The Oppressor?
by mykoleary

Comment by hokie:
I like this a lot but there seems to a bit of a flatness to it. Maybe if you would have left this in RGB/color mode and desaturated you could have given the subject a bit more contrast/depth. The worst way to do black and white transfers of color shots is to go to grayscale. Not saying this is how you did this but for some reason digital loses something in B&W unless you leave the photo in color mode and desaturate, perhaps leaving some tonal shift in it as well..

The Oppressor?
by mykoleary

Comment by davew:
Cool. Very powerful image. Greyscale works well here. Great depth of field and sharpness. Very natural looking. I can imagine the sculpturer "chipping away" to create this job. Keep it up!

The Oppressor?
by mykoleary

Comment by jmsetzler:
This is a very well executed photo.. I'm impressed!

The Oppressor?
by mykoleary

Comment by Paulo:
Great framing. Got just enough of th head to show what statue is. Evokes emotion of being at this guy's mercy.

The Oppressor?
by mykoleary

Comment by Kimbly:
Nice texture. Good use of black and white. Nice framing. Technically, I wonder if the levels should be adjusted because I don't see any true 'white' highlights, but that might have made the sky white too. The greyness might actually work though, it makes it look more 'oppressive'.

The Oppressor?
by mykoleary

Comment by langdon:
Cool shot, b/w is fitting. I don't like the title tho =P

The Oppressor?
by mykoleary

Comment by joshua:
good shot

The Oppressor?
by mykoleary

Comment by edchuah:
Good shot but too much body mass. Would be good if you can show more of the face.

The Oppressor?
by mykoleary

Comment by Maverick:
Very nice. Good use of black and white to convey the historical importance of this figure. I'm no history buff, so at the risk of sounding like an idiot, this is Lenin, correct?

The Oppressor?
by mykoleary

Comment by Sonifo:
very nice. Every part of the pic seems to be crisp and in focus.