Fish Shadow
by AmeedEl-Ghoul

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,

Fish Shadow
by AmeedEl-Ghoul

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

I can't talk!
by AmeedEl-Ghoul

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.

I can't talk!
by AmeedEl-Ghoul

Comment by LadyK:
thats really creepy. this was a bad challenge to look at this late at night:/
yeh this is still really creepy even in the middle of the day. could be the cover to one of those freaky movies they keep putting out. my guess is the number 1 spot, if not two. if it scores below that i will be shocked

I can't talk!
by AmeedEl-Ghoul

Comment by robinssong:
Deserves a ribbon! What a nightmare perfectly imaged! Yikes! Very creepy and emotional.

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by AmeedEl-Ghoul

Comment by grgkopanas:
surreal...

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by AmeedEl-Ghoul

Comment by rob_smith:
Awesome, my 10!

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by AmeedEl-Ghoul

Comment by Teafran:
Very gothic and effective, the zombie is a natural supernatural subject for this challenge. A terrific image in homage to many B level horror movies. Well done.

Eagle Shadow
by AmeedEl-Ghoul

Comment by Teafran:
A very clever use of lighting to create a stereoscopic effect with light and shadow. Sometimes it's better to rate an image rather than looks for flaws and this is one of those times. Well designed, inventive and a clear match for the challenge criteria - a top ten image if not a ribbon winner. Well done.

I can't talk!
by AmeedEl-Ghoul

Comment by snaffles:
very scary and looks like something from Tales of the Crypt. 9