Wingardium Leviosa
by cresus

Comment by Beetle:
I like this idea a lot, but could think of a number of improvements. Darker room, darker clothes (perhaps even something looking a bit more like Hermione Granger), better background and much more subtle lighting could have made this a great photo! The glow stick looks terrific!

Wingardium Leviosa
by cresus

Comment by Breeee123:
Love the title & concept... wish the background was better and the lighting was less harsh.

Wingardium Leviosa
by cresus

Comment by DrAchoo:
Wait, hermione had curly hair! Nice concept. Nicely done bit of trickery. A bit harsh on the sidelighting. I'm not crazy about the texture on the wall, but that's a nitpick. 6

Wingardium Leviosa
by cresus

Comment by TheStick:
Nicely done. Only thing I think that could improve this image (IMHO) would be the background and lighting is a little bright, I think if you used less light the glow stick would have glown more and would have less hot spots. Or could have not kept light on through the whole shutter time and only flash it for a second.

Wingardium Leviosa
by cresus

Comment by pamelasue:
good idea, the side lighting is a bit harsh and background is uninteresting ... I think that the model and background in black would have made the glow stick stand out more ...

Wingardium Leviosa
by cresus

Comment by hotpasta:
excellent as a square crop...great result...perhaps the lighting could have been better, but well done

Wingardium Leviosa
by cresus

Comment by Blue Moon:
hahaha I knew someone would make a harry potter reference! nice pattern that the light made.

Heeling
by cresus

Comment by Skip:
yes, you've stopped something in motion, but the image falls short of making me feel like "wow, how'd they do that."

Heeling
by cresus

Comment by glad2badad:
I find my eyes traveling the entire length of this image to take it in and finally coming to rest on the bow of the boat - not sure if that's good or bad. ;^) For some reason a good portion of this image seems soft, a little OOF or camera shake? The lighting also seems a bit harsh from strong midday sunlight. Early or late in the day can help add a little drama and impact. As for stopped motion, yes, it's stopped - I don't really associate sailing as something challenging to capture with concerns about speed, etc... That's just my first thought - right or wrong. Hopefully that's not impacting the voters and my thoughts are of the minority. Good luck in the challenge.

Sundial Pleasing Lines
by cresus

Comment by Mulder:
nice pov!