Simply Pastels...
by talikf

Comment by ambaker:
Critique Club Review:

A simple but elegant response to the challenge.

Color, saturation, hue, lighting, exposure, brightness, and contrast are all great.

Focus is good, and I particularly like the way you have used depth of field to keep the eye from being drawn away from the subject and off the top of the frame. Yet at the same time there is enough detail there, so the viewer is not left wishing for more.

A very nice touch was the crumbled chalk being added to the trails to give the picture a little extra texture.

Excellent job and a well deserved score.

Simply Pastels...
by talikf

Comment by ajschel:
Simple and beautiful. Congratulations!

Simply Pastels...
by talikf

Comment by kiwiness:
Congrats on your first ribbon Tali!

Simply Pastels...
by talikf

Comment by Brin:
Very good idea, simple and effective. Congrats on your red ribbon!

Simply Pastels...
by talikf

Comment by Structor:
Congratulations on your first ribbon, excellent shot!

Day 3
by talikf

Comment by KevinRiggs:
Great shot. Love how bright it is and the lines and colors. Very nice work.

Shaken, not Stirred
by talikf

Comment by PaulE:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Hi Tali,

Great to draw you as I've been admiring your work recently. That said this is a difficult one to critique.

I'll start with the obvious - it is overtly sexual, which seems to have divided the voters. Your vote distribution curve being a clear indication that you have not been judged on art alone. That said the divide is not as stark as I would expect. You core composition is fantastic - it draws the eyes in and keeps them there, trying to work out exactly what is being seen. The direction of the edges of both the arms and the thighs seem to help this, and the slightest tint of light on the Martini glass provide just enough detail to keep it interesting. Well done.

Now for what I don't like. The vast majority of the image really lacks depth. Yes I know its a silhouette, but with the silhouette flat (as it needs to be) and the background flat the combination makes it seem as it the image is just a piece of cut-out cardboard. I am also not a fan of the relatively mundane foreground tablecloth and lens flare to the right. Both of which don't add anythign to the image so would best be left out.

I hope my comments help and Good Luck in future Challenges!

Cheers
Paul

Simply Pastels...
by talikf

Comment by Transit:
Cool! congrats on the red.

Day 3
by talikf

Comment by gsal:
Everything here is perfect, the lighting, the pose, the colors, the sharpness...and of course the girl. Amazing skin tones against the white. Superb!

Simply Pastels...
by talikf

Comment by train:
So simple yet so clever
Congrats on a top image