mother nature
by Seanachai

Comment by jmsetzler:
Setzler Comment:

Some general ratings (1-10): These are some elements that I look for in great photographs, in no specific orderĂ¢€Â¦

Visual Appeal: 6
Subject Appeal: 8
Compositional Appeal: 5
Effective use of color/bw: 10
Creativity: 7
Theme/Storytelling qualities: 10
Title: 3

Additional Comments:

Let me start by saying that I believe this photo has some extremely strong potential in its idea and your choise of post processing. What I see in this photo seems to contradict with the title in a few ways. The desaturation makes this lady feel/look like a statue in a garden. I think this theme would be very strong if that would become the primary objective. The compositional choise of not including her face in this photo bothers me somewhat. I'm missing out on some possibly lovely emotion that would be visible in her eyes and the angle of her head. I do understand the need for hidden identiy in photos of this nature though. I hope you did do this with her face included for your own personal enjoyment though. Very nice work :)

mother nature
by Seanachai

Comment by debitipton:
a very pretty, well thought out photo --10

mother nature
by Seanachai

Comment by magnetic9999:
i think the desat is somewhat unflattering here. makes the skin look cadaverish.

mother nature
by Seanachai

Comment by HBunch:
There is a glow all the way around your model. Looks like a selection tool used. While legal in the advanced editing rules, I think it didn't go very smoothly in this case. The editing mistakes are very obvious and distract from the overall feel of the photo in my opinion. I think that the desat of the body is nice, but would rather have the color than the halo around the girl. Very nice idea, and focus and clarity are good. Lighting looks to have been great. I love the shadows of the leaves on her body. I also like how she is not in the center of the photo, but off to the side. ~Heather~

mother nature
by Seanachai

Comment by frisca:
the most subtly interesting thing about this shot is the shadows of the foliage on her body. I like how the model looks like a statue in a garden. lovely.

smoke screen
by Seanachai

Comment by mrsamsa:
great shot by the way

smoke screen
by Seanachai

Comment by mrsamsa:
you took your 10D to a paintball game are you insane?

mother nature
by Seanachai

Comment by channeled:
Very artisically composed. Great lighting resources. 10+

mother nature
by Seanachai

Comment by strangeghost:
Wow, this almost looks like a stone statue, but I think it's a heavily processed female human. Very artistic take on the challenge. I like the desat and applied grain. The pose is very dramatic and emotionally charged and I love the use of foliage, both over the privates as well as in the soft background. This image didn't "strike" me on my first review, but it certainly rewards closer study. Very, very well done!

mother nature
by Seanachai

Comment by BooZon:
The image looks over sharpened. I love the noise, lighting and composition. (7)