Elements: air, water, fire, earth !!!!!
by ashishkushwaha

Comment by o0oangeo0o:
spectacular...

Elements: air, water, fire, earth !!!!!
by ashishkushwaha

Comment by Evaan:
Like the gradation outward, and the empty space in the center. Like the simplicity of this composition.

The Path to Heaven
by ashishkushwaha

Comment by philcozz:
Nice shot given the challenge. The top is a little too dark for me, but the bottom is great!

ORIGINAL SIN !!!!!
by ashishkushwaha

Comment by itsgodswork:
i like it. The lighting is nice

The Path to Heaven
by ashishkushwaha

Comment by fifield:
digital rarely seems to handle blown-out areas very well, this shot may have been more compelling shot on film where you could get more out of the shadows and where the highlights wouldn't come on so fast. I'm not too experienced at digital, but if the rest of the scene could have been lit a little better, it might have helped to bring down the contrast and control your highlihgts a little bit. Interesting location and composition, though.

breeezer snap small.jpg
by ashishkushwaha

Comment by alanbataar:
Here are a couple ideas -- first, the watch should say a later time -- it's either the mid-morning or early evening, and nobody is HARDCORE at those hours. :) Second, if you're going after a "tough guy" image, it could certainly be darker -- the highlights are quite blown out which sort of reminds me of last call -- and maybe even a b/w with some light color effects -- a sepia or a selective color...

breeezer snap small.jpg
by ashishkushwaha

Comment by RKT:
"Rough Rider"
"Morning After"

Something like that?

I'm not sure how "suitable" they are though, it's definitely a "masculine" image as suggeted by the watch, whisky, and Harley D. wallet...I'd like to see maybe more dramatic/dimmer lighting, but without losing too much contrast. Interesting still life though...it absolutely gets a story going. : )

Message edited by author 2005-05-23 17:05:59.

breeezer snap small.jpg
by ashishkushwaha

Comment by ergo:
Lent offerings, sins, sinful, etc

The Path to Heaven
by ashishkushwaha

Comment by kcuman:
a little dark- some reflective light on the bushes would have been nice

The Path to Heaven
by ashishkushwaha

Comment by TooCool:
This is one of my favorite types of shots to comment on. You have so much going on here that is in your favor. You have excellent leading lines drawing you into the frame. You got great textures both in the lighting itself and in the plants that surround the light. So much potential.
But Ya got a couple of hot spots under the lights and in the lights themselves. Not in itself a problem if they fit n with the mood of the shot. You are also a little crooked. In itself also not a prob... However...
The shot really doesn't have a subject. Something to make your eye rest upon. Like a dot to dot with a couple numbers missing... Put a person walking out of the frame in the distance. Just an outline dimly lit and this shot would be perfect!
TC