the last danceby
gastonComment by elru21: Hello from the critque club,
What a beautiful image I drew to comment on. Here are my thoughts...
I love the pose in this shot. Not just the obvious ballerina pose, but the tilt of the head with the eyes looking up at you really sets the mood. The lines of her body are engaging and beautiful, both the long lines of her arms and legs and the more subtle ones such as her jawline and neck.
You did a great job keeping detail in the blacks here. I normally would like to see more separation from the background when doing black on black, but here I like the way she melts into the darkness. It makes her hands and her face really stand out. The side lighting is very nice for modeling her face. You did a very good job of getting enough light to the shadow side of her face to make the left eye clearly visible. She is broad-lit, meaning that the light is hitting the side of her face closest to the camera. Portraits, especially women, are usually short-lit (with the light hitting the far side of the face). I think it would have been more dramatic to have a little more of her face in shadows by tilting her head to the other side and having turn her head a bit to her right instead of her left. It would suit the mood that you have created here.
There seems to be quite a bit of grain, especially in the floor, but I think the graininess works for the image. I imagine the light level was fairly low. I like the vignetting on the floor.
For the challenge, I am guessing this wasn't obviously photojournalistic enough to get a higher score than you did. For me, it captures a moment for this dancer and tells a story about her. It is a lovely image and well captured.
Please feel free to pm me if you have any questions about my comments.
Cheers,
Liza
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