Waiting for dinner
by Giorgio

Comment by Tammer:
To me, some of the highlights are a bit overdone, but I like your concept.

Waiting for dinner
by Giorgio

Comment by Ivory:
Very moody shot, I wish she was more a part of this picture, maybe just crop a little lower and more on the right side, anyway thats just a matter of taste. Like the colour tone here works well with this.

Waiting for dinner
by Giorgio

Comment by tpoc:
nice capture. like the digital feel to the image...reminiscent of the blair witch project footage...

Waiting for dinner
by Giorgio

Comment by Rae-Ann:
I think the concept is great, but IMHO , she is too well dressed and tidy to have me really buy into the title of the shot....

Waiting for dinner
by Giorgio

Comment by Sammie:
Might have been better if the girl actually looked poor and destitute instead of in almost brand new, nice clothes. Also, the centered position of the girl doesn't add any strength to this picture. Sepia is a good choice.

Mother Nature's Busy Hands
by Giorgio

Comment by ursula:
Congratulations, George, on an excellent finish. Good work.

Light my fire!
by Giorgio

Comment by Giorgio:

Originally posted by Alienyst: Hello from the Critique Club! I have studied your image and have the following to offer: Composition/perspective - your subject to negative ratio in this shot is good. The problem is that it is very centered in the shot. Application of the rule of thirds would have helped this in that area. Being a low camera angle to the subject is a good technique applied well here. Your focus is sharp and the amount of detail is real nice. Color - the white certainly is white. No disruptions in that. Nice choice of backgrounds/processing to keep it clean looking without any reflections or flares/glares. It is not blown out either. The subject matter shows a nice tonal range through the grays to black. This may be part of why the image fell short in the challenge (see below). Lighting - very well done! No harsh shadows, no blown out areas and no sharp reflections. The detail in the subject is very nicely shown which I attribute to the lighting. Challenge requirements - this is where this image fell short in the voting I think. The challenge was light on white. Your subject is anything but light. The main elements are black. If there was more ash or just ash this would have helped. But the black pieces take it out of the acceptable zone. Overall/my opinion - in another challenge, with application of the rule of thirds, this would have been a strong entyr. Your command of the camera is clearly shown here. I like the image and think it is a good image. Just not for this challenge.

Thanks a lot for the critique :)!

Mother Nature's Busy Hands
by Giorgio

Comment by Rikki:
Nice desat to bring out just the green. Great effect :)

Light my fire!
by Giorgio

Comment by CEJ:
Hello from the Critique Club!

I have studied your image and have the following to offer:

Composition/perspective - your subject to negative ratio in this shot is good. The problem is that it is very centered in the shot. Application of the rule of thirds would have helped this in that area. Being a low camera angle to the subject is a good technique applied well here. Your focus is sharp and the amount of detail is real nice.

Color - the white certainly is white. No disruptions in that. Nice choice of backgrounds/processing to keep it clean looking without any reflections or flares/glares. It is not blown out either. The subject matter shows a nice tonal range through the grays to black. This may be part of why the image fell short in the challenge (see below).

Lighting - very well done! No harsh shadows, no blown out areas and no sharp reflections. The detail in the subject is very nicely shown which I attribute to the lighting.

Challenge requirements - this is where this image fell short in the voting I think. The challenge was light on white. Your subject is anything but light. The main elements are black. If there was more ash or just ash this would have helped. But the black pieces take it out of the acceptable zone.

Overall/my opinion - in another challenge, with application of the rule of thirds, this would have been a strong entyr. Your command of the camera is clearly shown here. I like the image and think it is a good image. Just not for this challenge.

Mother Nature's Busy Hands
by Giorgio

Comment by HillaryBlair:
A little creepy.