Too late in the year to be wearing sandals
by stare_at_the_sun

Comment by e301:
Lots to like here, though I also have a few reservations. It feels forced into the challenge - it would, in the rush of voting, be easy for many to miss the sandals without your title, but images that rely on titles always seem to make for weak entries. Photographically, however, as a portrait I like this - and I'm no particular fan of portraits per se. There's an unpretentious moodiness you've captured - fortunately without resorting to the ridiculous 'grunge' thing that is infecting dpc. It's impossible to know, but if those a red bricks, I wonder if a different channel mix conversion might have allowed you to keep more detail in the shirt without blowing out the brickwork - that lack of depth is a little shame, I think. Composition if fine, and functional - my main grouch is just the lack of tone in the progression of the contrast here. Neat work though.

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Comment by mesmeraj:
This is an out of focus, blurry image. I can only assume tghat the photogrpaher has some sentiment attached to the image. When choosing an image for a challenge, it is important to consider "do i believe this photo is good it has visual and technical appeal to an ignorant (nmeaning someone with no infrmation on the subject) viewer, or do i think it is good because i am emotionally attached to it". Entering images you are emotionally attached to can be quite disappointing as the voter will not escuse the flaws as you do.

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Comment by CNovack:
Tis a shame the the photo is blurred and fuzzy for I see all those nice warm orange/yellow tones that really complement the skin tones of the people in this shot. A sharper more detailed image would be better. Either the subjects needed to be more still for the long exposure on the camera or you might have introduced another light source (a few more candles off screne to help with exposure time. Also pulling back and not having such a tight crop on the two people to show more of just a head shot (full head from the neck up) would be better visually. It could also add to the composition possibly if you included a burning candle in the shot that would rest just below the faces and between them so as to not obscure the people. The symbology woutd be to strengthen the visual imagery of 'burning/heated passion both in the kiss being exchanged and the burning flame.

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Comment by espy2:
Very sweet, but also very blurred and I don't see any candles. I see what could be any type of low light. Candlelight is hard to take shots of. I wish you would have given it a try. I voted this way down, sorry.

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Comment by RichSeal:
I quite like this shot, it gives more of a feel to it than showing detail. Its has a nice dream like quality.

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Comment by philup:
Very nice...should have placed higher..!!

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Comment by stare_at_the_sun:
Wow....what a great picture. I really like the colors in it.

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Comment by nlghttrain:
the focuse is way too soft for me, and the photo is very grainy

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Comment by aznym:
I really like this one. Nice work.

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Comment by Neil:
This is very nice. It reminds me of a number of things, and the colors are great. Nice job.