g r i e f
by Haneck

Comment by Noel_ZH:
Do I think this image shows "Extreme Emotion": Yes. Nice composition, not an expert on b/w or studio shots, so 8.

g r i e f
by Haneck

Comment by bassbone:
lovely tones and composition - the emotion is just dripping from this photo

g r i e f
by Haneck

Comment by Jutilda:
Beautiful lighting.

g r i e f
by Haneck

Comment by lovethelight:
nice lighting on this one

And the forest turned to silver...
by Haneck

Comment by Haneck:
Thank you for the critique! I definitely agree that this could use some more cropping... I was having trouble with that tree on the right of the photo - when I cropped it down to a nicer size the tree looked really wierd. Thank you very much for your helpful input!

And the forest turned to silver...
by Haneck

Comment by LalliSig:
Greetings from the critique club :)

Well I didn´t vote in this challenge but if I had I probably would have given this a 6 since I think it´s above average in the challenge but still not a great photograph. I like the high key feel to it, the exposure the light got in this photograph. The soft colors also appeal to me.

However, I am not as fond of the composition. What mostly bothers me about it is all that space around the model. The space to her left is to my taste (although I would crop out that plant) but I would crop/frame a little bit off the top and almost all of the front, I would have cropped this shot to a more square size and cut off everything from almost just beneath her feet, leaving just a little bit of room there. I put my hands over the screen like that and it instantly appealed more to me personally.

To score better I think you would need to watch highlights better, DPC voters really tend to dislike blown highlights, I do not mind them in this photograph and I think they make it more dreamy but trust me, watching those highlights will seriously help you score.

I took a peek at your outtakes and nr 1 and 3 are really nice, don´t care as well for nr 2, the color is a bit too strong for my taste there.

All in all I think this shot is good, just needs a bit of a push and it would be great :)

Kind regards from Iceland, Lárus.

~ Fire and Ice ~ Sun and Moon ~
by Haneck

Comment by posthumous:
it's definitely legal because Shannon wants to keep his red ribbon in Lucky 7! ;D

~ Fire and Ice ~ Sun and Moon ~
by Haneck

Comment by digitalknight:
self portrait? You're just a kid! I had no idea from your amazing work.

This is, once again, terrific work and completely under appreciated. Far better concept and shoot and post than the blue in any other forum but this one. what an odd place this is.

you have extraordinary talent. DPC has no reflection on the real world that I have found yet! :-)

~ Fire and Ice ~ Sun and Moon ~
by Haneck

Comment by Blackbox:
Looks like I'm eating a flutterby! You have some SERIOUS talent and imho, got ripped-off in this challenge. Keep up the GREAT work!

~ Fire and Ice ~ Sun and Moon ~
by Haneck

Comment by idratherdirect:
Very cool and kind of spooky. Certainly the subjects pictured are very different, but it looks like they are working together rather than mutually excluding each other. I will really look forward to the photographer's comments on this one. Are you illustrating the dichotomy of nature that is within us all? It's so cool that I'll put aside my confusion over adherance to the challenge theme - 8.