Lover of Life
by Zeus

Comment by stphw:
A remarkable photo! Even without the light writing, the night photo is terrific! I love the spotlights of light - there's subtle yet create interest. It's nicely framed - except maybe that shadow on the right and the white thing in the bottom left corner. The writing is magnificent. It really fits the challenge and looks great! I do wish you had made full use of the 640 pixels!

Oh Porcelain God, I Pray to Thee!
by Zeus

Comment by eamurdock:
Greetings from the critique club! This is my second image ever to critique, and, well... wow!

Pros:

Well, if you're looking for a powerful, viceral image, this works - it does inspire a strong reaction. And the fake (please let it be fake) puke looks very good.

Cons:

I think you know the answers here, but first of all you (as you knew going in) turned off a lot of voters; DPC voters don't vote high for "ick" as an emotion. The composition is also very busy; if the "humor and shock" element were removed I don't think you'd see many people defending the "artistic quality" of the piece; I also don't think that's what you were going for as your portfolio makes it abundantly clear that you know how to take an aesthetically pleasing shot.

Challenge:

I, for one, appreciate creative takes on challenges, and as an atheist am not bothered by your message particularly... but again from the voters perspective you're going to turn some people off with this take of what is a very serious subject to many.

Overall, I think you knew what you were signing up for when you submitted!

-Evan

Lover of Life
by Zeus

Comment by colorcarnival:
Fun pic. This would make a nice card.

Lover of Life
by Zeus

Comment by bob_bobski:
Superb picture, the background is a little too busy for my liking but great never less.

Lover of Life
by Zeus

Comment by landcamera:
Very well done, the image isn't blown out and the writing is almost prefect, but the background leaves a lot to be desired. 7

Lover of Life
by Zeus

Comment by Fibre Optix:
That's awesome. Good job.

Lover of Life
by Zeus

Comment by Valdo:
Not a fan of the background but hey! that is great you have to try this with a landscape or cityscape.

Lover of Life
by Zeus

Comment by Shadowi6:
Great writting but the BG lets it down badly, it just has no meaning

Lover of Life
by Zeus

Comment by pkotsamanes:
Very cool

Lover of Life
by Zeus

Comment by mian3010:
very nicely done