The Paperbark Warrior
by rosco

Comment by Bus352:
Truly looks like a warrior--great capture though the resolution and clarity is somewhat lost--and the sky is over-exposed. Cool composition

The Paperbark Warrior
by rosco

Comment by RonBeam:
For sure. Very neat find.

One Last Feat
by rosco

Comment by KiwiChris:
Hi-ho from the Critique Club...

This is an interesting subject, but in really difficult light. Possibly morning or evening light would have been better?

The sky in the background, and the water behind is a little over exposed, which will be because you were trying to keep the detail in the front of the boot. The bright sky and water keeps my eye away from the focus of the photo, the boots. Even the sunlight on the rock in the foreground is a little distracting.

You've got down to the boots level, and created an image rather than just taking the boot as you saw them from eye level which is great, but I think because you've got them smack dab in the middle of the frame it's not as interesting as it might have been.

A possible fix to the light would be to use fill-flash, or use a white bit of paper or cardboard to reflect some sunlight onto the 'front' of the boot. If you've got one a fancy fold up reflector would be good, but white paper does just as well. This would allow you to keep the detail in the boot without over exposing the background elements as much.

You're on the right track with this shot, you've focused right in on the object you intended, and your focus and DOF are good..

Cheers, Chris H.

The Paperbark Warrior
by rosco

Comment by pikaboo:
The title fits perfectly! Neat old tree :-)

Voices From Above
by rosco

Comment by Photogirl_in_Vancouver:
a bit pixilated and blown out

Voices From Above
by rosco

Comment by Elaine:
I like this--even the lighting works, but I would like to see his face more in focus and the color a little stronger.

Voices From Above
by rosco

Comment by AzCKelly:
Great shot! Its a bit hazy but it works. The light is just a tad strong though, a bit distracting.

Voices From Above
by rosco

Comment by loriprophoto:
This would have been a wonderful shot if the exposure and sharpness had been better. Fill flash would have punched this up quite a bit, there is just too much variation between the highlights and lowlights. It appears that this was underexposed and you tried to bring out the detail in the shadow usinga picture editing package which had just blown out the highlights and left the shadow areas milky and soft. Hope this helps

Voices From Above
by rosco

Comment by Mary Ann Melton:
Excellent concept here - I like the choice of subjects - very interesting face. However, your lighting here is very harsh -too much contrast between the light and dark areas - leaving the brightest areas over exposed with lost detail. Also his face and beard are just not sharp enough.

Voices From Above
by rosco

Comment by PhantomEWO:
Great concept but can't tell if you were trying for a soft look or just our of focus