O U T C A S T S — A Tale of Forbidden Love
by Bear_Music

Comment by DustDevil:
From the Critique Club:

Congrats on a top 20 finish.

I think this is a very striking image. I always thought to try not to ceneter subjects up in the frame. Even though to me the subject is in the ceneter of the frame. The angle of the legs buckling, head tilt, ducky to the side. Make the image not very cenetered even though it may be. The lighting is spectacular! Very even and soft at just the right angle. As a newbie I would have left the entire shadow. But I see now how it fits without needing the entire piece. I personally can not find anything negative about the image. So i think as all to often it comes down to subject matter. Only being on the site for almost a year I have seen maybe 10-15 woody - ducky challenge images. So in my mind they are not to over done. But I am sure their are people who do not care for them.

Winter Dawn, Chatham Bars
by Bear_Music

Comment by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by crayon: A slight gripe though - just above the horizon, the clouds(?) made it appear posterized. Is it due to resizing?

No, there are actually small, lower clouds of a lighter color there. It doesn't work very well at thsi size, but it's not posterization. There's not much hue/sat work going on at all, the colors are pretty much out of the box. I did select the foreground and warm it up a tad, but the sky's pretty much as-seen.

Winter Dawn, Chatham Bars
by Bear_Music

Comment by crayon:
I'm a sucker for these kinda shots - I love em!
The gradient in the skies turning from one colour to another is amazing.
A slight gripe though - just above the horizon, the clouds(?) made it appear posterized. Is it due to resizing?

Ghost Yachts
by Bear_Music

Comment by rick13601:
"Photograph your own conceptualization of the afterlife." The photo is off topic. IMO

Gravestones & Church, Daybreak
by Bear_Music

Comment by kirbic:
Dayum, I recognize that church... Hi Robert! I like this one, gotta be the 10-22, what were you a couple feet from that first stone?

kirbic

Gravestones & Church, Daybreak
by Bear_Music

Comment by dolphnz8:
nice composition and balance

O U T C A S T S — A Tale of Forbidden Love
by Bear_Music

Comment by mattmac:
I love the compassion, the tenderness, the raw emotion, and the exposed fragile 'human' quality inherent in it's purity. I understand.

O U T C A S T S — A Tale of Forbidden Love
by Bear_Music

Comment by lynnesite:
I love how you can only see one of the ducky's eyes, with the eyelashes, so clearly female--the pose reminds me of Jessica Rabbit. And Mr. Woody's narrow pelvis marks him as a man. Great job!

Ghost Yachts
by Bear_Music

Comment by facesastheycome:
Ahaa ,nice idea .

Ghost Yachts
by Bear_Music

Comment by graphic_blue:
Great image. Sharp focus.