Good Luck Charm
by NovaTiger

Comment by Jaded_Housewife:
beautiful. would have been great for the zen challenge.

Good Luck Charm
by NovaTiger

Comment by naplesmusc:
I like the lighting you achieved. Nice and simple, but probably not too easy to achieve this. 7

Good Luck Charm
by NovaTiger

Comment by Thai:
nice Idea would have liked more detail

Small Arms Fire
by NovaTiger

Comment by atupdate:
Hello from the Critique Club.

I didn't vote on this challenge so this is the first time I've looked at your image critically. I think your score is result of a combination of two things, your subject choice and a couple of technical issues. One commenter mentioned that toys don't do well in DPC challenges. I'm not experienced enough in the DPC ways to confirm that but a toy soldier as the main subject when fire is the assigned subject is not the way to garner high scores. Compositionally, you did a nice job of setting this shot up. The soldier is located in a good location and all of the pieces fit together well. On a technical level there are things that could be improved. You made the right choice on using fill flash to help bring out the details in the soldier. Unfortunately, the soldier doesn't have a lot of detail to begin with and the fill flash was just a bit strong, causing harsh reflections and strong shadows. If you could have used a couple of light sources from the side, preferably as reflected light, the soldier might have come off looking a bit more 3 dimensional. I hope you find something within this critique helpful and feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

Tim

Small Arms Fire
by NovaTiger

Comment by tate:
clever.

Small Arms Fire
by NovaTiger

Comment by Loki:
hardy har har

Small Arms Fire
by NovaTiger

Comment by Nuzzer:
Not as good as some of the other "army men" shots I've seen - I think the poor lighting on the soldier is the main problem

Small Arms Fire
by NovaTiger

Comment by klstover:
Reminds me of the scene in War of the Worlds where they're on the hill fighting...

The only thing I can see that I do not like is the long shadow from the figure - other than that I think this is a great shot.

Small Arms Fire
by NovaTiger

Comment by Jaded_Housewife:
lol. cute idea theres soem distracting sensor dust in the fire though.

Small Arms Fire
by NovaTiger

Comment by Rebecca:
The light looks far too unnatural for the setting, and the glare off Joe is distracting.