diamond beach
by guillermo21

Comment by ursula:
Ah, so this is the original :)

beach
by guillermo21

Comment by ursula:
It's a good composition, and a nice picture. Her back, however, looks sort of "mottly", almost hairy.

lemon drop
by guillermo21

Comment by PurpleFire:
It looks too much like it was cut out and stuck on the background of black pixels, however I see this is not the case as it has been validated.

Because of the highlight on the lemon, the background looks WAY to fake. Assuming you processed it that, you went touch too far.

goog luck.

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lemon drop
by guillermo21

Comment by glad2badad:
Yep, certainly centered. :D Might be a tad over sharpened. As a subject to look at, it's "ok". Nothing really jumping out to say "wow" about IMO. Not a bad photo, just kind of ho-humish. Good luck in the challenge.

lemon drop
by guillermo21

Comment by gjumi:
5

lemon drop
by guillermo21

Comment by h2:
looks cut-out. bad lighting. lacks of contrast

lemon drop
by guillermo21

Comment by kletkeman:
Very nice ... one could wish for a bit more contrast.

lemon drop
by guillermo21

Comment by bnilesh:
Nice try but not tack sharp..

miner
by guillermo21

Comment by Dr.Confuser:
Greetings from the Critique Club! I have been assigned your photo to critique and here are my thoughts:

Personal Reaction: Although I didn�t vote this challenge, my initial reaction was that this was a middle-of-the-pack photo. Further reflection didn�t bump it in my opinion, either up or down.

Composition: Good composition, although it feels tight to me. There is essentially no room around the face for context (more later). But given the crop, the comp�s fine.

Technicals: Excellent. Lighting, tonal range, focus, DoF � essentially everything is spot on.

Overall: You got some comments that this looked �fake� or �made up.� But I don�t think this was the photo�s greatest issue. For me, what would have �made� the photo would have been the inclusion of context. Put the face in a mine, or in front of mining equipment, or something to lend it meaning. I do agree that the dirt is pretty neat � it doesn�t look dirty, but rather applied. If he had rubbed his hands all over his face smearing the dirt, working it into his pores, clumping it up in his whiskers � it would have seemed more realistic. This has to do with the fitness for the theme more than the photo on its own merit.

As always, these are my personal observations. Feel free to PM me if you�d like further dialog about the photo or my critique.

beautiful boy
by guillermo21

Comment by theyetifanclub:
Kudos for a lovlet rich backdrop