Take a Good Look
by abhinaba

Comment by pamelasue:
DOF is a bit too shallow for my taste ...

Take a Good Look
by abhinaba

Comment by aznym:
I just did. and Can't help noticing that the left eye looks like it's falling out.

Is it still raining?
by abhinaba

Comment by hokie:
I probably end up sounding like a broken record because I think I said this to most of the people I voted "4" too.

A photo has to entertain and/or communicate. And in large challenges like what we have at DP Challenge you don't have a lot of time to do that. Photos that don't grab my attention automatically get a 5 ..at the most a 6 if the technicals are just astonishing.

Your photo just wasn't strong enough to stand out in the crowd to me. That put you around a 5. Then, your silhouette (the technical challenge part) felt a bit missed.

If you could have had the drop more pronounced on the hand or the contrast could have been better then I think you would have seen a rise in your average a point or two.

When you don't make it clear that your intention was a dark photo though strong contrasting elements and subject matter then it feels as though the photo was simply underexposed through lack of technique.

Anyway, thats my meager 2 cents. I hope it helps you some :-)

Is it still raining?
by abhinaba

Comment by mpreslar:
Too much detail in the hand.

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Comment by maemaelin:
I like how the shadows of the parts of the hand are shown but wish that the water droplets were more visible.

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Comment by Ragga2000:
Nice picture though the silhouette in it is not that obvious :o)

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Comment by riccardino:
To me this is not a silhouette so I cannot give it a high rate. I'm afraid of this because I like this shot.

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Comment by astrogeek:
Nice bokeh

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Comment by mxbrown:
how is this a silhouette?

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Comment by naplesmusc:
Not enough silhouette for me. 5