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Comment by Minstrel:
i find this so compelling, emotional, and mysterious.

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Comment by hotpasta:
wonderful selective desaturation and a lovely shot...would have loved to have seen the face, but perhaps this suits the mood better

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Comment by KiwiShotz:
LOVE the selective de-sat

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Comment by olddj:
like the selective de sat here, makes it almost appear as a 40's gangster movie to me, course the red hair would be out of place there, and is certainly in place here, well done

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Comment by Jutilda:
Excellent. Love the hint of the red hair as the only color. Mysterious!! 10

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Comment by gurlwithapen:
great selective desat

The West Coast Trail
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Comment by AzCKelly:
Wow, Love the wonderful colors and shadows. I like the little 'island' there, paradise!

He Singled Himself Out
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Comment by fotomann_forever:
::: Greetings from Critique Club :::

Hi, as requested, here is an indepth critique of your submission.

First Impression - the most important one:
He Singled Himself Out - LOL, he sure did. That was my first thought when I saw this. Definitely a fun shot and I love the wide angle lens use.

Composition:
Could be stronger. Dead-center isn't exactly a power spot for the subject. But, with a wide-angle lens, you risk distortion with the rule of thirds.

Subject:
Mostly clear, but he is a bit underexposed - well, lighting wise ;-). My first instinct is to fell you to use fill-flash, but I'm not sure how well that works with such a wide-angle lens.

Technical (Colour, focus, and light):
Colour - Good Saturation, nice colour.
Focus - pretty sharp.
Light - You need some sort of fill on the subject.

To grow its vote?:
First, voters were looking for bigger crowds with more candid shots. Not that I'm saying you did not meet the challenge, but that's my impression of what they voted higher on. The one lighting technical probably could have gotten you a few more points also.

Summary:
Very fun shot. I love it, but with a little work it could have been very dramatic. Just for fun, you might want to try a bit of dodging on the subject to brighten him up a bit and see what you get.

Hope to see more from you soon,
Leroy

The West Coast Trail
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Comment by kari1:
The depth of colours here is amazing.

The West Coast Trail
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Comment by michael_p:
Good use of the branches for framing, might prefer to see the sky a little more polarized to make those white clouds jump out of the sky so to speak