Old Wars, New Love
by George

Comment by George:

Originally posted by Blackbox: Kind of Voyeuristic which is a little creepy to me.

Completely posed, actually. But I see why you'd think so - I expected candids to be common in the challenge, so I went with the most candid-looking one. Could've just set up a shot of me and my girlfriend, but I thought this would fare better.

Originally posted by Blackbox: To me, the photo seems slightly dark.

Yeah, I agree. It looked okay on the laptop, but not here on my girlfriend's monitor. Next time, I'll check the histogram before submitting.

Originally posted by Blackbox: Or, it may just be my monitor!

That could add to it. On my cousin's monitor, it's very low-key and saturated.

Thanks for the 8; I think it's more of a "5" or "6" image because of the darkness and weird composition, but your 8 helped offset the 1s and 2s.

Edit: line spacing

Message edited by author 2009-09-30 11:54:39.

5
by George

Comment by vawendy:
I really like this one -- nice lines to it

Old Wars, New Love
by George

Comment by ctownsen357:
Meets Challenge - 2
Lighting/Processing - 0
Composition - 0
Overall Impression - 0
"WOW" factor - 0
Score: 2

X means NO!
by George

Comment by AJSullivan:
Great image. Left over from the Nude challenge? Haha. Nice lighting, and nice concept.

Old Wars, New Love
by George

Comment by vikas:
I like the use of negative space.. a little sharper and without the dark (shadow?) in the front I would have rated it a point higher.. but 9 isn't bad either i guess!

Old Wars, New Love
by George

Comment by Blackbox:
Kind of Voyeuristic which is a little creepy to me. The architecture of the building and your crop is very good as well as the focus. To me, the photo seems slightly dark. It's always hard to judge why because we can't see your camera settings until after the challenge is over. It may also be something you may have done in photoshop. Or, it may just be my monitor! Anyway, for the challenge I'll give your photo an 8.

4
by George

Comment by tph1:
Great sense of motion here. Great to see some film images!

Hangin' by a Thread
by George

Comment by MelonMusketeer:
For this subject, the flash does give it a lot of contrast, and highlights the details of the spider. The empty dark BG also helps to make it stand out with no distractions. I also see the faint lines of the web in the corner, which is just enough to give it some setting.
If you want to use flash on subjects that are very close to the camera and not have such a strong single point lighting, try cutting a styrofoam cup to cover your flash and diffuse the light. Even a piece of white paper works pretty good for that.
You have been on DPC a long time. It's good to see you getting involved more.

Hangin' by a Thread
by George

Comment by JerseyGenie:
Gorgeous close up. I think the lighting was fantastic and the detail really stand out. I like the glimpses of the web that just peek out of the darkness.

Hangin' by a Thread
by George

Comment by cgino:
Eewww! I actually like the slightly harsh light, makes him look a bit scarier than he already does :-) Nice detail and color!