The Tale of Tress-Lock Forest (enitrely of hair!)by
LaMasComment by geoffb: Greetings from the CC,
Wow! What a labour of love! I feel like I'm critiquing a painting rather than a photograph, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. All photographs have an art component to some degree, and you have certainly conveyed your artistic side here. There are great colours, interesting textures, and good contrast in this image.
The problem many had, I believe, is that it no longer appears to be a photograph. This is certainly a work of art (and a good one, in my opinion), but this is primarily a competition of photography. Although the pictures of the hair are your originals, they've been used as a texture to create a painting, not a photograph.
With that being said, there's not much technically lacking with this shot. Everything is crisp (except the outline of the tree bark along the trunk), and actually looks like a forest scene if you let your imagination run wild a bit. The tree is well-positioned, and the falling leaves are a nice touch.
I can't do much else to critique this image, since there aren't many photographic elements beyond those I've already discussed. Artistically, this is stunning, so I can see why it scored as well as it did. Since this is a photography site, I can also see why it didn't score even better.
Overall, I like it!
Regards,
Geoff Ball
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