On His Mark
by LadyK

Comment by ericwoo:
Hey there from the Critique Club

My thoughts on the image: My initial impression of this image and the presentation is strong. I am not a fan of the male nude form overall, but this is very nicely presented. I like your toning and composition. The flow of the body plays very strongly with the mind's eye to lead it into and throughout the image. Your clarity and detail also serves to strengthen the image well.

My ideas for improvement: I'd like to see the lighting just a touch more even. I agree with Robin that the shadow that the head casts on the right arm is a little bit distracting, but not overly harsh by any means. As odd as it may seem, I'd actually like to see the feet a little more crisply focused. I'd also like to see more attention paid to the symmetry of the model's hands. You did a very nice job with symmetry in the framing and cropping, so I think it should carry over to the hands as well. The position of the feet need no adjustments.

Where I would have/did score this entry: I didn't vote in the nude challenge this round as I have spent far too much time at work lately. Glancing through the scores and results however, I would have voted this one as a 6 or 7. With that in mind, I do believe that the image was scored appropriately by the voters. Congrats on a well presented image and a well scoring entry.

Thank you for the opportunity to provide a critique on your entry,
Eric

On His Mark
by LadyK

Comment by poser:
Hey when you are famous I can say I knew you on DPC. You go girl.

On His Mark
by LadyK

Comment by yanko:
I only got to view this image once during voting so I gave it a 6 without consideration of a bump which this certainly deserves. The little feet coming out of his head is most bizarre looking but in a way it works. It helps bridge the physical and the mental which is what sport is all about. He's on his mark alright and so are you.

On His Mark
by LadyK

Comment by raish:
Be happy :)

On His Mark
by LadyK

Comment by Gordon_1:
See you DID have a few days left :)well done

On His Mark
by LadyK

Comment by snaffles:
*sniff* my little snaffly's doing so well, and with nude men too...so proud of you! Good work!

On His Mark
by LadyK

Comment by Lydia:
I'm thrilled that you're happy. You should be. This is a powerful image. Congrats!

On His Mark
by LadyK

Comment by Bear_Music:
Congrats on top 20 and 6+!

On His Mark
by LadyK

Comment by DaleFrazierPhotography:
Very nicely done. I like this image. I like the tint to it as well.

On His Mark
by LadyK

Comment by emperorsss:
Stronger and harder ! Good work ...