Flower Child
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Comment by kari1:
B]::: Critique Club :::[/b]

Hi, my name is Kari and from the critique club.

First Impression - the most important one:
Its not the dark that got me .. It is an interesting take on the challenge.

Composition:
It feels either upside down ... or around the wrong way ... the leading lines e.g. the body seems to take me away from the picture not into it ... maybe a look at either the mirror or flipped image would create.

Subject:
It meets the challenge ... but is this really her natural environment.

Technical (Colour and light):
Ok dark .. lets talk about it here ... it is dark .. but that does not detract for me nor my partner (I asked him ... kiwipix on here) ... we both feel that this is ok ... but for a portrait I think that people would have trouble with this. I think that you have achieved more than some in your picture, but if you had changed the lighting and perhaps changed the perceived upsidedownness of the picture it would be different ... believe it or not ... it would not be your picture .. which holds its own .. but these are my thoughts.

To grow its vote?:
Take a safe picture ... and you will score higher ..stretch yourself and challenge others thoughts and you will grow personally.

Summary:
It didn't brown .. which is good ... I think you challenged the norm .. and yourself with a new type of shot. keep it up.
If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via the PM system.

Cheers

Kari

Staring at the Sun
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Comment by stare_at_the_sun:
Glad to see my name used in this photo :P

Nice work.

Staring at the Sun
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Comment by Artifacts:
Great composition, nice use of side lighting and a wonderful pose.

Staring at the Sun
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Comment by LERtastic:
Love the lighting

Staring at the Sun
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Comment by posthumous:
You look different, Caleb! I like the overexposed window and the lines of light. the facial expression works perfectly for this theme of facing something that threatens to overwhelm you. 7

Lilikoi Bloom
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Comment by darnok:
Image looks a bit soft to me.

Staring at the Sun
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Comment by Emianne:
I dig the lighting

Staring at the Sun
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Comment by drake217:
use sunscreen and protect your eyes.

Staring at the Sun
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Comment by alien2thisworld:
I like the composition of this shot and the bright lighting. The grey vertical lines on the left side of the shot are a little distracting to me, but I like the stripes created on your shoulder and face.

Staring at the Sun
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Comment by MWitt:
Just awesome! Perfect amount of light on your face and just enough detail in the white area to balance it out! Great work!!!