Short Fuse
by smokeditor

Comment:
Glad to have you back.

Descent from the Cross
by De Sousa

Comment:
This boggles me in so many ways.

The Spirit in the Bottle
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment:
From the Critique Club

Wow, this is really something cool. I'm not sure what I can offer other than to continue the accolades you've already gotten. Exposure-wise, you nailed it. Lighting the tree from below, combined with the low angle of view, really makes the tree stand out in a kind of creepy, haunted forest kind of way, especially with the strong orange sky. You've really done a great job with the "spirit" too.

The only thing I can suggest that might have improved on this are to make the bottle a bit more obvious and maybe some costuming of the subject. These are really pretty minor. And congratulations on a top ten finish.

mccain.jpg
by alanfreed

Comment:
What day is it again?

bill.jpg
by alanfreed

Comment:
Wow, that girl's really stacked!

palin.jpg
by alanfreed

Comment:
Honey, get my rifle, I think that's a moose over there.

The Rose
by michelaudette

Comment:
From the Critique Club

I think for the most part you were on the right track with the concept, it's just lacking visually.

Overall, my first impression is that this image certainly fits the challenge and the exposure looks OK, but the image is pretty mundane. There's simply nothing drawing me in, no drama compelling me to keep looking. As others have commented, there are some styling issues with the blood looking like jelly or ketchup and the seam on the pillowcase.

Let's face it, there are only 3 things in this shot and they're just sort of plopped in front of us, trying to tell a story or at least remind us of a story. I think it would have been much better to have a child or a weeping mother in the shot holding the rose. Barring that, the lighting could have been used to create some drama, the light you used here is pretty flat and really makes the scene dull.

Cheers and keep shooting!

palin.jpg
by alanfreed

Comment:
I'm Tina Fey and you're not!

hillary.jpg
by alanfreed

Comment:
Pants! I knew I forgot something!

bush.jpg
by alanfreed

Comment:
Strategory!!!!