Driftwood
by faery

Comment by h2:
good composition except for the cropped hand. could be much sharper. frame works well

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Comment by Shrink:
would like photo sharper

Give me wings and I will fly...
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Comment by timfythetoo:
Wasnt planning on commenting tonight but I felt compelled to with this one. I really REALLY like this. By farthe best image in the challenge IMO. Such a great natural pose/capture, excellent b&w editing and wonderful composition. On top of that it just makes me feel good. Bumping up to a 10 from my first go aroun dof 8 and adding to my faves. Good luck with this one!

Give me wings and I will fly...
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Comment by rlinn3:
Outstanding perspective, good exp, good contrast. 7

Driftwood
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Comment by DianeS:
Clarity could be better, but nice textures and lighting!

Driftwood
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Comment by taterbug:
Cool composition and great tones. Nice job.

"They have their exits and their entrances;and one man in his time plays many parts"
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Comment by gg3rd:
many things I could say about the image, but the too long title makes things too complicated and throws me off...

Driftwood
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Comment by magnus:
An intriguing idea, but I think I'd like it better if the skin were sharper, so the texture really stood out.

Driftwood
by faery

Comment by HawesPhotoKC:
I'm a little confused about the driftwood. Regardless I would like to see the subject in sharp focus.

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Comment by Kavey:
I have searched through the challenge for those entries where the negative space is more than just a plain black or white backdrop because, whilst I think that technique often makes for some really strong and high impact images, I̢۪m particularly drawn to entries where the negative space is relevant to the subject itself and actually contributes to the impact of the picture in a contextual as well as purely compositional way.

Lovely little detail portrait which is actually rather poignant. The simple, wall and floorboards are a really nice and homely setting for the ballet slippers. I’m not a smoothness freak at all – I actually like noise – but it seems rather excessive here. Also lighting is a little too uneven left to right, I find.