Jesus
by Snake

Comment by Sheryll:
A little more negative space on this one would make it a better shot. Also try increasing contrast and working with the shadows and highlights a little to make it pop a little more and not so hazy.

Jesus
by Snake

Comment by mpeters:
While there is some negative space present, I'm not sure that it is quite enough to really set off the subject.

Jesus
by Snake

Comment by bergiekat:
Very nice capture. Perhaps adjust the levels a bit to make your coloring a touch less yellow. Your clouds would be brighter. :)

Jesus
by Snake

Comment by JeffDay:
good idea for the challenge and fairly good composition.

Jesus
by Snake

Comment by skkmaama:
I don't get what's negative about this

Jesus
by Snake

Comment by posthumous:
not crazy about sculpture photos but good use of NS

Firestarter
by Snake

Comment by eschelar:
A couple of things I noticed:

#1 focus is good on the door. Soft on the child. This works perfectly for this shot... gives a bit of an 'off' feeling to the child. Being underexposed is quite normal and natural for the 'other side' of the light... This is not intended to be a beautifully lit portrait.

#2 the insertion of the child into the shot is very well done. Needs a tiny bit of a feather or something around the head on the right side... there's a bit of hue or something from the original pic left that gives a bit of 'cutout' look.

#3 a bit of a distraction in the top left quadrant in the flame, about a third of the way down near the edge... this is the only thing that gets you thinking about the background that would normally be around the door. Get rid of that and the illusion is complete.

All in all a truly excellent work!

Message edited by author 2007-06-20 21:45:00.

I Do...
by Snake

Comment by johnmcboston:
ouch. my eyes... Color looks way off...

I Do...
by Snake

Comment by inshaala:
bit too much of a yellow colour cast over the whole image - if you dont have an image eiting program to fix it - watch your white balance when taking the shot. If it was intentional then you know that, but i'm still not a fan.

True Romance
by Snake

Comment by johnmcboston:
awwwwwww. Green balance is interesting - but it works.