The prist
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Comment by arsenal:
great portrait, great use of negative space here again

Danica stylish
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Comment by arsenal:
this is fantastic i like how the sun seems to be hitting the girls hair. black and white works well

Living under the bridge
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Comment by elru21:
Greetings from the critique club,

THis is a great shot. I think your score was lowered because people were not looking for a portrait in the 'desolation' challenge. It says desolation to me, though. Well done.

The lighting makes this image outstanding. I love the beam of light that illuminates his eyes and forehead, leaving the rest of his surroundings darkened. It really works for this shot, excellent job finding your light. The angle you chose, looking down on him, works really well, too. The eye contact is great. His eyes look right through you.

Composotionally, I might have cropped in a little closer, taking some room off the right of the frame and bottom. This would bring his eyes a little lower in the frame and not so centered horizontally. I think he is a little crowded to the top the way it is. Other than that, I am struggling to come up with a great suggestion to improve this. The light tan patterned shirt is a little distracting, especially where the light hits his shoulder. I might try to burn that down a little.

Please feel free to pm me with any questions about my comments.

Cheers,
Liza

Living under the bridge
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Comment by Judi:
Good detail in his face.

Living under the bridge
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Comment by pepperspray:
Wow. This is very photojournalistic. (Is ther such a word?)

National Geographic or Time. Quality image.

Living under the bridge
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Comment by PhilipDyer:
Great light, great subject, great composition. This is an extrardinary image that also works very nicely for this challenge.

Living under the bridge
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Comment by madcrabber:
nice light focusing on the eyes.

Living under the bridge
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Comment by mpeters:
Looks like you may have put the JL editing video to work ;) A very nice job of capturing a sense of desparation.

Living under the bridge
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Comment by carisakD70:
Another example where the caption really helped you get your idea across. Excellent portrait 7

Living under the bridge
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Comment by Man_Called_Horse:
I am not convinced that he is living under a bridge.

Nice comp, color nice, a bit soft on bottom close your iris more, light nice, great texture