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ShannonLeeComment by Philos: Critique Club Comment:
Different but interesting, that was my initial reaction when I got this photo to critique.
The model, you, poses in a somewhat unposed way, if you know what I mean.
You look a bit bored, or careless about somebody (you) taking the picture. Loose could maybe be a good word to describe it.
That's what I like about this photo.
On the other hand, there's a shadow at the bottom that could have been easily cropped off.
It didn't score that well, in a challenge with so many good shots, and I can tell you a bit about why.
DPC as you know, is a strange unpredictable community, but not that unpredictable.
There are a few nono's on this site. And one of them is post processing in a different way then we are used too.
The colors of your photo are weird or strange or whatever comments people made about it.
There is grain, and it doesn't look clean.
Does that mean it's bad? NO!!! It just means that DPC will score you lower.
Personally I would have done something completely different, because I know DPC voters a bit and I am scared of them. I always try to please them, and think about it many times before daring to submit something different or out of the box.
Does that make me a good photographer? No!
So that's why I like people that dare to be different, and that's why I like this sot.
Congrats on a wonderful self portrait.
Peter
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