the last dance
by gaston

Comment by saintaugust:
very nice but i cant see something this 'artsy' making it into the local paper

the spy
by gaston

Comment by mpeters:
HI from the Critique Club. Here is the critique you requested. Please feel free to pm me with any questions or comments.

First let me say...This was one of my favorite photos in the window challenge. I think it is well done, interesting, and shows skillfull postprocessing. So, i dont have much in the way to offer from a critical standpoint but here goes...:)

Composition: As i may have mentioned during the voting, the crooked framing of the windows is appealing. Gives the picture a otherwordly look. I assume the building is crooked, and that it was not caused by camera angle. Great composition.

Lighting: LIghting is nice and the only nitpic here is just that the black shirt/jacket is totally devoid of detail. I think just a hint might have improved picture slightly. Very minor IMO. Lighting on the faces is perfect BTW.

Post processing is well thought out with my only suggestion to be a slight darkening of the door behind the man. it seems rather light considering it is the interior of a building. Would have given the picture an even more mysterious feel.

I dont think i can add anything else. This is a very cool pic, well planned and executed. Self Portrait?? Good job and congrats on your high finish.

Cheers,
mark

Message edited by author 2006-05-06 00:18:44.

the last dance
by gaston

Comment by Melethia:
I like how the upper half of her body blends into the background completely, but in a newspaper this might be too dark. It might work in a magazine, though I suspect it would work better if there was at least just a bit of delineation between the subject and the background.

the last dance
by gaston

Comment by arngrimur:
Nice touch.

the last dance
by gaston

Comment by k4ffy:
not really a front page type photo.

the last dance
by gaston

Comment by goc:
good catch, the eye contact is fine but the black color devides her upper and lower body ... so this looks akward to me

the last dance
by gaston

Comment by Mark Richards:
The focus looks out to me and the photo is quite grainy.

the last dance
by gaston

Comment by fotomann_forever:
I can see this in a lifestyles or A&E section of a newspaper. It's a nice shot, too. But, what's the news here. Give me a bit of info in the title.

the last dance
by gaston

Comment by vtruan:
to dark to me.

the spy
by gaston

Comment by Rooster:
excellent! 10!