Messiah Complex
by blackenedwhite

Comment by fotomann_forever:

I've tried similar and like you I got hammered (pardon the pun).

Anytime you delve into sexuality, religion or politics in your art, you are going to get a wide range of emotions from people (in our case voters).

The way I have come to see it, is that when you try these images, if you don't get reactions on BOTH ends of the scale, you haven't done something right. Because, when you REALLY have some sort of message, people are going to love it or hate it.

If you want a lot of high votes, shoot something pretty. If you want to make some sort of statement, be prepared for negative remarks.

I sincerely believe the BEST art isn't pretty. Keep doing what you are doing, man. But, just start taking the negative comments as compliments :-)

Messiah Complex
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Comment by darksky:
nice concept, although slightly higher DoF would have made the eye more visible and made this a winner

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Comment by stanm2:
Bad taste

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Comment by GrayGhost:
Nice idea, strong and emotive. Writing looks more orange than red to me, and faded out. More sharpness on hand and clean red lettering would be better, and maybe consider adding a blood drop or two below the target.

Messiah Complex
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Comment by jose3032:
I like this picture. Though I wonder if those who would crucify need instructions. Call me a pessimist but I think the evil is easy. It is the good that is difficult to do.

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Comment by kdkaboom:
hahaha! what a great idea hee hee. i doubt it'll do well here, but it's a good photo. it'd be nice if maybe the pose allowed for a straighter view of the hand and a greater view of the face. i'm not the biggest fan of selectic desat, but it works fine. i think an all around gritty b/w would've made the shot even more emotive. but that's all beside the point! this is cool!

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Comment by elisab:
Neat idea for the photo.

puppy dog slippers after bath time
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Comment by blackenedwhite:
thanks for the comments, guys.
i wasn't really expecting much as it was my first challenge. i'm glad it didn't suck as much for some people and actually enjoyed it.

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Comment by photojennic:
Geat shot - irreverent idea

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Comment by bookworm:
depressing