Dark Voodoo: A Broken Heart
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Comment by DrAchoo:
I like this one. Maybe a touch more DOF? not the end of the world though. 8

Dark Voodoo: A Broken Heart
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Comment by littlegett:
Very fun dof on this image. with the red pins and single black also very fun. but, maybe a more humoniod shape L()L. but its fun. But, its not really a superstition or a Urban legend, more of a religion.

Dark Voodoo: A Broken Heart
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Comment by Jutilda:
Bravo. Finally a decent image. The best one I've seen so far. GREAT dof and interesting subject. I like the way you did a tight crop. The red head pins really give it pop. Good job.

Dark Voodoo: A Broken Heart
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Comment by phreak:
good idea

Dark Voodoo: A Broken Heart
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Comment by Rikki:
Love the persimmon colors here ;) Great use of DOF :)

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Comment by kari1:

::: Critique Club :::

Hi, my name is Kari and from the critique club.

First Impression - the most important one:
heavy ... but that is the impression you want from a shot like this.

Composition:
Its ok .. and it works for this shot ...the table hits the horizontal thirds ... but I think the spoon should maybe have been set to hit both the horizontal and vertical lines of thirds ... to just entice a little more for the eye.

Subject:
Yeah .. this one certainly meets the challenge. its a pity really that it happens.

Technical (Colour and light):
The candle has flared at the wrong moment and wiped the detail from that portion of the picture. DOF is good .. we really wouldn't want to see his face anyways. I like the colours that you have pulled from this shot.

To grow its vote?:
Think a little more about the photography rules when setting up a shot ... this will help in accessing the layouts that you are creating.

Summary:
Good picture ... a bit of gritty realism never killed anyone :)

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via
the PM system.

Cheers

Kari

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Comment by NoellaSue:
This should get a 10 for meeting the challenge (all the way around), but the picture bothers me; but then I guess that's what it's supposed to do.

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Comment by loseme:
Good capture of the theme and use of lighting/glow to really show our subject.

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Comment by TomMMD:
A bunch of thesee but several work including this one

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Comment by MTPixels:
Sad, but very vivid and emotive image of a tragic escape from reality. The lighting, tone, and ominous mood of this image speaks volumes. Well done!