The Criminal Element
by total_novice

Comment by Camabs:
hmmmm, okay. His environment is the night, right? Hence no vissible environment. Although it is not 'wrong' or anything, it is a bit disappointing to have no (vissible) environment in an environmental portrait.

The Criminal Element
by total_novice

Comment by snaffles:
good idea but too ambiguous.

The Criminal Element
by total_novice

Comment by Eyesup:
nice portrait, however the evirnment says nothing here because you havn't encluded any.

The Criminal Element
by total_novice

Comment by JuliBoc:
Don't see the environmental aspect of this image, but the lighting is dramatic and the portrait is strong.

The Criminal Element
by total_novice

Comment by Ter:
wonderful

The Criminal Element
by total_novice

Comment by bobnospum:
I guess the environment is darkness. Not sure it works for me.

The Criminal Element
by total_novice

Comment by tootsweet:
Other than a disdainful evil look, dark shading and a hoody, how does this picture communicate a criminal? He could just be angry or frustrated or generally any other antisocial teen filled with angst. The environment is what is missing here. Imagine this face in an urban environment surrounded by other such faces, then you would have communicated "the criminal element." However, that being said, this shot does have something tantalizing and hypnotic in it.

The Criminal Element
by total_novice

Comment by signal2noise:
Nicely done - good exposure, crop and composition.

The Criminal Element
by total_novice

Comment by kauisyndrome:
DNMC - Where's the environment?

The Criminal Element
by total_novice

Comment by jlanoue:
I wouldn't know much about your subject without the subject line. Would like to have seen more of him in his element.