Her hood
by Mephisto

Comment by iyadrally:
This is so good, perfect lighting nice background I like to see it on the front page 10.

Jurassic park
by Mephisto

Comment by pineapple:
The age of the dinosaurs was grand, but their disappearance has never really been explained. Global warming or cooling has been put forward as a possible reason for their extinction. Rats eating their eggs as another. Extinction has to be experienced to be fully understood. Perhaps we are getting nearer to an understanding. Even without the rich familiar nostalgia, this image does say something relevant to the times.

Her hood
by Mephisto

Comment by CorySmith:
what a fantastic portrait, everything is spot on.

Moon Dance
by Mephisto

Comment by trevytrev:
I agree with Sarah that I immediately thought of Bond when I saw this. I remember you series of this performer on the roof, nice to see her in action.

fear love hate pain
by Mephisto

Comment by trevytrev:
Very cool! I have really loved this series of shots. What really stands out for me, other than my love of old dilapidated buildings, is the lighting in all of these shots, just phenomenal imo. Keep up the excellent work!

Moon Dance
by Mephisto

Comment by salmiakki:
Makes me think of one of the James Bond opening sequences (forget which film!).

Very clever.

Sin City
by Mephisto

Comment by Mephisto:
well, i did'nt know i requested a critique but thanks anyways! ;)
yeah the bird boo bothers me, but since this was under basic editing rules i could hardly do anything against it.

actually it's interesting what you mention about the african child portrait. if you look at the ribbon winners in this challenge you will notice they're so different from each other in appearance, post processing and content and i think that's what makes this site and the challenges so interesting. everything's possible. and btw i think "i dreamed of africa" really deserves to be in first spot, like i said it's the most powerful and provoking image i've seen here for a long time. so cudos to the voters who, to my surprise, agreed with me to chose this not-so-dpc-friendly image for the blue!

again thanks for the kind words everyone, i really appriciate it! :)

Her hood
by Mephisto

Comment by mellyleah:
Great location. I just don't care for this model's positioning. This feels more like an ad for clothing or perfume.

Sin City
by Mephisto

Comment by truogre:
*Critique Club*
Hi, my name is Russell and I am doing the critique that you requested!!

First off, let me say, this is REALLY a tough one!! Not only did you ribbon, I thought (personally) that it should have been first place.

What I liked - The idea and title is truly "nailed" (I too, am a big fan of the movie), so the composition is great. Your background is a perfect fit. Overall, it not only matches the challenge but exceeds it (again GREAT call on the movie)

What I didn't like - Now is where the critique gets tough - it is such a great shot, that anything mentioned here are strictly personal thoughts, so please take it for what it is worth.

The lighting above and to the right of the model lightens that section of wall making it a part of her vs a part of the setting.
The bird "pooh" could have been taken out or darkened a bit.

Overall, there is VERY little NOT to like here, the likely reason you came in second instead of first was due to the African child portrait, not overly creative, but very powerful in it's vision - I see alot of ribbons coming your way in the future!!

Russ

psycho
by Mephisto

Comment by jackal9:
Very intense...the eyes are haunting...I love it!!