Beady-Eyed
by Sunshine86

Comment by buzzrock:
Scary!

I like this entry--
Great Colors- 8

Beady-Eyed
by Sunshine86

Comment by digitalpins:
dam that looks like one evil lobster, his eyes are awesome, love this shot

Beady-Eyed
by Sunshine86

Comment by Mstarkey:
Very nice.

Portrait of a Breakup
by Sunshine86

Comment by _eug:
**** Greeting from the Critique Club ****

Challenge
- Relevant to the Challenge? Yes

Compostion
- Good or Bad? How can it be fixed? A comment below mentions her cropping right arm from the left side of the image. I'd agree that this would focus our attention on her upset face.
- Good use of Depth of Field? Yes
- Good focus? Yes

Lighting
- Good use of light? Lighting is key here. What you have here is a tad too harsh. Reduce the amount of light hitting her (more distance, diffuse). I'll grant that she's 'distressed', but lighting is supposed to support the mood not dominate it. Lighting near the camera such as this gives a very flat looking face. Notice that the only shadows are under her nose and chin. Move the light to be 45 degrees to the camera to give her face some shape. Matbe powder her nose to keep from reflecting.

Aesthetics/Artistic Appeal:
- Colors and Contrast. Nice contrast here. You might try desaturating to further the mood. -30 to -50 would flatten the colors giving a more somber mood.
- What is my reaction or feelings? I like the idea, but the execution needs a little work. You're trying to compel me to feel sympathy for her , but it just misses. The running 'mascara' doesn't quite look right, and her eyes need a little 'puffiness' under them. The story being told here isn't quite believable.

Hope this helps.

Beady-Eyed
by Sunshine86

Comment by cheekymunky:
I wouldnt have guessed it'd been inverted, very creepy. I just wish it was a tad brighter, but other than that its excellent! Title is so fitting as the eyes are what draws me in - 8

Beauty in an Ordinary Neighborhood Window
by Sunshine86

Comment by LalliSig:
Sorry but the afterwards blurring is very obvious and just looks awful, the shot just doesn´t look real somehow, if you are going to do blurring afterwards, take more time and don´t leave any traces of it, there are very obvious lines around the flowers that give you away, that and the unnatural bokeh. Just use a bigger aperture next time and save yourself some work, just do it in camera.

Beady-Eyed
by Sunshine86

Comment by LalliSig:
He looks very evil! Love the effect the invert had on the eyes, looks very sinister now :) 7 from me.

Beauty in an Ordinary Neighborhood Window
by Sunshine86

Comment by Nobody:
Nice idea. The blue (whatever it is) on the left is unfortunate. Nice use of selective desat.

Beady-Eyed
by Sunshine86

Comment by GIS_boy:
Wow - very piercing eyes in the negative! Good impact

Beauty in an Ordinary Neighborhood Window
by Sunshine86

Comment by Sunniee:
I like the selective desat... good color and composition... love how the curtain breaks up the centered composition creating tension in the photo... well done!!