
Thanks for your kind comment Anton, appreciated.

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Comment by RulerZigzag:
Under-rated In my mind, but understandable why it didn't ribbon, DPC winners need to have that perfect lighting all the time. I was one of your 9's, thought it was excellent.

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Comment by Kelli:
Coming back to comment...

Fantastic! So dramatic, wonderfully lit, superb makeup! Just all around awesome! 10

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Comment by AmeedEl-Ghoul:

Originally posted by snaffles: Greetings from the Critique Club! Initial impression: You sure get dizzy after looking at this shot for awhile, in a nice way :-) Colourful and clearly a painstaking amount of work went into this setup and shot. Glad that the voters appreciated it. I would have given this a 7 or 8. Susan

Thank you Susan, appreciate your time and efforts,
Cheers,

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Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Initial impression: You sure get dizzy after looking at this shot for awhile, in a nice way :-) Colourful and clearly a painstaking amount of work went into this setup and shot. Glad that the voters appreciated it. I would have given this a 7 or 8.

Technical: Good comp, effective use of thirds. Shadows are tough to do on this site. If they're too strong you usually get blasted. However, shadows can also add dof to a shot and here the shapes created by the shadow are crucial. So in this case I would've tried to bump up the shadow a bit, either by moving the light closer or shooting at a slower speed. 1/100 may have done the trick.

Artistic: I love that you used exactly the same coloured pencils on each layer, and how you got them to stack so precisely is a testament to your patience. The shape of the shadow moves nicely into all that available space.

FWIW: I find that Levels are useful but quite limited. Experiment with the Curves option in Adjustments, and see how it works, get familiar with it; Curves is a great tool to have in your repertoire. And after you resize the image, try Unsharp Mask, just to give the edges a tiny bit more definition.

Overall a very clever idea, well executed, and glad you finished so high!

If you have any questions feel free to PM me.

Susan

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Comment by RulerZigzag:
I commend you for scaring me , great set-up, hollywood-esque.

Back for another veiw and vote; bumping to 9 after voting on all entries, this is just Awesome!! Rob Zombie would be proud.