Temptation
by stantheman1313

Comment by luckyluciano:
loovee

Temptation
by stantheman1313

Comment by Tiny:
Nice idea, well carried out.

Tenth
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Comment by Alicia:
Greetings from the Critique Club! You asked for an in-depth critique of your image and here it is:

Congratulations on placing top 20 in a very open-ended challenge. Your image is well executed as also reflected by your decent score.

The concept is good - not only 13 matches and one burning, but there is a progression in the burned matches, which creates some visual interest. The light source seems to be coming from the left, and as such illuminates the first half of the matches pretty well. Further to the right, though, the lighting is a little challenged, and I find myself squinting to make out more detail in that part of the image. The lighting or lack thereof is also what makes the right part somewhat flat. That would be my only technical critique for this photo.

Conceptionally it's cute, no real content. Here on this site that is rewarded nonetheless. The border really brings this photo together - good choice in using it as you did.

Best wishes,

Alicia

Temptation
by stantheman1313

Comment by Tacoma28:
too dark

Temptation
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Comment by chellezfotoz:
I like that you have portrayed a real woman...

Temptation
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Comment by aj1621:
I like the idea, but not the most flattering angle.

Temptation
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Comment by Lydia:
Oh ... Wonderfully done! Just enough... and not too much. (not voting)

Temptation
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Comment by Terrence_Karney:
A good study, and the way the color of the skin moves from the whiter/brighter bottom to the darker/warmer top is strong. I don't know quite what I think of the border. I find it distracting, but I don't know what I would think without it.

Temptation
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Comment by littlemav:
Love your deep dark moodiness of this

Temptation
by stantheman1313

Comment by tpmccallum:
Great lighting, good work.