meditative
by rhipster

Comment by Artyste:
Although I suspect the dodge/burn job you've done here was entirely intentional, I feel the need to tell you that I personally find it far too strong. The halo around the head is inventive, and I kind of like that.. but the rest of it seems arbitrary and unnecessary. With a little more forethought into levels work, time of day lighting, and bracketing, you could have achieved a much more ethereally natural effect. Still, it's always good to experiment, and you never learn by not doing.

Post-processing aside, I really like the composition of this piece, and your subject does seem very serene and meditative.

meditative
by rhipster

Comment by SJCarter:
Too posed & superficial... Sorry (5).

meditative
by rhipster

Comment by nico_blue:
i dont really like the effect you applied to the image. And I dont think the composition is strong.

meditative
by rhipster

Comment by BobsterLobster:
Too much dodging and burning around the boy, which is a shame as it's otherwise a great picture. Good use of wide angle. Very imaginatve and well composed. Not sure about plant growing out of the head of the buddha.

meditative
by rhipster

Comment by bucket:
Not a big fan of the dodging around the head (illuminated yes..just overkill for me), otherwise a nice shot.

meditative
by rhipster

Comment by Jewellian:
I like the effect with the lighting. maybe a bit over done, but still nice.

meditative
by rhipster

Comment by Jecto:
Unsure about the bottom of this picture ...Plants could be cropped off... Looks like an over excessive use of the dodge tool .. can see a very obvious halo where its been dodged

meditative
by rhipster

Comment by ergo:
Nice composition, including the apparent curving trail of lightness just above and behind the head, and the halo around the head itself. But I'm reckoning the scene would be more effective were it more "serene" and perhaps less details would work here, ie the branch behind the statue, the foreground plant, the bit of a light reflection on the water near the plant. Still, I'll happily rate a 7, and would like to reinforce that imho this composition is very nice and has a lot of potential.

meditative
by rhipster

Comment by vbd70:
good idea, the evident post-processing around his head ruins it for me

meditative
by rhipster

Comment by BrianR:
No Comment. 9