The Dance of the Shadows
by talikf

Comment by bryantbus:
Nice shot, love the set up..

The Dance of the Shadows
by talikf

Comment by Dave Gordon:
Nice use of shadows, and I like your textured background.

The Dance of the Shadows
by talikf

Comment by aimeethetoo:
Back to comment. This is a cool shadow image. The red is gorgeous and the shadows are fun and interesting. Wonderful lighting on the background.

Abandoned Smoking
by talikf

Comment by ericwoo:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: I like the crisp focus on the lamp. It works well to pull the eye right into the image. I would like to see a bit deeper depth of filed to include some of the floor detail in the foreground.

Lighting: I also like the lighting. I do find the lone highlight on the left side of the image a bit distracting. The rest of the image is nicely lit.

Composition/Content: Nice composition. The lines of the blinds as well as your shadows work well with the focus to pull the viewer's eye into the frame.

My Opinion: I think that you met the challenge well, but you were lacking the needed pop to separate this image from the rest. I believe that the voters found that the challenge was met, but the content was a bit too commonplace.

Eric

The Dance of the Shadows
by talikf

Comment by B74A:
Beautiful. Wonder how it is made ... ?

Abandoned Smoking
by talikf

Comment by B74A:
A good day to quit. Would have liked the single reflection on the wall to have been cropped out.

The Color G
by talikf

Comment by deepfrog17:
she's hot so this will do well

Abandoned Smoking
by talikf

Comment by scrum8:
Seems a little soft.

Abandoned Smoking
by talikf

Comment by tamberstone:
Nice composition!

Abandoned Smoking
by talikf

Comment by Judi:
Interesting!!