Enlightening
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by mpeters:
Hi from the Critique Club.

Please feel free to PM me with any comments or questions.

First impression: What is it? A second look reveals the outline of a person but still leaves me wondering about the bright light in the center of the frame.

Technicals: Hard for me to comment without your comments, but after reading them i would have to agree with karma regarding some letting some light spill back onto the models face. As a whole the picture is too dark for my taste but i certainly admire your creativity. A little more light to backlight the top of the models head would have been good to better define the model's shape.

Composition: The square crop with the centered light works well so i feel you made a good choice in that regard.

This is one of those entries where your creative thought process and implementation was lost on a majority of the voters. At least that is my suspicion. Out of the box thinking and you are to be commended. Knowing the details, it is easy to see how it met the challenge but most, myself included, would have probably suspected more than one light source.

I like your stuff and you have had some very nice pics. dont let the end result be discouraging(i'm sure you won't)

Keep shooting,

mark

Naturally Textured - Take II
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by Arancha:
Way better macro than the original, good light and reflection. I prefer the black background though. You did a good job with this second take, and if I gave you a 7 the first time, now you got a 9. Good job!!! :-)

Enlightening
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by Rebecca:
Hi Shailesh!

I definitely think you suffered from the problem that truth and perception are not one in the same. Without knowing how this was done, it does look like at least two light sources. Knowing after the fact how it was done, it's truly ingenious, but we don't know that during voting.

As a photograph in general, some things I would do are to let the model's hair down to spill over her shoulders, put her in a black shirt to match the background, and add a reflector in front to reflect light onto her face and hands. I'd love to see the serene meditative expression on her face, and her mudhras currently are lost in the dark.

Naturally Textured - Take II
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by sherpet:
"WOW", this just "POPS".....

Enlightening
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by lifternessjt:
Just read the "How I did it"...WOW!

Enlightening
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by emorgan49:
I think this image also could have suffered from "voter-monitor-calibration-syndrome" Not all monitors are calibrated equally and dark images often suffer. I just looked at this on a work monitor and it is so dark I can hardly make out the person. The spot of light seems very bright.

Enlightening
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by front_element:
Hi shaileshivyas

I think this was a well executed shot technically and shows that you have the technique 100% covered.

The low vote may have something more to do with the image itself rather than the DNMC element. The question that's worth asking is �would I have entered this image into a different challenge?� In other words, how strong do you feel the image is?

For me the subject is difficult to make out (I do have a calibrated monitor) and the 'meaning' is unclear. Some reflectors close to the lens would have thrown light back onto the model and given her more definition. A title something like 'The Inner Light' may have helped voters engage with the image more.

This is offered as constructive and I hope you don't take offence at my comments.

Enlightening
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by samnotis:
That's so neat.

Enlightening
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by SciPug:
Double exposure? Cool.

Enlightening
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by jneria:
This looks like their are multiple light sources. Also the sphere of light, i think would look better if it were more diffuse.