Joyful
by shutterphunk

Comment:
Ah, a scene from the 20s! Very classic-looking. I like the composition a lot. Good work!

Asymetrical
by Telehubbie

Comment:
Althought this is very dark, it does work because most of the detail is still visible. Great capture.

Different Drummer
by sher

Comment:
Very nice mood and composition.

Layer Masks
by Falc

Comment:
Very good work and title.

Well Walked
by Louison

Comment:

Originally posted by rgo: would have been real nice for shoes challenge :) again, really nice light control.

I know. I almost reshot it, but decided one was enough.

A conniving glance
by Louison

Comment:

Originally posted by rgo: ok, that's just freaky. this shot, in many many ways, reminds me of ME...say...10 to 15 years ago. Uncanny... That aside, I really like the soft light qualities here, and the shadows work really well. If you'd not mind, can you describe a little bit about the light set up? Nice stuff :)

I simply used one home-made softbox to the right of the camera, at about a 45-degree angle from my model. He was leaning forward a little, so the light comes from a slightly higher spot.

I also used a black radial gradient layer in post-processing, to hide the clean cut of his arm and sleeve on the light's side. The rest of the image was already fading to black.

Bano de Lluvia en Mexico
by Jutilda

Comment:
It looks so real and there is such an interesting mood. I really like this.

Nightbulb
by scalvert

Comment:
Superb work. (a favorite!)

What about the starry night sky, was it also in the photo of the moon in your monitor?

Departuretocollegefromhome and Landscape
by Zoomdak

Comment:
Beautiful light.

Detached and Lost
by Sherri1209

Comment:
This is poetic. I would much prefer the lttle leaf to be away from the center, but the effect of the shallow DoF and the backlight is very good.